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Hey. Ive seen these grass carp along the edge of a pond near my house. I hear they're fun to catch. Ive tried regular carp bait with no luck. Any suggestions on what kind of bait to use?

I know exactly what you're talking about. Whats happening is the spool is spinning too fast and the line is going around 360 degrees and catching on itself. Really annoying!! When I started using a baitcaster I lost a lot of lures this way, because of how fast it stops the line. I found that for me, the problem was in my cast. As opposed to spinning reels, you dont want to whip the reel really fast. Instead, the cast should be very smooth and have any easy flow to it. Start practicing casting with an underhand(out to the side) casting style, and use larger baits. Once you get the hang of the (smooth cast) you can move onto smaller baits. You might have to play with the brake setting, but I would say most importantly just concentrate on a smooth underhand cast.

I catch myself quite a few times!! Treble hooks in the hand.....nothing better

Mattlures, what do you mean by lubing my swimmbait? Adding scent or what?

Just reading that made my "man parts" hurt

Nothing but a few hooks goin through my hand. Thats always fun!

I just started using swimbaits, and I have had some rely hard hits. Only problem is my hook up ratio is about 50% . I usually set the hook right when i feel the hit. I use a long, drawn out hook set, instead of a quick pop. Should I be waiting to set the hook to let them eat the whole thing?? Any advice???

I just started using baitcastera a couple years ago. I remember when I was looking around for what to buy, almost all of the baitcast reel were right handed. Just wondering if anyone knows why this is? I ended up buying a BPS Johnny Morris in left handed model and i love it. I feel like I have a lot more hook setting power with my right arm.