53 minutes ago, Dwight Hottle said:

I gave my advice to help him out. Maybe you should try it before questioning the reasoning. 

I wasn’t trying to be rude I was simply asking a question. With 5 Shimano’s in my arsenal it’s always nice to know. I was told when I bought my first one 2 on, 2 off and adjust from there and I just got lucky right off the bat and that’s the reason for asking.

38 minutes ago, Matt_3479 said:

I wasn’t trying to be rude I was simply asking a question. With 5 Shimano’s in my arsenal it’s always nice to know. I was told when I bought my first one 2 on, 2 off and adjust from there and I just got lucky right off the bat and that’s the reason for asking.

I have been using shimano's for at least 40 years. I always started off with two brakes on & two off then adjusted accordingly just like you. But with the current generation of braking especially with the bantam the best setting is with all four brakes on & setting the dial at 2.5 then adjusting it accordingly. A lot of guys bought bantams & then shortly thereafter had them up for sale. We both know they weren't disappointed with the quality of the reel. I figured out it had to be disappointment with the casting distance/experience. I talked to a highly regarded reel tech and he told me the bantam cast the best with all four brakes deployed & starting with the adjustment set at 2.5. I took his advice & have advised others to try it. The guy knows his reels. I just got a jdm bantam pg this week & surprise, surprise when I checked the brake setting all four brakes were deployed from the factory. This was the first one of the six I own to come that way. 

On 9/27/2019 at 4:34 PM, Dwight Hottle said:

I gave my advice to help him out. Maybe you should try it before questioning the reasoning. 

I appreciate advice from both of you.

I was out fishing today.. I’m definitely comfortable with 2 off and set to 3. 

Ill wait for a less windy day to check different settings. Thank you both for offering your choices. 

 

I want another Bantam and 2 smaller MiJ spool reels. Not sure which to buy yet. Post suggestions.. thx!

5 hours ago, WPCfishing said:

I appreciate advice from both of you.

I was out fishing today.. I’m definitely comfortable with 2 off and set to 3. 

Ill wait for a less windy day to check different settings. Thank you both for offering your choices. 

 

I want another Bantam and 2 smaller MiJ spool reels. Not sure which to buy yet. Post suggestions.. thx!

Use whatever setting you are comfortable with, there is no set rule, that why shimano offering 4 brake shoe and fine tune dial. It is gonna be hard to find anything smaller than Bantam, May be 19 Antares.