Post by: oneshotkill on July 30, 2009, 04:29:01 PM
Post by: JBar on July 30, 2009, 04:31:36 PM
Post by: jackelope on July 30, 2009, 04:35:26 PM
there should be a small adjustment dial on the handle side of the reel. if you release(push the relaese button) the spool, i turn that adjuster to the point where the lure will freely pull line off the spool and drop but not out of control...once you get that you're ready to cast. you gotta figure out the right amount of pressure and timing to use with your thumb on the spool acting as a brake. you have to maintain the pressure to keep the spool from spinning freely yet allow the lure to fly, then when the lure hits the water, you gotta completely stop the spool from spinning right away.
Post by: jackelope on July 30, 2009, 04:35:55 PM
Post by: rasbo on July 30, 2009, 04:39:01 PM
Post by: JBar on July 30, 2009, 04:41:17 PM
Post by: Crunchy on July 30, 2009, 04:55:14 PM
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on July 30, 2009, 04:57:10 PM
Post by: tlbradford on July 30, 2009, 05:01:24 PM
Post by: rasbo on July 30, 2009, 05:04:11 PM
they are quite easy, but I have been using them since I was 5, the magnetic drag on the side of the reel as already mentioned needs to be adjusted depending on what weight you are casting, that controls the spool speed.... you dont ever have to use yout thumb with a BC if all is set right, also most people try and cast way to hard when they go for distance.... a smooth fluid cast will always produce more distance then a hard jerky one.......... good luck!!you must not bass fish heavy cover..you have to use your thumb to stop it were ya want it,
Post by: jackelope on July 30, 2009, 05:06:13 PM
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you dont ever have to use yout thumb with a BC if all is set right
i've never been able to achieve that milestone.
:dunno:
Post by: Bofire on July 30, 2009, 05:10:50 PM
practice it aint that hard.
Carl
Post by: Buckmark on July 30, 2009, 05:14:18 PM
Seriously, practice and practice some more, all good advice from the other guys..
Set up buckets, flower pots and such to practice yoru casts, sometimes when you concentrate less on what your doing and more on were you want it to go that helps.
Post by: rasbo on July 30, 2009, 05:19:04 PM
Hold the rod and reel firmly with both hands, start back behind you and swing your rod forward with a smooth and fast swing, now let go with both hands.... You now dont have to worry about casting the baitcaster any more.... :chuckle:I did that with a big rod of my dads...gone forever right off a pier ..That was a long day waiting for him to come home .. I was 8 thought I might not see 9..he was cool.
Seriously, practice and practice some more, all good advice from the other guys..
Set up buckets, flower pots and such to practice yoru casts, sometimes when you concentrate less on what your doing and more on were you want it to go that helps.
Post by: cohoho on July 30, 2009, 05:22:14 PM
Post by: rasbo on July 30, 2009, 05:26:52 PM
I don't know Hoyt, I can zing the heck out of all my Bait Casters and have to use my thumb.... :dunno: Maybe it is a habit and form I couldn't even begin to pull my thumb away..... Even with the 2 lb Sturgeon balls... :yike: I learned on an old and I mean very old Shakespear level wind reel my dad gave me from his Dad. It was probably a 50's model of some sorts..... It is the Only reel type I use, but do own a spinning reels or two a couple fly reels....:chuckle:youre bring back memories..was it one where the handle spun also
Post by: robodad on July 30, 2009, 05:30:40 PM
I don't know Hoyt, I can zing the heck out of all my Bait Casters and have to use my thumb.... :dunno: Maybe it is a habit and form I couldn't even begin to pull my thumb away..... Even with the 2 lb Sturgeon balls... :yike: I learned on an old and I mean very old Shakespear level wind reel my dad gave me from his Dad. It was probably a 50's model of some sorts..... It is the Only reel type I use, but do own a spinning reels or two a couple fly reels....
That dude you had out the other day casted with his thumb on the line above the reel, between the round foam part and his thumb and never touched the reel till the gear was in the water :dunno: I thought it was a little scarey at first with braided line but he managed !!! and caught fish !!! :bash: :chuckle:
Post by: h2ofowlr on July 30, 2009, 07:37:30 PM
it's a pain in the ass to learn but once you figure it out....
there should be a small adjustment dial on the handle side of the reel. if you release(push the relaese button) the spool, i turn that adjuster to the point where the lure will freely pull line off the spool and drop but not out of control...once you get that you're ready to cast. you gotta figure out the right amount of pressure and timing to use with your thumb on the spool acting as a brake. you have to maintain the pressure to keep the spool from spinning freely yet allow the lure to fly, then when the lure hits the water, you gotta completely stop the spool from spinning right away.
I have bait casters on most of my salmon rods. Kind of like mentioned above. Set the drag, so that the lure being used slowly falls when the button on the spool is released. The ticket on casting is light pressure with the thumb so that the spool doesn't travel faster than the line to avoid a birds nest. Even the most experience will get a back lash from time to time, the experienced typically know how to untangle them fairly quickly. The novice cut the back lash out and start over. Also make sure you have decent tension on the line when your filling the reel. If the line is filled to lightly and your using heavier gear, it will sink into the filled spool causing it to catch and potential back lash. Good luck. It takes practice. I used to live on the East Fork of the Lewis, so I was able to practice fishing everyday.
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on July 31, 2009, 09:24:59 AM
Post by: ICEMAN on July 31, 2009, 11:56:20 AM
Post by: Alchase on July 31, 2009, 12:18:42 PM
Loosen the control on the non-drag side of the reel, place a 2 ounce sinker on the line, and cast as hard as you can muster. Keep you thumb off the spool and let the weight plunge into the water. Look down at your reel. Now throw the entire rod into the river and go By a spin cast.
there fixed it for ya :chuckle:
I use my baitcasters for trolling reels, lol
Post by: Rgrady35 on July 31, 2009, 12:23:43 PM
Post by: Straight Shooter on July 31, 2009, 01:08:52 PM
Post by: Crunchy on July 31, 2009, 02:58:01 PM
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on July 31, 2009, 05:53:15 PM
they are quite easy, but I have been using them since I was 5, the magnetic drag on the side of the reel as already mentioned needs to be adjusted depending on what weight you are casting, that controls the spool speed.... you dont ever have to use yout thumb with a BC if all is set right, also most people try and cast way to hard when they go for distance.... a smooth fluid cast will always produce more distance then a hard jerky one.......... good luck!!you must not bass fish heavy cover..you have to use your thumb to stop it were ya want it,
I dont bass fish at all, I dont see the point in using heavy line to wrestle a 2 lb fish out of heavy cover, a 2lb fish that does not fight as hard as my 3lb shad for bait in the columbia current, just not my thing....
Post by: Hoytstaffshooter83 on July 31, 2009, 05:55:48 PM
I don't know Hoyt, I can zing the heck out of all my Bait Casters and have to use my thumb.... :dunno: Maybe it is a habit and form I couldn't even begin to pull my thumb away..... Even with the 2 lb Sturgeon balls... :yike: I learned on an old and I mean very old Shakespear level wind reel my dad gave me from his Dad. It was probably a 50's model of some sorts..... It is the Only reel type I use, but do own a spinning reels or two a couple fly reels....
that could be it, the old reels you certainly had to use one, come fish with me, ill glady show you I dont use my thumb AT ALL..... on my bank rods for 100+ yd casts, or on my steel/salmon gear for the rivers...... last year in ak I was tossing a 1/8 ounce meps spinner around 120 ft with a 8'6 lami and a abu reel........ fun stuff