you get used to it pretty quick
I use Penn and have a few LD reels, they have a "stop" which you can adjust at your preferred drag setting so its just a case of flicking the lever back to the stop when you hit bottom (sorry if I am telling you something you already know!)

 Before switching to Stella eggbeaters all I used was Tyrnos 30's for bottom bouncing. As Clint says you get used to them pretty quick and an easy and soft way of increasing drag pressure. 

Leverdrag the only way to go IMO. Pulling the lever back to free spool to drop down or to let more line out is no drama. Still have to thumb the spool as you would when putting a star drag into free spool when dropping down. The advantage of the lever drag is once the drag has been preset, you can return to the correct drag setting every time without guessing (that's the theory anyway) And lever drags are better for trolling also IMO.

 I’ve always had Shimano TLDs, do use a big spinning reel on a ugly stick that I bounce around my octa jigs on though.

 Star drag/lever drag no dif really....

I like both but tbh prob prefer the lever

 I use lever . Good thing about them you can set it to drop on its own . Just sit the rod in the holder and let it rip so you can go off and drop another rod if you wish. I set my drag at the strike point and iff more drag needed its just a matter of thumbing the lever to where you feel is right. After the fight is over you know your drag will still be set the way it was. Easy to increase or decrease drag imo. Never had an issue at all

 I've always used lever drags for bottom fishing.  Current favourite is a Penn torque 40 2 speed.  Beautiful reel 

 Where you can leave the reel in free spool whilst drifting, thumb the spool awaiting a bite, and then then throw the level to strike and strike when starting to get a descent bite to set the hook. 

That way if you need to let more line out, you are not on and off the drag all day, just striking when actually feeling a bite. 

 Thanks for the replies fellas, much appreciated

 For jigging I prefer star drags. But theres a lot of frespooling. I have a lever for my deep jigging as levers usually have a higher max drag. For baitos I doubt using a lever over a star would make much difference.

 Love using my talica 8 with longer torsa handle... go to bait rig drifting mullies out with a small bean sinker. Sits well on a shimano type j. Started usingba calcutta ocea but still prefer the lever drag.

I have levers on a Talica 12, TLD 50 & Miya Epoch, at the end of the day it's what ever your comfortable with. I will say though the Miya is an awsome bit of gear to operate.