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If your trying to learn casting reels on your own with no one to guide you can be more challenging as you have to just figure it out. Having someone who is experienced and a good caster right next to you teaching you is a breeze. As long as the person puts forth a but of effort and takes it seriously in 30 minutes to a hour they should have it down pretty good and totally be on their own from then on. I have taught a few people how to use them and some have it down pretty good in like 10-15 minutes. They only issue is when switching to trickier baits to feather out. There is really no substitute for a good thumb and that just come with some time.

I don't think the palomar knot is "the king" of knots. Really it's kind of a crappy knot IMO and is way over rated. It is maybe the most well known knot in the US. Well that or the improved clinch I guess. The only knots I tie any more and some form of slip knot. It's either a San Diego Jam or a Uni. They are both super easy to tie and come out perfectly like every time. I don't even know the last time I cut one off cause it was messed up. I hear in Japan you will need see a palomar knot and I assume there is a reason for it. It might be ok with braid but I won't tie it personally on any other kind of line. by its nature it gets tighter and tigniter and dig into it self.

A drop shot probably. I have only used a ned rig a little and it's pretty solid for numbers and size. For all out numbers or any species maybe those little poppers for fly rods on a UL. Everything hits those.

I don't know how everyone ties a snell but if you do it the same as I do. Make a loop then wrap the shank and through the loop to tighten it. Just get a hook under the line running across the wraps that goes through the loop and pull it out and it will come right off. Lighters and cutting it off are a pita and can mark up the shank or melt the keeper.

There should be a line that cuts across the wraps on the hook from where you go down into the loop you make before you wrap the shank. Just take another hook and get under that piece of line and pull it out. It will just unravel right off the shank now. I had the same problem before and also asked the same question and got all the same answers. This is the best and super easy to do.

You leader knot will always "click" through the guides no matter what knot you tie. If it is somehow hanging in the guides though you probably tied a ugly looking knot and its no good. Any standard line to line knot should work fine for normal guides. I think most use Albright or Uni-Uni to connect lines. I use both of those from time to time and also like a blood knot but that is hard to tie and I hardly fish braid anymore so I don't get much practice at it.

That's hard to say my "favorite" I don't catch tons and tons on a 250 mostly because of my geographical location but like said before its draw power has been key to helping me stick that fish with something else. Over all though for catching quantity and quality not to mention pretty fun to fish its easy a S-Song.

Ok so they added notches on the spool so you buy the power roller to put the line on. That doesn't seem like a totally shady and kinda crappy thing to do. You still don't need the notches in it I would assume to use the power roller as is recommended. Furthermore the little books has no mention of a power roller in it to put line on. I flipped through it like 10x thinking it had to say something. Also its just silly. I mean maybe you knew of the power roller thing or looked it up but look how many people are talking about cutting them off or putting tape on it and all kinda of stuff. It's lame you should have to do that and no one yet had a answer on what they are for. I think maybe you kinda did with the power roller and them adding them to the spool to try and force you to use that maybe? That's like some proprietary stuff like apple or something would do if that is true.

I should not have to play doctor on a 150 yard spool of line that you pay $15 for or whatever it is. I mean what was wrong with the old design? Did it work to good and people were not adding twist as they spool there reel? Their braid was lasting 3-4 years and they were not seeling enough. So let's make it a problem so they get twist and maybe pull it off after a de month or a year. Seems plausible to me actually.

So out of everyone on here who all agree it has no use and only causes problems it still remains a mystery. I just have to think there is a reason for it or why would do they it. To save maybe 2% more plastic per spool? It can't be like it just slipped by them and they didn't notice. I would also assume they have tested it and it had to of been a problem when spooling a slinning reel. I am not sure how long it has been like that and I have old spools without it from a year or two ago maybe. They probably also have recieved complaints about it. Everyone should maybe start a petition to go back to a normal spool that works.

On a spinning rod it is mandatory I have a foregrip. If not it better be a really really nice rod that I can live with not having one. For casting rods they don't matter to me either way. I really don't like having threads on casting rods though. Some rod reel combos it really bothers me as my finger will sit against them and I am not a fan of that. I will say Shimano for sure has that right with the uplocking reel seat and not exposed threads. If they made all casting rods that way it would be a big improvement to me. Having those exposed threads right where your hand/fingers are of no benefit. Now this is a foregrip

I use a San Diego Jam for everything. I have use it on 20# and even down to 1# diameter braid. I don't know if line can get any smaller then that. If I didn't tie that the next know would be a Uni.

