I use spinning gear to bottom fish / live line.
I hold the reel stem between pinky and ring finger. Between my hand and first knuckle of pinky finger - a thick callous has formed over the years. This acts like a pad.
Seen some guys put tape or a band aid on early morning to avoid getting a sore spot.
If fishing all day - I sometimes move the reel stem to between ring finger and middle finger.
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