Ive got a 5500 c ambassadeur with a direct drive button installed i like being able to bleed a drift out .have gotten a lot of hook ups that that i don't think would of happened had i not extended my drift. setting up the real is very important as said above also proper maintenance helps another thing i would do if just learning to baitcast would be to practice with both hands casting i did when i started makes thing a lot easier in certain situations.recently i bought a 5600 c5 mag it was advertised to cast real lite weight and does you can cast straight eggs with it now all i gotta do is find someone that installs direct drive buttons