got my first baitcast combo :) - Page 2

crankybait · 02-25-07, 07:41 PM

Nice. Alright I have it taped down, I made my farthest cast humanly possible, and stopped it. Then i peeled off a few feet and taped it down. I have hit the ceilign a few times... I'm not bringing the rod inside anymore.

JB · 02-25-07, 08:29 PM

watch out for ceiling fans too when ya carry the rods around the house.
Once it warms up you can get a bucket in the yard and practise hitting it, then once you get good, put something under a overhang, and practise hitting a spot on the lake that has limbs overhanging.
Also inside you can do the flip, just take some line out at about your hip pocket area, hold the spool with your thumb, and underhand swing it to a object like a plate..
It will take you some time to get the swing part down without splashing in the water later down the road, but you can get the technique of swinging a pendulum motion, or hold the lure with your hand and let it drop as you raise the rod tip to get the lure our there....
try 10 feet away for starters from your rod tip.

dodgeguy · 02-25-07, 09:35 PM

hey cranky,someday you'll be able to loosen that tension knob up so that lure just sails out.it's all thumb control.

zooker · 02-25-07, 09:56 PM

looks like jb is in need of a paper change...

zooker

lizardsrule · 02-26-07, 06:55 PM

Congrats dude!

I also would say 10lb mono is a little small for a baitcaster, step up in lb a little after you get it down. The tape works great, I keep forgetting about it, and it's a good thing for everyone. I need to put some on myself. I get backlashes still, and probably always will. Also you'll really find out how bad a birdnest can be after winding up, and casting, and hitting something on the fly, like a tree or whatever rotfl. I can't find the link, but perhaps Reb as usual will have the baitcasters 101 link. Read it and do what it says it will help you out.

Lizards

crankybait · 02-26-07, 07:37 PM

hey thanks guys. Well, Now I am able to make pretty distant casts. Today I learned how to cast far. Accurate? definetely not. Backlashes? nto as many but I need tomove the tape further back in the spoo, now. I am thinking of loading it with 14 lb.

Vabass22 · 02-26-07, 08:08 PM

14 LB sounds good. Wait till the bait monkey sees you have learned how to use one!

texasbasser · 02-26-07, 08:19 PM

I keep mine with 17... fits my extreme pretty good for what i am using it for.

Wishing2BFishing · 02-27-07, 10:53 AM

Cranky,

Glad to hear that you got yourself a baitcaster. I got my first Baitcaster a few years ago and was glad that I did. My spinning gear is beginning to get jealous.

If you practice in your house and have a dog, you can have some fun. My dog loves to chase the plug and try to jump to catch it. Sometimes he will grab the plug and start to pull (kinda like a fish). Can you tell that I have been in the house too long? I can't wait til' it warms up.

jooleyen · 02-27-07, 05:46 PM

I practice hooksets on my dog with an eraser. He WILL NOT GIVE UP. He chases it like nuts!

crankybait · 02-27-07, 06:11 PM

haha that gives me a reason to go buy a dog...

02-25-07, 07:41 PM	#26
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	Nice. Alright I have it taped down, I made my farthest cast humanly possible, and stopped it. Then i peeled off a few feet and taped it down. I have hit the ceilign a few times... I'm not bringing the rod inside anymore. __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

02-25-07, 09:35 PM	#28
dodgeguy BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: poughkeepsie,n.y. Posts: 930	hey cranky,someday you'll be able to loosen that tension knob up so that lure just sails out.it's all thumb control. __________________ chrysler master tech,avid fisherman and i bleed red,white and blue!!!!

02-25-07, 09:56 PM	#29
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	looks like jb is in need of a paper change... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

02-26-07, 06:55 PM	#30
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Congrats dude! I also would say 10lb mono is a little small for a baitcaster, step up in lb a little after you get it down. The tape works great, I keep forgetting about it, and it's a good thing for everyone. I need to put some on myself. I get backlashes still, and probably always will. Also you'll really find out how bad a birdnest can be after winding up, and casting, and hitting something on the fly, like a tree or whatever rotfl. I can't find the link, but perhaps Reb as usual will have the baitcasters 101 link. Read it and do what it says it will help you out. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too! Last edited by lizardsrule; 02-26-07 at 08:30 PM.

02-26-07, 07:37 PM	#31
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	hey thanks guys. Well, Now I am able to make pretty distant casts. Today I learned how to cast far. Accurate? definetely not. Backlashes? nto as many but I need tomove the tape further back in the spoo, now. I am thinking of loading it with 14 lb. __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

02-25-07, 08:29 PM	#27
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	watch out for ceiling fans too when ya carry the rods around the house. Once it warms up you can get a bucket in the yard and practise hitting it, then once you get good, put something under a overhang, and practise hitting a spot on the lake that has limbs overhanging. Also inside you can do the flip, just take some line out at about your hip pocket area, hold the spool with your thumb, and underhand swing it to a object like a plate.. It will take you some time to get the swing part down without splashing in the water later down the road, but you can get the technique of swinging a pendulum motion, or hold the lure with your hand and let it drop as you raise the rod tip to get the lure our there.... try 10 feet away for starters from your rod tip.

02-26-07, 08:08 PM	#32
Vabass22 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,120	14 LB sounds good. Wait till the bait monkey sees you have learned how to use one! __________________ Hit that water awful hard! olddominionsports..com

02-26-07, 08:19 PM	#33
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	I keep mine with 17... fits my extreme pretty good for what i am using it for.

02-27-07, 10:53 AM	#34
Wishing2BFishing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morgantown, Pa Posts: 1,254	Cranky, Glad to hear that you got yourself a baitcaster. I got my first Baitcaster a few years ago and was glad that I did. My spinning gear is beginning to get jealous. If you practice in your house and have a dog, you can have some fun. My dog loves to chase the plug and try to jump to catch it. Sometimes he will grab the plug and start to pull (kinda like a fish). Can you tell that I have been in the house too long? I can't wait til' it warms up.

02-27-07, 05:46 PM	#35
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	I practice hooksets on my dog with an eraser. He WILL NOT GIVE UP. He chases it like nuts!

02-27-07, 06:11 PM	#36
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	haha that gives me a reason to go buy a dog... __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

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