Hey folks! Lurked around here for a bit and decided to join. Just got back into fishing after being away from it since I was a youngster. Recently been having fun with the kids bank fishing at our local water hole. Bought a baitcaster to try out. We'll see how it goes. 

 

Bless yall!

Forgot to say the new reel is a Lews Classic Pro Speed Spool SLP

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A-Jay

Welcome.i think many of us have that same story. 

Tight Lines

How old are your kids and are they catching fish?

14 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said:

How old are your kids and are they catching fish?

19, 12, 11, 9, 7, 6, and 4

 

We've been out 5 times so far and they've caught the following:

 

19 year old: one 16" largemouth 

11 year old: two 9" largemouth 

9 year old: one 9" largemouth 

Welcome!

Welcome! Glad you're here!

Howdy and welcome! Baitcasting is fun man. Even now I cast in the yard to get better. Turn the brakes up, put a bit of spool tension on, and you'll have the hang of it in no time.

 

And don't sweat having a minor backlash. Having a dozen loops of line around the spool is nothing, and everyone does that from time to time. Just put some tension on the spool with your thumb and strip line off with your other hand until you have all the loose line off. Make sure you get it all, even a minor tiny loop will cause a backlash to go from not too bad to horrible.

 

Birdsnests suck, but a little practice can even get them cleared up pretty speedily. Don't sweat it.

 

Trilene Big Game mono is your friend.

1 hour ago, Bazoo said:

Howdy and welcome! Baitcasting is fun man. Even now I cast in the yard to get better. Turn the brakes up, put a big of spool tension on, and you'll have the hang of it in no time.

 

And don't sweat having a minor backlash. Having a dozen loops of line around the spool is nothing, and everyone does that from time to time. Just put some tension on the spool with your thumb and strip line off with your other hand until you have all the loose line off. Make sure you get it all, even a minor tiny loop will cause a backlash to go from not too bad to horrible.

 

Birdsnests suck, but a little practice can even get them cleared up pretty speedily. Don't sweat it.

 

Trilene Big Game mono is your friend.

Thank you much friend. 

Welcome aboard Red Beard…

Welcome aboard! 🤙

You can’t spend too much time fishing with you kids…be patient.

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Tom

Hello @Red Beard from Northern California, welcome to Bass Resource and the Forums!

Hi @Red Beard from the Sunshine State of Florida 

How the bait casting going…. It was tough for me, then it just clicked.

 

1 hour ago, GRiver said:

Hi @Red Beard from the Sunshine State of Florida 

How the bait casting going…. It was tough for me, then it just clicked.

 

Hey friend. Didn't go well at first but a few more times practicing in the yard produced better results. Thank you for asking.

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