If you change the weight of the line (and this also includes changing the length of the line aerialized), you will change the frequency of the rod, and that will change the "feel" of the rod.

Of course, unless you know the frequency of the rod which you desire and how to adjust the frequency of the rod you have to that value, you haven't gained much. Consequently, How to do all of this is desriibed in the latest issue of RodMaker Magazine.

However, if you aren't interested in understanding the limitations of your equipment and if you have the lines, time, and motivatiion, Trial and error is a perfectly valid way to approach the problem.

Experts recognize the tradeoffs of frequency, distance, and feel.They can adjust their casting strokes accordingly to handle any rod with any llne. Most of us, however, have a casting stroke we like and would rather not change,
Coinsequently, we use line weight to atttain the feel we like