What line to use for baitcasting reels.

bubba bass bigfoot · 11-30-06, 09:03 PM

Im a noob to baitcasting lol, but, can use one now, pretty well, but just wondering it braid would be a better choice as in casting with the baitcaster, i dont get many backlash's maybe 1-2 a trip if that....but will braid be easier to get out of a backlash and will it limit on how many.

Christopherkeene9 · 11-30-06, 09:55 PM

I like to use braid now that I have a hang of a baitcaster with as you said only a few birdsnest a trip. I put 10lb. mono backing with about a 100yds off braid. You can use less braid but just be sure its enough so you don't get to your mono during a cast as that knot will cause nothing but birdsnest on every cast.

Hope this helps.

Christopher

Rebbasser · 11-30-06, 09:56 PM

Braid won't limit them-that is operator error

-but depending on the severity it can be easier to pick out.

skeeter944 · 11-30-06, 11:24 PM

15lb mono should work fine.

texasbasser · 12-01-06, 07:54 PM

i use 15 pound trilene big game, and i love it. rarely get a backlash if ya know how to work a caster

bubba bass bigfoot · 12-01-06, 11:34 PM

well i know how, and i use 15lb mono.

Rebbasser · 12-02-06, 12:03 AM

Using braid for me is based on the application-you can't beat it throwing a worm or jig into timber.

bubba bass bigfoot · 12-03-06, 07:59 PM

thanks guys. guess i should give it a shot. just to see if i like it better.

skeeter944 · 12-04-06, 12:23 AM

yeah,definitly! baitcasting is really expands your arsenal,you can use more lures and fish heavier cover without breaking off bass. just stick with it,it will come!

CoreyMac · 12-09-06, 12:01 AM

I just picked up the Daiwa Rojo Procaster. Never tossed a BC in my life. Tomorrow is D-Day.

skeeter944 · 12-09-06, 12:07 AM

welcome to the forum corey! baitcasters arent too hard,they just take some practice. if ya want to learn it easier,do a search of the forum for how to cast a baitcast reel. also,google the same thing. good luck!

CoreyMac · 12-11-06, 11:10 AM

Not bad. This is a nice reel, has a great feel to it. I used a setting of about 4.5 on the magnetic breaks. Ended up with two nests. One was nasty, but that was because I got cocky and dropped the break down to 1 and somehow decreased tension on the spool. The second wasn't near as bad and was simply my error. I don't have much experience with these things at all, but I would recommend this reel to anyone wanting to learn how to use a baitcaster.

11-30-06, 09:03 PM	#1
bubba bass bigfoot BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 206	What line to use for baitcasting reels. Im a noob to baitcasting lol, but, can use one now, pretty well, but just wondering it braid would be a better choice as in casting with the baitcaster, i dont get many backlash's maybe 1-2 a trip if that....but will braid be easier to get out of a backlash and will it limit on how many.

11-30-06, 09:56 PM	#3
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	Braid won't limit them-that is operator error -but depending on the severity it can be easier to pick out. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

12-02-06, 12:03 AM	#7
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	Using braid for me is based on the application-you can't beat it throwing a worm or jig into timber. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

12-11-06, 11:10 AM	#12
CoreyMac BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 6	Not bad. This is a nice reel, has a great feel to it. I used a setting of about 4.5 on the magnetic breaks. Ended up with two nests. One was nasty, but that was because I got cocky and dropped the break down to 1 and somehow decreased tension on the spool. The second wasn't near as bad and was simply my error. I don't have much experience with these things at all, but I would recommend this reel to anyone wanting to learn how to use a baitcaster. __________________ Ripping Bass Lips Off Since 2005. This One's For Troy.

11-30-06, 09:55 PM	#2
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	I like to use braid now that I have a hang of a baitcaster with as you said only a few birdsnest a trip. I put 10lb. mono backing with about a 100yds off braid. You can use less braid but just be sure its enough so you don't get to your mono during a cast as that knot will cause nothing but birdsnest on every cast. Hope this helps. Christopher

11-30-06, 11:24 PM	#4
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	15lb mono should work fine.

12-01-06, 07:54 PM	#5
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	i use 15 pound trilene big game, and i love it. rarely get a backlash if ya know how to work a caster

12-01-06, 11:34 PM	#6
bubba bass bigfoot BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 206	well i know how, and i use 15lb mono.

12-03-06, 07:59 PM	#8
bubba bass bigfoot BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 206	thanks guys. guess i should give it a shot. just to see if i like it better.

12-04-06, 12:23 AM	#9
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	yeah,definitly! baitcasting is really expands your arsenal,you can use more lures and fish heavier cover without breaking off bass. just stick with it,it will come!

12-09-06, 12:01 AM	#10
CoreyMac BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 6	I just picked up the Daiwa Rojo Procaster. Never tossed a BC in my life. Tomorrow is D-Day.

12-09-06, 12:07 AM	#11
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	welcome to the forum corey! baitcasters arent too hard,they just take some practice. if ya want to learn it easier,do a search of the forum for how to cast a baitcast reel. also,google the same thing. good luck!

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