Baitcaster BirdsNest Here how to stop

[kevin white]

coming from a tournament casters point of view,

one, learn to tune your own reels, it's not rocket science or the black arts, sure it takes alittle time to get it right, but once you have the know how, it's easy.

like has been said, line level is a big thing, to low and it'll kill distance, to high over runs galore, keep it level or slightly under for easier control.

also remember, if you set up the reel to run well with a level spool with .31mm line it will over run with .28mm because the line level on the spool doesn't lower as quickly.

depending on the braking you require, you could play around with blocks or mags, both work well, the harder you hit the cast the more braking you'll require, if you cast very slow and smooth the less braking needed because of the spools acceleration, i've seen guy's hit distances in excess of 860ft on the tournament fields with reels that were so blocked up or magged up they were boardering on the ridiculous.

another good method to get good control on your reels is change out the oil in your spool bearing to a heavier grade, or use TG rocket fuel, it's very easy to do, this alone will slow most reels down with out the need to completely tighten down the end float, also if you have a splindle through spool assembly, use some STP on the spindle ends that go through the end cap bushes, there are many other ways to gain control over an over active reel, so give it a go and learn something more about the gear you use.

kev