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I have a problem.
I just bought my second baitcaster. First one was Abu Garcia Blackmax 3 left. paired up with Berkeley e-motion casting rod, stiff as a crowbar.
The new one is Daiwa Aird 100 left. paired with siignificantly softer rod, Okuma Beater.
With the stiff rod I got for big pike fishing, the performance with Blackmax 3 is excellent.
As I setup the Daiwa aird to perform equally, but with alot lighter lures, the thing is a complete mess. I hear a constant scraping noise from the reel, backlash all over the place, but even slightest thumbing of the spool cuts the cast so short its impossible to catch anything.
I think there are two options
1. the rod is way too stiff to cast light lures
2. The reel is defective
>the goddamn scraping noise
>spool drag is irregular, can go from full drag to completely loose in the duration of 5 casts
Is there a fix for the spooldrag, or should I just return the reel into the shop?
>and is it just me, or are baitcaster rods for similiar weights significantly stiffer than their spinner reel counterparts?