They are probably not doing it so the hook gets in the mouth better. Most likely it is so it walks better. Although shorter legs don't hurt as quite often they will just grab a leg and pull it under by that and never actually touch any of the body.

Ya I will bring a headlamp if I am fishing at night. Also my phone always has a light of I need it. Well of it is not dead of course

That would not make it any easier. The line is still going to catch that notch and that in and of it self is the issue. On a casting reel those notches don't matter but for spinning it's a huge deal..

Ya I really didn't think there was a easier faster way then I do it now. What I am looking for is some quick way to do it and never have to take your hands off the rod or have to do a bunch of steps. I always try to put my baits up even on deck when I am fishing and doing it on a spinning reel kinda sucks. I can do a casting reel in well. As long as it takes to click the thumb bar or sometimes not even and then reengage the reel as both of those can be done with the same hand. All my casting rods how dropshot hangers I think they are called. They come on shimano rods if that is a different hanger. I never have to unhook a bait or pop the point out and put it into a hole to hang it. I just reell them right up into the hanger and its good to go. I actually put those hangers on all my rods because every other hanger design is inferior compared to those I think.

Maybe I didn't explain my question properly. What I was asking is how do you take up the slack left in the line when you hook your lure to your rod. If you don't keep a hand on them sometimes they will want to fall off. You can point your rod tip down so gravity will kinda keep the hook in place. So with casting gear it is super simple and quick for me to hang my lure on my rod. It doesn't matter where I put the lure. On the keeper on the reel whatever it may be. You only have 2 hands. One of your hands is holding the rod the other one has the lure in it. How do you reel your spinning reel to take up slack so the lure is tight? Do you get what I am asking now? On a casting rod I have the reel palmed and my fingers reach all the way behind it to the other side and I can turn the drag and hold the rod at the same time with one hand while the other hand has the lure in it. With spinning I kinda push the handle into my hip and move the rod so that the handle turns to take up any slack. What I do is maybe faster and easier then most but am wondering is there is a faster and easier way even though I cant really think of one.

I think you can stand them on end actually. I wan't to say its the same dimensions either way you stack 8 boxes. All on top of each other or standing up long ways. I am not totally sure but just thinking it would be really close.

I want to say my posts were all kind of about how I don't like the giron. I think you would be better off spending your money elsewhere. Or just saving it for something better.

So this might seem kinda weird to ask but. When you hook you spinning rod on the keeper how to do tighten up the extra slack? Casting gear is a breeze and I can do it super quick. When I hook it on the keeper I can reach the drag star and spin it with the hand that hold my reel. Now spinning is a much different story and is no where near as fast and easy. The best and easiest way I have come up with is kinda using my side to spin the handle so I can hold the lure in place and take up the slack enough so it doesn't come off the keeper.

Single hook. The double hooks will catch grass or do for me. I also don't like where they end up on the frog in the legs. I have used a few different sizes and single works great for me. I think I use a 5/0 but am not sure sizes I go by looks. I also hook a little farther then the hook will reach so it makes a little curve to body so it planes better. I only use screwlock hooks on buzzfrogs normal hooks catch stuff on the bend after the eye.

Booyah pad crashers are cheap and work well. They are soft like koppers and half the price. For buzz frogs my favorite are ribbits. Each one lasts for a very long time and they catch tons of fish.

It has always been a glide bait Big C. It just doesn't really do it well. As for it turning into something other then why OP asked about. It still contained info about how it performs and what people thought. It did sorta turn into a side dicission about other stuff but it happens. Those posts still contain info that might be appealing to someone. It's not as if it was a discussion about what was or dinner.

I only really do it when i am making very short casts. I use to cast all the time 1 handed but now I rarely do. the exception is backhand casting. Those are like always 1 handed even with big swimabits like 4 oz. But if I really need the distance I will use 2 hands backhand. It really weird and awkward at first and even more so with lures weighing ounces and ounces but I have done it so many times I can do it with accuracy and distance close to a normal cast.

I do this and actually got hung the other day on a log. Set that rod down and made a cast with a weedless shad as i slowly trolled towards it. Finished the cast with the shad and was almost to the lure so set that rod down and picked up the other rod. I then heard what sounded like a rod sliding across metal. I turned around and saw my rod slidding back along the edge of the boat and some splashes on the surface next to the boat. Well i Guess I left just enough lead for the shad to be just under the water. Well you guessed it. Rod flipped right over the side of the boat. I ended up getting it right back as it was only like 4' of water. But it still sucked and I sorta freaked at first thinking the fish might run away with it to the deeper water just a few feet away and it be gone. It was a fairly new reel as I just got it this year.