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Originally Posted by ffemtreed
You just need to tune the reels until you don't feel comfortable.
I usually make sure my reels are over magged and then start taking mags out until they get a little fluffy on my during the casts. Then I add a small mag back in or use a bit thicker oil or take some line off the spool just to slow it back down a tad. This is where knobby mags are great to have, you can easily adjust it on the fly and change it with conditions.
If you are casting and not having any hint of a blowup speed that reel up a tad and try again, still not getting even close to blowing it up speed it up again and again. Its a delicate balance and its different for everyone. When fishing I usually stay on the safe side with my reels and tend to over mag them. When I know I am not going to be out long or have a lot of lines out I speed them up and play it on the edge. Just make sure you have a backup reel to use for when you blow up.
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Kind of what I thought. I am OK with the Diawa - I get a little fluff about half way out, and then it smooths out just before landing, most of the time. I need new line on before I go back out. But I am finally getting this old Penn casting without nests - well - about 10 times in a row today. I put about 300 yards of 16# braid on with a 50 yard 50# braid leader. It casts much,much better with this braid versus the 20# mono I started with. That stuff was too coiled and was just a nest every other throw. Today I was hitting 75 yards with every cast - 6 or 8 oz., on the medium spinnig rod I have it on right now. But, The line was staying pretty well tight all the way out, and I think I need to back off the mag a little more. I also need to come up with a better rod for that reel.