RE: Zebco 808
Yeah, it's kinda' like the safety on a rifle... gotta click it before you can shoot.
Ocasionally I still forget, in the heat of combat,but the arrow will jump off the string before I can get more than maybe half draw.
I've never managed tofire an arrow without hitting the release, good thing tooas it would probably just rip the guts right out of the reel.
I've had good luck with the Zebcos, and just haven't had reason to look any further.
Cousin Neal uses a retreiver, but I prefer the Zebco... just too old-fashioned I guess.
BP