Yes, that little reel is a power house for its size. You may find that the free spool is too good. You may not think that is possible, but take your 8' Teramar and attache a 4oz iron and try and power cast it. You will soon see what I mean. You will have to introduce a lot of friction in the cast control to reduce the over spooling. The high friction setting reduces distance. As a remedy you may want to consider this:
http://www.charkbait.com/article/2004/Walt_Galen.htm
If you have any questions, fire away.
As always my suggestion, for your consideration.
Walt Galen