Hi everyone, I joined a few weeks ago and have been lurking reading all the old posts, and I just wanted to say hi and thank you all for all the great info here.
I recently bought my first baitcasting rod and reel and have been checking all the old posts about how to cast and I must say that thanks to you guys, it has been an enjoyable (and much easier than I thought) experience learning how to cast it.
I went fishing this weekend and used the new rod and reel for the first time, and it was great fun and I can see why you guys prefer baitcasting outfits. The control is definitely way better (I stopped the lure short of snags quite a few times). Also after quite a few hours of casting my right shoulder started to ache, which forced me to start casting with my left hand and now I can cast pretty well with both hands, which I never thought possible
I also caught a couple of "little'ns" probably about a pound or so. So I learnt to cast, christened my new set-up and caught my first ever LM bass, which was in part thanks to you guys.
So thanks again.
Jon
P.S. Oh by the way I am a Brit. living in Taiwan now, So quite far from you all .