04-01-2008, 05:36 PM
[center]I know this is a real newbie question, but this is my first baitcasting reel and I haven't got it all figured out yet....
I bought this South Bend Black Beauty bait 2 casting/trolling reel for sturgeon in Idaho and possibly for sharks and stingrays when I go to Fiji this august. Its a cheap model of course, but I believe it will do an ok job. Holds 500 yds of 50lb. test.
My question is... how can I cast it without getting a nasty bird's nest? I had some 12 lb. mono layin around and tried it out (I didn't want to try it with real line yet), and the line snarls like crazy when I cast. The weight has touched ground already but the spool keeps going. I know it could be the fact that its the wrong line, but I'm a little scared that I'll have this same problem when I spool up the expensive stuff. I also don't have the rod yet.
Anyone have any ideas?
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I bought this South Bend Black Beauty bait 2 casting/trolling reel for sturgeon in Idaho and possibly for sharks and stingrays when I go to Fiji this august. Its a cheap model of course, but I believe it will do an ok job. Holds 500 yds of 50lb. test.
My question is... how can I cast it without getting a nasty bird's nest? I had some 12 lb. mono layin around and tried it out (I didn't want to try it with real line yet), and the line snarls like crazy when I cast. The weight has touched ground already but the spool keeps going. I know it could be the fact that its the wrong line, but I'm a little scared that I'll have this same problem when I spool up the expensive stuff. I also don't have the rod yet.
Anyone have any ideas?
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