It's like a lot of things.
If you do enough things right, it's eventually gonna pay off.
Then there's those days when it doesn't matter.
Big Cliff said it well.
The bottom line is....
you aint gonna notice no diffference at all...
because, if yer talkin' casting as opposed to trolling...
then you ain't gonna have enough line out (assuming you start with a full spool) to sufficiently reduce the spool diameter.
The diameter of the spool and the gear ration determines line speed over the roller guide.
If you cast a distance of 50-75 feet, the spool is still very full looking, at least on the long cast spool models.
Well worth the wait!
Finally some Pike that look big in the photos.
You can tell the pics haven't been photoshoped, everything looks natural and orderly.
Get a rolling pin (about $3.00 at the Dollare Store).
Use it to roll cereals like Corn Flakes, or whatever, into a fine dust and mix it about 50/50 with flour, and ..Voila!