CA:

I've had my Curado for about 3 years now and the only thing that gives me backlashes are overhanging trees/brush or when my pencil lead flies off and nails some guy in a sled.

If I remember I had a little backlash problem to start, but what I do now is that I let my thumb lightly skip on top of the spool during the cast. It's made all the difference. I haven't removed any of the counterbalancing weights either.

I hope this helps...

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