Could have been a nick in the line but I change knots, and spinnerbaits for that matter, often
For me, the quickest and most repeatable way of doing this is: Coincidentally, that setting will probably give you something like a smooth, controlled lure-drop yet a "smooth lure drop is hard to define as a precise, repeatable goal
If you see an old tree or branches of trees floating on the surface, try your luck nearby, as very often small fish take shelter there and then the big fish come to feed on the small fish (Figure 29)
The GF is their cheapest model, and probably at the top of the line for what I would consider to be a budget casting reel, but they fish like a DREAM
They work effectively in the slop and walk back and forth like a spook in open water