Are the magnets in the Tournament mg stronger than the magnets in the tournament pro (and other high end reels lew's makes)?

I tried using only magnets on my TP and it didn't go so well...

I dont really notice any difference in the magnets between my mg, tourney pro, and super duty, although lately i have been going with the magnets off all the way and I'm liking that a lot better these days.

I think i should specify my question a little better. I just re-read it and it didn't sound right lol..

 

I was reading a review of a tournament mg somewhere and the guy said he keeps the magnetics between 4 and 5 for all lures up to 3/4 oz. If i tried using 4-5 on my tournament pro (with no centri brakes on cause the mg doesn't have the centri. brakes) with a 3/4 oz jigs or crank, I would just about backlash the whole spool! This made me wonder if the magnetic brakes are different in the lew's reels with just magnetics, and the ones with Multi-setting-brakes (MSB).

 

This is probably not the best place to ask this question. I should probably just ask lew's...

There are so many other variables like rod, bait profile, reel condition, wind... I wouldn't put 100% stock in someone else's preferred settings. Lews doesn't post their schematics so I can't tell for certain if the mags are different, but I don't think so.

yeah, everybody is definitely different. I keep my mg brakes on between 1-2. was throwing 1/2 oz spinners, koppers 55 frog, kvd sxy frog, rattlin rap, terminator tandem buzz with a craw chunk trailer, and a 1/4 oz texas rig this weekend and only had one backlash that was my fault. The only time my brakes have been higher was with a 3/4 oz spinnerbait. I think it has more to do with experience, and like dvt said, rod and conditions.

LC

yeah, everybody is definitely different. I keep my mg brakes on between 1-2. was throwing 1/2 oz spinners, koppers 55 frog, kvd sxy frog, rattlin rap, terminator tandem buzz with a craw chunk trailer, and a 1/4 oz texas rig this weekend and only had one backlash that was my fault. The only time my brakes have been higher was with a 3/4 oz spinnerbait. I think it has more to do with experience, and like dvt said, rod and conditions.

LC

Do you have to thumb it at all when you have it on 1-2?

Do you have to thumb it at all when you have it on 1-2?

I do lightly most of the time, but it depends on how hard im trying to whip the bait out there too. Im still learning and experimenting with the baitcaster. This weekend was my first weekend where I didnt backlash every 10 or so casts. I actually had more trouble with wind knots out of my spinning reel with braid than I did the baitcaster.

LC

I think the spool tension plays a bigger role in backlashes than the brakes