He may mean to try different reels until the rod feels "balanced" in your hand. Heavier or lighter reels will make the rod feel either butt heavy or tip heavy. Try several until you find one that makes the rod feel equally balanced in your hand. On my Wally Pro Series, I find that either his little plastic Pro reel or a very light spinning reel feels good to me. I use the 9', though.
I know that on most of his rods, you can take the rod apart, place the tip end to match the butt end and reel the slack up with your reel aand the tip will be slightly above the butt, protecting the tip.
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