My Daiwa and my old Mitchells never birdsnest, but my smaller spool reels ALWAYS do. I Think it's the spool diameter. And the engage thing, about backing up and taking a run at it,, well the Mitchell never needs that, nor does the Diawa or the Pfluegger,, just a reel that cannot be named (so why do I use it???) because it balances nicely on a certain rod. I also find that controlling the cast out with my index finger helps avoid the evil loopy loop. Braid doesn't have the same memory as the other lines I find.
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