How do you setup a baitcasting reel?
The star drag is to keep the line from breaking when you catch a big fish. If you have it too loose the fish can get the line wrapped around something under water and break it. I set mine until no line slips until it is almost at the breaking point. The round knob behind it and the dial on the other side are both adjusted to eliminate the backlashes that sometime occur when you are fishing these type of reel The best way to adjust them is to take a lure and tie it to the line-hold out rod and put setting on the dial to it’s highest setting-push the casting button on the reel and let the lure fall to the ground- if it falls slowly and hits the ground and there is no overrun of line on your reel it is adjusted about right- if it falls fast and there is some overrun of line on your reel you need to turn the knob on the right side until it falls slow and their is no overrun- you can fine tune it while fishing with the magnetic adjustment on the left side of the reel. It will take a good bi
