Looked all over the internet for this. Hoping it helps someone else. Couldn’t find it in any forum.I’ve had my carbonlite for nearly a year and it has casted extremely short the entire time. I could t figure out why. I started to think it just sucked and was trash quality.  
I had the tension down and the magnetic breaks at 0. Thing could go only about 50 feet. I never had backlashes no matter how hard I cast but no distance.
I searched forums and YouTube and couldn’t find anything. I took my whole reel apart and oiled and greased everything. Still no luck. Finally I read the manual to learn more about the dual breaking system. Although I looked for centrifugal breaks, I didn’t find any and I knew it had magnetic.
The dual system is both centrifuge and magnet. Under the palm plate there are levers/tabs to adjust the breaks being engaged or not. They are extremely small and not marked at all. This made all the difference. This combo is literally posted on the FB marketplace right now because I was fed up with it. I can’t express the level of relief and frustration I feel right now. How did I not figure this out sooner!? Hopefully my stupidity and discovery can help someone else. 

Better late than never ?. I’m the opposite. If there is a manual, I will read it thoroughly before using it whether it is a reel or power tool even if I already know how to use that tool. There is sometimes a nugget or quirk about it that might not exist on the same tool from another manufacturer. 
 

Well, 9 times out of 10. I didn’t follow this tenet of mine when I got my first curado bsf. I just assumed all the brakes were on by default. Granted, I was mega excited and thought I was ready to go. This was my first low profile reel.
 

 An untrained and “green” thumb, pardon the pun, combined with a reel with no brakes on and newly spooled 30lb power pro braid?

 

To say my first cast was a disaster is an understatement. 
 

Pat yourself on the back for finally figuring it out. That is a win. And you’ll never ever go through that ever again. It’s my experience lessons learned this way stick with you for life. 

I’ve got one, and zero issues with it   . Like it a lot.  I would assume you adjusted the tension knob. That’s actually all I ever use . I set magnets in middle and rarely ever touch it

Oops, I see you figured it out!

23 hours ago, Buza said:

Looked all over the internet for this. Hoping it helps someone else. Couldn’t find it in any forum.I’ve had my carbonlite for nearly a year and it has casted extremely short the entire time. I could t figure out why. I started to think it just sucked and was trash quality.  
I had the tension down and the magnetic breaks at 0. Thing could go only about 50 feet. I never had backlashes no matter how hard I cast but no distance.
I searched forums and YouTube and couldn’t find anything. I took my whole reel apart and oiled and greased everything. Still no luck. Finally I read the manual to learn more about the dual breaking system. Although I looked for centrifugal breaks, I didn’t find any and I knew it had magnetic.
The dual system is both centrifuge and magnet. Under the palm plate there are levers/tabs to adjust the breaks being engaged or not. They are extremely small and not marked at all. This made all the difference. This combo is literally posted on the FB marketplace right now because I was fed up with it. I can’t express the level of relief and frustration I feel right now. How did I not figure this out sooner!? Hopefully my stupidity and discovery can help someone else. 

that caught me on my quantum accurist pt this spring.  i hadn’t used it in a couple years and forgot about the dual breaking on it.  i had it set up for carolina rigging with a 3/4 oz weight.  i’d cast and it would go maybe 30 ft.  wth is going on here i should be bombing this thing.  it aactually took me another trip until i figured out what was going on. oh yeah it has tabs on the inside  i’m an idiot.