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You got it. The grease in the bearings will slow down the spool just a tad. Someone suggested using STP oil additive. There is no anti backlash screw on the Squidder. That is the bearing cap on the left plate. I have tried using that just like you did but it just puts a lot of stress on the bearings, and doesn't provide a smooth spool brake. Reels like the Abu are set up so that the bearing end caps are the spool brakes. On a squidder you should be able to slide the spool back and firth just a wee on it's axle Start with a 15 foot cast. Always have your thumb lightly on the bell of the spool. Slowly lengthen your cast...20, 25, 30. Eventually you will find yourself snapping the rod hard and only touching the spool a fraction here and there. The 140 is one of the longest casting reels there is, it is also one of the most difficult to cast. Maybe you should try an Abu 6500 for a year or two. I used a 7000c3 as my only reel for maybe five years before i could deal with the squidder. The reason the squidder was so popular was its simplicity and the fact that you can take it apart and shake under salt water if you got sand in it. A level wind makes everything easier{including spool braking} but if you drop one in the sand it's time to go home. Buy a pound of 20 lb ande pink. you will use most of it up before you are really comfortable with a baitcaster. Walk up to anyone you see casting conventional, ask for help, 99 percent will be glad to help you. Most of the white haired guys learned how to fish on a 140, some of them will come talk to you when they see your reel. They will ask if they can try it. They will cast your 2 ounce popper 130 yards. You will be humbled. The best part of surf fishing is the people you meet . See ya on the beach....longshot
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