Brian14

I write it on a piece of tape and fit it to the bottom of the reel foot. I like to forget stuff too!

Is there a place here where our Sponsor's can post info on products, new products, sale events, etc., etc.? If not, could it be considered by the powers to be? It might be useful for everyone, members as well as sponsors. Thanks, Brian

Hello all, I'm a new member here, joined last month but have been educating myself on these pages for a few months. Did a lot of fishing as a kid with a Mitchell 300 and rod I bought with paper route money! My kids are grown and on their own now, I took up fly fishing a couple years ago and really enjoy it. So in the interest of learning a new vice I've taken an interest in bass fishing so here I am. I will be a bank dweller as I don't have a boat so that should be pretty challenging just finding places to fish. Look forward to being part of the community here and hope to contribute some as I progress. Thanks, Brian

There are 3 types of backlash, and 4 types of brakes. The first is spool start-up overshoot. Centrifugal brakes deal with this the best. The second is wind backlash, which occurs in the middle of your cast as your lure is approaching its highest vertical point, and gravity is slowing it - mag brakes work best here - the same for wind and light lures. The last backlash is over-run after your lure hits the water - thumbs take care of this. The fourth brake type is spool tension, which is a constant load on the spool. While spool tension can brake all 3 types of backlash, it costs the most cast distance. Thanks Bulldog, this is very useful info for a new baitcaster, not sure I've seen it explained like that before.