Well, I paid my dues.
Burnt my thumb, nested the squid a gazillion times, changed line a half dozen times, disassembled and assembled it a few more, tried thicker oil, almost sacrificed a virgin at one point. In the end, learned a sh*t load of things about throwing a convench.
The squidder won.
Kicked my azz. I was 50/50 in overruns.
Having the brass spool I think really hurt my chances and I didn't want to invest anymore $$$ into a used squid, so I'm SELLING IT.
Even though I've been through all this, I'm still a Penn guy for now. I bought a jigmaster with an aluminum spool and magged it. I went to my local pier to test my mod and I couldn't believe it.
I COULDN'T backlash it even if I wanted to!
Those mags really work well. As a matter of fact, I think I'll be removing one of the mags (I installed 4) since I could cast thumb free right now.
Just wanted to thank everyone for the help earlier and if anyone is having problems with casting their squids or jigmasters, consider magging the damn thing. Quick, easy, cheap, and VERY effective.
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