It took me a while to adjust the spool tension to whwere I was confident throwing 4 oz up to 8 oz & bait.
It was a lot easier to cast than jigmaster.
I still have my jigmaster but it's boat rig for me.
My only advice would be to practice your casting with a uniform set-up every time, and practice often.
Work with the most common sinker weight you believe you will be using.
without bait or hooks, just cast the lead and start with short lobs.
Get a feel of the rod loading for the cast.
You may want to modify your set-up for your application. Some rods are rated for conventional casting, but the design might be flawed.
Look at the long-cast competitors. The reel is seated very close to the end of the rod as opposed to a bait fishing set-up where you have upwards of two feet of rod handle befoe the reel.
Eventually - you'll start pendulum casting.
watch this guy almost unload his spool in one chuck!
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