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Re: Fishing gear can get expensive
[Re: BTLowry]
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04/28/24 09:34 AM
04/28/24 09:34 AM
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Northern Minnesota
BernieB.
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Northern Minnesota
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Awesome
Enjoy the time you have with the kids while you can, they will soon be grown and raising kids of their own.
No expert here but just offering some advice from experience
1) DO NOT start learning to use a baitcaster with braid. It is a pain to get backlashes out of and I was a professional backlash remover
15# mono would be good, not too big but big enough to pick backlashes out. I kept a small crochet hook to help pick lashes when I started out
2) Learn how to properly set the reel for the weight of the lure. I am sure there are utube videos but basically tighten the brake (not the drag) and then start loosening until the bait slowly falls.
3) pull about 40-50 yards of line off the spool and put a piece of scotch tape across the remaining line, reel line back over tape. The tape acts as a stop and brevents backlash from going all the way to the spool Braid is sooooo much easier to get out than mono. You have much more of a mess with a mono backlash. Mono kinks and then has to be replaced. I start everyone out with braid. Just spooled up two new baitcasters for my grandsons with 30-pound performance braid. It's the only way to go. As far as #2 goes. set the brake all the way up to 10 (or the highest setting) Then set the spool tension so the bait drops from the end of the rod at shoulder level and hits the ground as quick as it can without any backlash. As a person gets better at casting, you can turn the brake down based on the weight of the lure you're using. But for beginners, this is the best way to start out.
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Re: Fishing gear can get expensive
[Re: Providence Farm]
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04/28/24 10:35 AM
04/28/24 10:35 AM
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eastern washinghton
70sdiver
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eastern washinghton
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I'm running ambassador c-4's on my steelhead and salmon rods.Run okuma guide select rods on most. The thing I like about the reels is there very easy to rebuild , there are a lot of youtube videos to walk a guy thru it.
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Re: Fishing gear can get expensive
[Re: gcs]
#8130250
04/28/24 09:19 PM
04/28/24 09:19 PM
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Joined: Feb 2020
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Indiana
Providence Farm
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Indiana
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What is the advantage of a baitcaster reel over an open spinning reel?
I did a lot of fishing as a kid with spinning rigs, I never knew anyone that used a baitcaster, or even saw one in a store. We had saltwater reels sorta like a baitcaster but you didn't cast with them, just release the spool and let out line and re engaged.... Just curious... I have very little experience with them. Always used spinning reals. But from what I have seen if trying to cast far with my spinning real I'm putting a lot of effort into. But I can cast further with a bait casters with much less effort. Are they better? Just a different tool. After all I have caught plenty of fish on a cane pole, stick with piece of line tied to it and a two liter bottle or other jug. All the pro bass fishing guys use them and I'm sure people with more knowledge and experience can add more to it.
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Re: Fishing gear can get expensive
[Re: BernieB.]
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04/28/24 10:17 PM
04/28/24 10:17 PM
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East Texas
BTLowry
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Awesome
Enjoy the time you have with the kids while you can, they will soon be grown and raising kids of their own.
No expert here but just offering some advice from experience
1) DO NOT start learning to use a baitcaster with braid. It is a pain to get backlashes out of and I was a professional backlash remover
15# mono would be good, not too big but big enough to pick backlashes out. I kept a small crochet hook to help pick lashes when I started out
2) Learn how to properly set the reel for the weight of the lure. I am sure there are utube videos but basically tighten the brake (not the drag) and then start loosening until the bait slowly falls.
3) pull about 40-50 yards of line off the spool and put a piece of scotch tape across the remaining line, reel line back over tape. The tape acts as a stop and brevents backlash from going all the way to the spool Braid is sooooo much easier to get out than mono. You have much more of a mess with a mono backlash. Mono kinks and then has to be replaced. I start everyone out with braid. Just spooled up two new baitcasters for my grandsons with 30-pound performance braid. It's the only way to go. As far as #2 goes. set the brake all the way up to 10 (or the highest setting) Then set the spool tension so the bait drops from the end of the rod at shoulder level and hits the ground as quick as it can without any backlash. As a person gets better at casting, you can turn the brake down based on the weight of the lure you're using. But for beginners, this is the best way to start out. Admittedly I have not bass fished in years, sounds like the current braid is nothing like what was available when I was using it.
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