I have the 15's. I've never used baitcasters, is the casting drag the little round metal knob on the side? I think I did mess with those when I was changing the line out, I had never touched them before. Hell, I just figured out I could turn off the baitclicker two trips ago. I've always used light tackle and egg beater reels, I keep a medium action spinning rig around for whenever I'm forced to bass fish.