How to Properly Cast a Bait Castng rod

[Fishingmonkee]

Hi,

so i got the rod but how do i properly cast it. I only know how to cast spinning rod but im very new to bait casting rods. Do i hold down the unlock before i cast or do i throw and then hold down the unlock?

[PhisHook]

Push unlock, place thumb on line, cast & release just before you would with a spinner, keep thumb close to line or just barley tuching for beginners and just before it hits the water stop the spool so as not to get a birds nest. Do not spool it full you will have better luck learning wirth fewer birds nests.

Practice in the backyard or the park with some weight on the line before just going for the gusto.

It took me about 2 hrs of casting in the yard to get it I found the side hand was the easiest overhead will get you better distance and the underhand I am still learning.

Good luck

Nate

[PhisHook]

Oh yeah and welcome to the board!

[a biley]

i still suck at it...

[Fishingmonkee]

thanks for the advice, im planning to go to yorba park in orange tomorrow to practice. :] what kind of bait should i be using? from my previous thread, it was suggested 3/8 and 5/8 but what brand, type? thank you :]

[tucunare]

I would recommend something that floats to start with, because when you get a bird's nest, you'll need some time to sort it out. With a floater, you don't have to worry about it maybe getting hung up on a snag after it sinks to the bottom while you take out the bird's nest... That's how I started anyway

[PhisHook]

I would recommend something that floats to start with, because when you get a bird's nest, you'll need some time to sort it out.

I wish I had thunktididd Of that one! I lost some good ($$) swimmers that way and some rat-l-traps too. Thats Good advice.

Rapalas are good I like them and they produce.

[Ryan C]

bring a good pair of cutters and a extra spool of line lol

[PhisHook]

bring a good pair of cutters and a extra spool of line lol

I spooled mine with a good braid, 15lb test and had no trouble untangling it just took some finesse but the worst only took 3-5 minutes

[Fishingmonkee]

i went to redondo tonight and kind of got a hang of setting the reel. At first it would spool up and tangle the lines in the reel but that was an easy problem to fix. then i got to the point where it doesn't tangle no more. The only problem i had was casting? it did not go very far? I was using sabikis with 1oz weight at the bottom. Tomorrow i will still go to the park and get some bait and practice casting though : ] Thanks everyone