Im going threw bass fishing withdrawal some thing fierce so I figured I should practice my flipping and pitching technique I got 8 months left here plenty of time to master it but here my question. Is it worth practicing with a cheaper rod and reel then I would normally use? like I don't wanna have my nice revo and veritas sent over here and get ruined so I was thinking one of my older starter reels and a cheap Walmart rod in the same or close to the length I would use. Like will I be back at square one once I have a better reel that's gonna cast different or is it pretty much the same its just a technique like if u can do it with one you can do it with all?
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clayton86
, May 05 2012 09:52 AM
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Posted May 05 2012 - 09:52 AM
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Posted May 05 2012 - 10:04 AM
it is definitley worth practicing, just trying to get the technique down is what its about. get that jig to float about 2 inches from the ground.
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Posted May 05 2012 - 11:08 AM
You can use a cheap rod and real, just get the technique down first.
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Posted May 05 2012 - 11:30 AM
I already know how to do it but there's always room for improvement I just wasn't sure if it would be worth it just to go back to my revo's and get a nest cuz im used to a cheap reel not free spooling as nice or what ever the reel does when you do it
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Posted May 05 2012 - 11:36 AM
Oh ok I got ya, well learn the revo first than go out...
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Posted May 05 2012 - 01:10 PM
If you can pitch with substandard gear, just think what you will do when you get your good stuff in hand. Besides, it's just good therapy to practice and relax.
I was looking in the garage the other day and trying to move through all my wife's stuff and you'll never guess what I found ? My boat.
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Posted May 05 2012 - 01:30 PM
Whatever works. Funny you bring this up. May sound stupid but I have been using baitcasters on a regular basis for so long now, when I tried to cast a spinning setup last week, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.
Is "basstiality" the same as sleeping with the fishes?
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Posted May 05 2012 - 01:39 PM
Whatever works. Funny you bring this up. May sound stupid but I have been using baitcasters on a regular basis for so long now, when I tried to cast a spinning setup last week, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.
that's funny I do the same some times when I first pick it up takes me a few casts to get it down then im good but there are a few strays that's for sure.
I may just have my wife send my POS Quantium burst to practice with because if it gets broken or stolen I wont care
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