How does a right hander cast a baitcaster without horrible backlash?
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#1.) Make sure you are using a heavy enough lure and set your reel...this must be done EVERY time you change lures. Tie the lure on and reel it to the tip. Now with your magnetic drag on 0 set your mechanical drag by loosening until the lure begins to drop slowly. Now put your magnetic drag on 6-7 for now and back up as you get better eventually ending at 2 or 3 for a setting on you magnetic. IMPORTANT** if your lure is too light you are screwed and will backlash enough for you to break the rod over your knee.\n2.) For a righty casting is very similar to hitting a raquetball . Depress the thumb bar and keep your thumb on the line...load the rod on your backcast and swing sidearm with some wrist at the end of your swing and take your thumb off the line (using the theory of a hammer hitting a nail usually helps)...where you stop the rod is where the lure should fly. Practice on targets will improve accuracy and thumbing the line to stop short will come in time.\n3.) You may be having some difficulty because a med-heavy rod is really almost a flipping stick....a whole nother story...it would be easier with a 6 ft. med action rod which will let you cast a little lighter lure easier and give you a hell of a lot more sensitivity...either way keep at it...it'll come in time and it does have some advantages with certain lures (cranks, topwater) over a spinning rod but then again the spinning can outdo the baitcaster with other things (worms, spinnerbaits). Hope this helps....Tight Lines!!
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Live bait with double trebles 2x or 4x depening on what you expect to be catching big or really big. Make your own wire leader to match the baits size. the first trebles should be hooked in the nose of the bait and the trail hook should be  in front of the tail of the bait. \ntight lines
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well u need to set ur braking system on the reel it should be on the side with the crank  its a little knob . and the best way i have found out to set mine is by tying on a lure and click the button and watch to see how fast ur line falls and adjust it so u can hit the relese and the bait falls really slow and work with it that way for a while and then adjust it as u get better
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If it's not a new model then it probably backlashes when you cast. Backlash means that the reel outruns the line (i.e., it runs faster than the line) and that causes the tangle. You need to "thumb" the reel which means that you have to brake the reel with your thumb to slow it down a bit. Good luck.
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In fly fishing you are casting the line, not the fly.  That is the main difference.  There are a lot of casting styles.  In general, I'd say you should check out the various websites that give loads of info on casting strokes. \n\nAlso... the power on your back cast and forward cast should be the same.  There is no added power needed on your forward cast, which is usually a big issue for new fly casters.
912903
master baiter.. been around the block once or twice. :P\n\n\njust have to say I love these answers so far.. hahaha Good question!
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go buy wire leader.there will be a clip at one end and a barrel swivel at the other.clip your lure on the clip and tie the barrel to the line .use them up north on blues.youll never lose your lure
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Bass will be coming up to the shallows looking for spawning areas and food, try a plastic worm with a small weight in and around the lilly pads (texas rig style)hook point in the worm to prevent hooking the pads. Try green spinner baits around the timber letting it sink close to bottom. Most people reel crankbaits so fast only the most active fish will bite, slow down :D
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there are plenty of ways, the one I use that has been most successful is this:\nstart with a two-seam fastball grip. move your fingers in between the seams. When you come aroudn to throw (starting your throw the way you would normally with a fastball) co-ck (they wouldn't let me write it without the hypehn) your rist inward and snap your fingers so the ball rolls off the top of your index finger.\nDepending on your arm slot you should get a movement either 12-6, 1-7, 2-8, or even 3-9. (those movements are for right handed pitchers, opppsite movement is for left handers)\nSometimes this grip is misconstrued to be a hard slider grip, but with the cock of the wrist a lot fo pressure is taken off the elbow.\nWork with it a lot and it should become a very effective pitch.
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Use skein or power-bait with a #12 treble hook on a 6lb fluorocarbon leader with 1/8oz sinker and an indicater(small bober) try varios depths and allow to flow with current.\nSingle eggs or minnows on a snelled egg hook. as above.\nMaggots on a black mini-foo with split shot 2' above and indicator is my favorite.\nCasting spoons also works.\n\nhttp://steelheaduniversity.com/jigs.html
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There is no one best color in every situation. In general people fish lighter colors like watermelon or smoke in clear water and darker colors like purple and brown in dark or murky water. Metallic flake is also important in the bait. \n\nAs for the weight, try to use the smallest one you can and still get a good cast. You get better action this way. Also use wide gap hooks specifically designed for a worm.\n\nFish worms on structure, in cover, and on drop offs. Fish will be relating to this features.
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There are alot of ways to practice fishing... especially casting.  When I started teaching my kids... we had five, five gallon buckets in the backyard.... different angles... different distances. A 3/8 once river wiegh was attatched and of they go .. taking turns at casting.  They started with thier thumb on the lever of a close faced reel with the rod at the 1 oclock position....then they bring the tipof the rod back over thier shoulder to the 10 or 11 oclock position... work the rod back forward releasing the thumb lever and stopping the rod at about the 2 oclock position.... spincasters and bait casters are different of course.
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I use a bait that has never failed me. Go to the grocery store and pick up a box of bran flakes and a bottle of Big Red. Take a bowl and poor about 1-2 cups of bran flakes in. Then, you poor in the Big Red. You're going to get your hands dirty, but start mashing away at the stuff until you get a nice consistant paste. The tricky part here is to get the right parts flakes to Big Red. You want it to be pretty sticky, but not liquidy if that makes sense. Tie a treble hook (one of those hooks with three points) to your line. When it's time to bait up, pinch off enough of the stuff to cover all the points of the hook. Be careful when casting not to throw the bait off your hook. When it settles to the bottom, you will see your line go slack. Reel up that slack until your line is tight.\n\nWhen a buffalo bites, it usually mouths on the bait for a few seconds. That will cause your line to go slack. Don't try to catch the fish at this point. Let it sit there. The fish will eventually pick the bait up and pull your line tight again. When this happens, set the hook. \n\nI used to catch huge carp on this bait. They are one of the best fighting fish I've ever chased.
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the flounder in jersey just go nuts over marabou jigs.You'll need light tackle,4 lb test is perfect, but the just cant resist an eighth oz jig. I like green,yellow white and grey jigs. Bass Pro has them real cheap.There is no need to tip them with bait.I'll guarantee if you try this you'll kill them.
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I agree, call your local bait-shop owner and he/she will know. If all else fails, call "Cabelas" or "Bass Pro Shop".
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There are many techniques, but the three most popular are :\n\n1. Through the lips -- run the hook up through both lips\n2. Hook between the mid-section -- run the hook through the midsection between the eyes and fin.\n3. Through the tail-- run it through the tail(not the fin) I Personally don't like this technique because the minnow can not swim \n\nThrough the lips is the method I prefer, because the fish has the ability to still move around like a fish and it does not die as fast.  But you have to be careful not to sling the bait off the minnow will come off if cast to hard.\n\nGood Luck, and Happy Fishing\n\nchamberlainjk
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My advice would be buy a Sihmanno reel. Just looked at them in Cabella's the other day. Plus I had three all with a high speed retrieve. SS ball bearings. Last years with proper care.