Texan: New to fishing + Questions from a new guy.

[powerliftingtexas]

So after some more experimenting with my bait-caster I have a feeling this will be the only type of reel I ever use. After some more playing with it I'm learning it's all in the settings and dialing it in. Getting the brake and drag set. Too much brake and my cast don't go far. Too little brake and I get a lot more birds nesting. I figured out while playing with the settings, if my line gets a little loose on the reel, it's best to have my partner pull it all out and hold tension and reel it back in before it birds nest. But now that I got the brake more dialed in and the drag more dialed in I'm getting more consistent results.

My question is: Will these settings change when I add more or less weight on the end of the line?