zjdeere

Thanks so much for the good information. I was not aware there were additional breaks under the cover. I monkied around with them - first cast was possibly the worst birds nest I have ever created as the spool tension was loosened up all the way. Once I replaced the line, I then set the reel correctly and have seen a significant improvement in casting distance. Again, thanks so much!

I'm not 100% confident on the nomenclature, but I have adjusted the tension knob on the right side of the reel and the magnetic break on the left side. I have set them as tight as they will go, as loose as they will go. I have adjusted where one is tight and the other is loose as well. None of these adjustments seem to have any effect on the lenght of cast or likelyhood of a backlash. They seem to have no effect at all. My casts are relatively short and there seems to be little chance of a backlash. I would like to make longer casts as I do with my other reels. Thanks for your help!

I have a Lew's bait caster, model CXPB1SHA Custom XP and have discovered that no matter how I adjust the tension knob and magnetic break, it makes no difference to how far I can cast the bait. The reel also makes what I can only describe as a bit of a buzzing sound on every cast. I can loosen the tension knob and decrease the magnetic break or tighten them both, no difference. The knobs turn and feel like they should be working. Any ideas?