As a general rule, attach the reel to the rod and balance the rod on your index finger placed under the cork and see if the rod remains level. If it dips at the rod tip the reel is to light, if it dips at the reel the reel is too heavy. Of course this is an approximation depending upon where you place your finger under the cork as the fulcrum. I generally place the fulcrum (my finger) closer to the front of the cork. George Vincent
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