First and foremost, when someone develops and manufactures a bait after coming up with a formula, or being handed down a recipe, it usually involves them selling the finished product and they are not willing to share the secrets that they have worked so hard for
Whether you have a handful of filler spools, or a bunch of bulk spools, theres a storage solution that will get the job done
We measured this by marking the max point (from above), and then dialing it back 1/4 turn EXCEPT when the reels had drags that were easy to turn all the way to the max drag point
Most anglers focus first on distance but leverage and lure control matter just as much, especially when a fish surges beside the boat or when you need to place a lure tight to a weed edge with precision
While fishing under ice, there is no need for accurate casting, and those features are not so important