Hey all,

Hey Greg,

There are a few types of freespools and you have to understand the different types of braking involved with them .

Unbraked types .
Tld stars tlds penn gti etc   These rely on either winding up the tension on the sideplate knob or lubing the bearings with a heavy oil to control the spool . An educated thumb is also needed to just lightly feather the spools edge as well.

Braked types
Two types of braking mechanisms are found on true casting reels . Either the magnetic braking types like the penn 525mag range and many small baitcasters or the centrifugal brakes found on reels like the daiwas sl20/30/40/50sh range.

The magnetic brakes work on a process known as lenz law where the spinning alloy spool reacts aganist the magnetic field from rare earth magnets inside the reels sideplate.

Centrifugal reels have two or more brake blocks attched to the axle of the spool that fly out and engage the brake ring when accelerated to casting speed .

Once you have it sorted out you can do stuff like this .

Thanks guys. Much appreciated. If I'm ever aloud out to fish again I'll give it a nudge using your advice.