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Ultimately though it ended up being a catfish queen, more by circumstance than by design

If a reel is heavy it will cause the rod tip to lift too easily causing imbalance, the same for a heavy rod and a light reel the tip will be too heavy making casting much harder than it needs to be

The pole shim is pretty light weight, fast, and easy to implement

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A wise old figure who teaches you to cast can echo the mentor archetype, which might be an internalized teacher or a real person whose influence you are ready to accept

You could get about 100 yards of 8 lb on the original BG 15