I posted several weeks ago about getting in to this. I went a cheap route cause i wasn’t sure how it would turn out. I have the cast king zephyr combo with the 6ft 2in ul. There is as huge learning curve as to casting this rig. When you cast a spinning reel the spool does not turn so line just comes off. Not so with baitcasters. You have to get the spool turning. With an ultralight rod this does not happen quickly. If your casting right handed and you release pressure to late your bait may very well end up behind you. I have practiced till i am decent and you can keep the bait low to the water but i am not gonna pursue this any further. I have put this reel on one of my medium light bass rods and i can throw a 1/32 jig extremely well so i love the bffs reels and have bought another shimano stx for bass and crappie they are outstanding when skipping under a dock. But with a true ultralight rod the inertia to get the spool spinning takes too long for perfect accuracy. I’m sure with hours of practice i could get good but for now im gonna stick with what im used to.


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