SoCalFishingWithCy

Wow a lot of replies. Thanks guys. What I’ve taken from your posts is that it’s best to choose whatever advances my fishing/casting personally. I have my own style so it wouldn’t make sense to adopt someone else’s style just because it’s looked up to. And BTW I’ve got three baitcasting reels casitas, revo premier, and Curado 71. I’ve had the first two for a couple years but I just got the Curado and for whatever reason it’s harder for me to control lighter baits even though the reel can cast them farther with the smaller and lighter spool. So the brakes helped a ton since my thumb couldn’t adapt. Also I agree that it doesn’t make sense to buy a reel with a nice braking system and not use it. I don’t wanna let pride keep me from my casting potential

Ok thanks Tom and everyone. Yeah I think I’m gonna use a bit of breaks with lighter baits but keep them off while throwing the heavier stuff. I can get it done entirely without the breaks but I guess it all comes down to preference in the end, and I’m looking for consistency. Let me know what you think Cy By the way I use floro and braid. I don’t use mono main line

Thanks Tom that’s what I’m looking for. So when you say you use your thumb, do you use any assistance from the breaking system at all? I currently can cast a bait pretty good with no spool tension or breaks but I just find that I’m not as consistent when I’m throwing lighter baits so I’m trying to decide between using assistance from the breaking system or just keep going the way I have

Ok thanks for the feedback. I have the ability to tune my reel so that I can just thumb it before it hits the water just like any other modern reel. But I prefer to keep the spool tension loose. It helps my distance, accuracy, and versatility. And I like being able to just pick up my bait caster and throw any bait right off the bat. My question is if those with an educated thumb do better throwing lighter baits with minimal spool tension and minimal breaks, or if they keep their spool tension loose and use a bit of breaks. Because I feel like I get better distance if I dial in the breaks, but I’m worried that if I do that all the time that I’m going to get used to it and not be able to go back

For awhile I’ve been using the “educated thumb” method of casting, with the spool tension loose and the breaks on the lowest setting. And I usually get pretty good distance and accuracy this way, but I’m noticing that it’s hard to be consistent with the lighter baits since they change speed in the air much quicker which is hard to adjust to. So it affects my consistency. So I’m wondering if any of you prefer to keep the spool loose but turn up the breaks a tad for distance? I tried this and it definitely helps with the lighter baits. But I think I still prefer to keep the breaks on the lowest setting with heavier baits. And I always keep my spool tension loose because of accuracy and versatility. What do you all prefer? With lighter baits do you leave the spool tension loose and then increase the breaks to make it easier to control? Do you notice an increase in distance? New to bass resource but this question has been on my mind so I would appreciate any advise. Thanks

I am staying at a hotel and there are some ponds here. Has anyone fished Indian wells or desert horizons golf course? If so which ponds are successful? Thanks!