anybody have any opinions on this? i have a really nice casting setup i got for xmas 2 years ago that i've never taken the trime to learn to use cuz i'm so comfortable and confident in the trusty old spinnig reel i've been using for years. it's like my comfort blanket. but now that i'm transplanted to vegas and am almost exclusivly fishin for bass in southern utah i thought perhaps i would break the thing out and give 'er a chance. i just dont really know much about using it. any advice?
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being a simple kind of guy i keep this simple i have been using casting reels for over 20 years if you want to learn to use one the key is read your oweners manual first to learn how to use the cast control
then go to a field and PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE learn to cast and get out bird nests before you start to fish with it this will help you actually use it not throw it down in disgust and pick back up your spinning reel when you learn a little thumb control you can back of on the cast control and get a longer cast
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hhhhhmmmmm......think my owners manual is still in slc in my ex wife's garage. perhaps i can find info for casting control on the web...........
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[purple][size 2]8lb line and under use spinning gear. 10lb and heavier casting gear. This is rule of thumb. I still use some 10lb for lighter rods in heavy cover ie Jordanelle. Take the time to practice, once upon a time I wanted to be the exception to the rule and use spinning gear for everything. Now, I have seen the light and wish I could get some high quality small baitcasting stuff. Listen to Tubedude, he really knows his stuff. You can practice down at Mead, Quail, Sand Hollow, Gunlock, and a bunch other places down south.
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wll said tomegun i can't say its a rule of thumb but that is how my tackle is set up once in a while though i will spoll a casting reel with 8#
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I own a couple of baitcasters that I rarely use to cast but are invaluable in my arsenal. When jigging or any vertical presentation a casting reel gets you down faster and gives you more power to fight a big fish. I also use my bait casters for flat line trolling because I get very little line twist thus less memory coils. So even if you can't cast worth a lick, you can still use your caster.
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I will try to help.
First you want to put 30lb line on, then you want to get a weigh that is 1/2 oz now you hold the pole at about two o-clock ajust the tension nob so when you push the cast button the 1/2 oz weigh will slowly go down to the floor, when the weigh hits the floor the spool stops with out you touching it.
Now the pole is ready to try to cast, not to fish with.
The heaver line is so you can pick the bird nests out, the weigh is to make it cast easier.
As you cast with out the bird nests (or fewer) let of the tension nob off just a little at a time. don't forget to use your thumb to stop the spool to hit the spot you cast at.
When you think you have that down pat then go to 3/8oz and do all over again from the start.
Then go to the weigh of line and lure you would fish with use 3/8 or more at the beginning and fish.
But don't for get to ajust the real for each weigh of lure like at the start.
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