There are very knowledgeable and helpful people here. I just don't want you
to become intimidated. Don't lose sight of the fact that a baitcaster is a
gadget with just a few controls and using one is not rocket science. Just
learn those controls and start out easy and you'll do fine.
"Dave" wrote in message
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Thanks for your help and the website Dan.
"What me worry?" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:29:48 -0500, "Dave" backed
into a tree whilst ridin inna park then wrote:
I have a Shimono bass casting reel. I am new to casting for bass. My
problem
is that every time I cast with this reel I get a birds nest of line
bunched
up on my reel. This is very frustrating. My question is how do I properly
cast this rod & reel so that I don't have this problem? I am so fed up
with
this happening that I want to give up on casting reels and stay with my
open
face reel.
Thanks a lot for your help and suggestions.
First question is which reel is it? Did you get it new? If you got
it new did you read the instructions on how to set it up? It can be
very frustrating to a first time user. There are adjustments that
can be made to most reels and Shimano's are good reels. Start with
tightening up the spool so the line barely unwinds when you hold the
rod level with a lure on the line. Then set the brake, if it has one,
to the highest setting. It won't cast very far, but that's ok for
now. Get used to using your thumb to control the spool speed as you
cast. As you become used to that you can slowly readjust the spool
and brake until you are getting farther casts with no backlash.
Ask your wife for a small darning hook to get backlashes out with.
They work pretty good. Most of all it just tales practice.
I prolly didn't explain it very well so check out the link below.
Google is your friend. Here is a link to Google results.
http://ncane.com/42k
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