I really didn't see a huge improvement in my casting when when I tried one out but I did blow mountain dew all over the boat when my buddy told me how much he paid for it!
J/k In all seriousness you'd have to be a hopeless case to justify spending that kind of money to avoid learning how to cast properly. Distance is more a function of how fast the spool is spinning rather than how you slow the spool down. What I'm trying to say is if you fish often then you will become a good enough caster that you won't benefit much from the slight gain in distance that digital spool braking would probably be able to achieve. Digital control just becomes an expensive crutch that is more likely to cost you fish than gain you fish. Better to learn to cast something that you could replace several of and you won't be dependant on one reel. Most tournament bass fishermen carry 4-6 outfits each already rigged and all rigged differently. Usually the reels are similar except for gear ratios. The rods are the Big story.
J/k In all seriousness you'd have to be a hopeless case to justify spending that kind of money to avoid learning how to cast properly. Distance is more a function of how fast the spool is spinning rather than how you slow the spool down. What I'm trying to say is if you fish often then you will become a good enough caster that you won't benefit much from the slight gain in distance that digital spool braking would probably be able to achieve. Digital control just becomes an expensive crutch that is more likely to cost you fish than gain you fish. Better to learn to cast something that you could replace several of and you won't be dependant on one reel. Most tournament bass fishermen carry 4-6 outfits each already rigged and all rigged differently. Usually the reels are similar except for gear ratios. The rods are the Big story.
