Originally Posted by RoyC
Well lets ask the question about line weight a different way. Since the first 30 feet of line is, generally, used to determine line weight, how many of us cast with exactly 30 feet of line off the rod tip? Answer most likely is not many and of those not often. You are always making adjustments to your casting stroke for the varied amount of line you have out and I suspect most due this without realizing it. Therefore, I do not see precise line weight to be a major issue.
RoyC