How to Balance rod and reel plus line

[JohnScott]

Duck -

I recently used three different reels with different line weights on my new 7'9" for 4/5 rod. From the left - an Abel TR1 with a DT3F line, an Orvis mid arbor BBS II with a DT5F line, and a Lamson Radius 3.5 with a WF7F line.

I suppose that just standing there looking for a point where a given rod / reel / line combination "balanced", I would have come up with three different balance points. However, in the dynamic process of casting, I really don't remember thinking any of the three combinations was not balanced.

John

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