averagebass123

nice fish bill! Carp seem to spawning right now, but i can't tell. They're extremely hard to catch right now though.

Ok so i went to the lake today and wow.... I had 2 centrifugal brakes and 7 magnetic brakes on and the spool tension set to where the lure just slowly falls.... and i got a backlash everycast (i changed the settings a little between casts but not drastically, just maybe 1,2 clicks tighter or so).. Please don't say something like "practice everyday and loosen the brakes a little more each day".. I know how to use a baitcaster, and have been for 2+ years now. I can skip, pitch, and flip. I think i am just going to sell this reel and buy something i am more comfortable using

I am not new to bass fishing. I have used casters for about 2+ years and i have been bass fishing for .... i think around 6 ( Im in highschool). My main confusion right now is just the cleaning/lubing part. I am going to try the stuff suggested on this post. I have only took apart the entire reel 1 time so i don't really know what i'm doing lol!

I am going to flush it out probably this weekend, i just got to go buy some acetone.

wow that's pretty disappointing...

I didn't put too much on the spool shaft, but i will clean that up. Took the reel for a few test casts today and it is doing better after the last clean/lube i did a few days ago. (i hadn't really tested it alot until today) and it can cast a 1/4oz strike king red eye shad a good 30-40 yards. I am not at all complaining about that, but it still cannot cast other stuff to great... I mainly have trouble with hard baits that are hollow and have lots of drag while flying through air, but no weight. Something like a silent crankbait is tough. What brake settings do you use for lighter lures? I think the reason i have trouble with these is that they don't have enough force when casted to spin the spool alot so the centri. brakes are less useful. Should i just use mag brakes for lighter stuff?

Have any of you ever tried US reels? The whole "see-saw" level wind thing is interesting.

I only put a drop on the end of the spool shaft so it gets on the bearing on the side opposite the side plate.

I fish at a lake and at some big ponds (10+ acres). If i'm trying to cover water fast, and keep my bait in the strike zone, I need to get longs casts. I can cast probably 40+ yards with an h20

The only lure i can cast far is a 1/2 oz. rat-l-trap, but i'm pretty sure any reel can throw it a mile hahaha. I will try that test after school and i bet i will get 50 feet with 1/4 oz jig. I will try the exact same brake settings too.

Did you have to flush the bearings on your Lew's reels when you got them? Also what settings do you use on the brakes for say a 3/8 oz spinnerbait or a 1/4 oz-1/2 oz crankbait?

So i posted another topic on this about a month ago and i tried a few of the things that people suggested and most of it worked, but problems slowly came back. Casting distance is awful right now. I measured how long i could cast with a 3/8 oz single spinner spinnerbait (the h&h one) and i got 60 feet. This isn't too horrible of a cast, but for how much the reel costs i expect better. Right now with the reel i have it set with 2 centri. brakes, and magnetic brakes around 3. I set the spool tension tight enough so the lure falls slowly when you press the spool release. The reel always starts out on a cast nicely, but then a loop or two will form and then I get like 10-20 loops by the end of the cast. I am not sure which brake needs to be adjusted in this situation. I have messed around with the brakes a TON and it seems that the only two ways i can set the reel are 1- short cast distance, spool slows down very fast during cast or 2-long cast, but loops and then small backlash.. I have owned several other baitcasters and NONE of them do this. I can usually dial them in to a nice mid-ground where i can get long distance and no 'lash. I have heard so much about this reel being great, and everyone's favorite to use, but i just don't see it. I would take a h20 mettle over this anyday, but i'm stuck with this reel and i just want to figure it out. If i can't figure it out soon i will probably end up selling it. Here's what i did last time that worked: cleaned spool shaft dried off bearings as much as possible with cu-tip put a little oil on the track that the centri. brakes rub against so they weren't so strong / didn't cut down distance as much put 1 drop of oil on side plate bearing 1 drop oil on shaft bearing and a little bit on the shaft part new line- berkley smooth cast 12 lb mono new rod - h20 blue ethos I have heard alot about "flushing" out the bearings and reapplying oil, but i am hesitant. Does it help significantly? Any other suggestions? If anyone has ever had this problem please help! EDIT: If you're wondering why i didn't just clean it over again, the reason is they didn't really help when i did it again the other day ( #1-5 ). I was still having the same short casting distance.

bring worms or crawfish once a week and feed them. they will get big soon..

If carp annoy you, get out the fly rod and some floating flies made of foam or cork, and just drag it near 'em when they are near the surface and then catch and kill them

ya i will be running around the shore taking line when they make runs hahaha

I got the fly reel saturday night and used it a few hours and already have got 2 carp. Both were about 5-8 lbs, but i will go to the other ponds later with some 40-50 lbers

I made a small little fly thing out of some wood the other day, and recently I have been testing it out on the local ponds for grass carp. It is so fun watching the slow, but exciting chase then the bite off the surface, and hearing the drag scream when they make 30 yard runs. I will be getting a fly reel very soon to use regular dry flies, but I can't cast them on ultra-light gear so i just made one out of wood. I have caught a few on it already, all under 15 lbs, but a pond less than a mile from my house is packed with 30-40 lb giants. I havent gone there yet cause the place where they all hang out is too far to cast the little wooden fly (20 - 30 ft). Can't wait to catch some giants on a fly reel. Anyone else here fly-fish for grass carp?

The carp in this pond are easily 40 pounds... definetly would get into backing haha.. cant wait

need something that floats. My pond is very clear and the carp are always right on surface swimming around. I need to get a bait right infront of in while its swimming and thats when they bite.

not the carp in my pond. They come right up to the surface and check out the fly sometimes and barely bite it. i also see some eating some of the berries, etc. that fall in the lake and float.

So i have tried a lot of lures on these grass carp, but i cannot seem to catch one! I have even tried flys, and homemade lures. They will come to the surface and just barely bite it, but not eat it. Is there any lures that will work for carp that are cruising way up on the surface of the water? Also, would doughballs or something work? I need something that floats so i can't use corn, but maybe bread? Please help..

what are your favorite lures for the post-spawn and summer patterns. And when i say post-spawn i mean the time when the females go deep and recover, and also when they stop feeding (this behavior takes place after the recovery period) feeding (they only feed in the morning, and at night aroung 6-7 pm) and go deep. I am guessing most of you like crankbaits for this time of year as they are a fish catcher right now!

Right now, i see some bass feeding, and some are guarding fry. When will the bass be deep again. I love deep fishing in my pond because it has a max depth of about 6' and i can cover lots of water fast w/ traps, a-rigs, spinnerbaits, cranks, and swim jigs.

Will the bass be deep in a little while since the water is heating up fast?

Yesterday i went to the nearby pond for 3 hours, and i saw some weird stuff going on! I saw a few small males guarding fry, so i know they were in post-spawn, but the part that confuses me is the females. I saw a few large females, around 5 pounds, cruising around. They were just under the water, and were in pairs or groups of 3 or so. Also, there were some bass that weren't guarding fry, that were on beds but weren't spawning. I knew they weren't spawning cause it was just one bass on each bed and the beds have been there for a week with no fish on it till today. I caught 2, 1 on buzzbait and 1 on craw. I shoulda had 2 more though but i missed them.. :~( Anyone know what was going on? i though the big females went deep for a while after the spawn and were inactive, not cruising around feeding? Could it be that the bass have been post-spawn already, and are feeding heavily because they are very hungry after spawn?