got out for a few hours last weekend and caught my 1st one of the season. it was only about 15 inches or so but it was my first fish ever caught on baitcasting gear. i was fishing a small lake in shickshinny PA. caught her using a bass pro xps squarebill in about 2 feet of water. after 30 years of fishing(started when i was 3) i finally decided to give baitcasting a shot and im enjoying it greatly so far. no backlashes the whole time which is great considering i only casted in my yard about 30 times before getting out. the reel is a bps bionic plus(6.4:1) paried with a shimano clarus mf crankbait rod. i gotta thank bassresource for making the baitcasting transition much easier than it could have been. cheers!

Awesome! I have a bionic reel that I bought probably 7 years ago and I use it for crankbaits. awesome reels! Glad you are enjoying the baitcasting world