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  1. ZoomFluke
    Trying to to stretch line and get the most use out of it these days. Can I get away with keeping my older 6lb test flouro as a base for my spinning reel and tying on a slightly heavier 7lb test flouro on as my working line? I cut down the older 6lb line to make up about 15% of my total as my base. Then filled the top 85% with the new 7lb test flouro line. I’ve got it tied on to a solid leader knot which is buried deep in the spool. I know that it’s not usually, or maybe ever practical to tie on a leader that’s heavier than the line behind it, but in this case the base line will never get close to touching air, or even seeing sunlight. With that being said, I still want to present the issue to everyone here because I don’t want to end up wasting more line by doing this… if it ends up causing me issues with casting distance? or my line to just break? Would it be safer for me to go ahead and take this base/leader line off and string only the 7lb on it? Of course I should of asked this question before I even spooled it…better now than never I guess 🙂. Thanks everyone!
  2. ZoomFluke
    I bought a brand new 7’ Lews Mach Smash spinning combo recently. From everything I’ve read & been told, it’s one of the better bass spinning rod combos out there around the $100 mark. I bought it because I broke the rod on my Abu Garcia Jordan Lee 7’ spin combo. I was expecting the smash to be somewhat as effective as my abu, or even better. Yet, I can’t get that lews to make a decent cast. I got wal mart Shakespeares to cast the same lure even further. So I put the Jordan Lee reel on my lews rod and it casts like a charm. I’ve re-spooled my lews reel multiple times with good line, lighter line, … compared casts with different lure sizes, tried everything. Why does this $100 combo reel cast worse than a $20 wal mart combo? Obviously the reel is the problem. I don’t see any obvious issues with the reel itself so I’m really curious to find out what’s going on with this Mach smash reel. Is it just a bad reel? Am I missing something? Very frustrating! Anyone else own this combo? If so, How is it working out for you? Also, I am new to this forum. How do I edit a post? I spelled “Lew’s” wrong in my subject title. Smh, how can i change it?
  3. Byang98120
    Hello! I was bank fishing the other day with my casting combo. The casting reel is a Shimano Scorpion DC reel with 10lb mono. A gentleman with a spinning combo came and started to fish with me using a weighted wacky rig. He was launching that thing...really far. I wasn't catching anything on my topwater frog so he asked me if I wanted a weighted senko (he pulled in a 5lb bass within 15-20 min). I took his offer. He said my casting reel should be able to launch the wacky rig further than his spinning. His friends apparently can launch it nearly to the middle of the lake. I was not even close, I changed the break to 1. Also, I am fairly new using a casting reel. Only had this for a couple months. What is going on? 3 things I can think of is my technique, type of line/test and rod type? The guy had braid, forgot what test.
  4. Geebo
    I've only used spinning rods and fluorocarbon line (finesse fishing mostly), but I recently bought a baitcasting rod and reel and am hoping to change that. I've been working on my cast (in a parking lot) and can cast a maximum of 25 yards with 3/8 oz rubber practice casting weight. I have Dobyns DC 705CB and Daiwa Tatula SV TW 6.3 with Sunline Shooter Defier line. I've been keeping the brakes at 6 and the spool tension is reasonably tight, but if I let my thumb off, the line drops on it's own. Does any have any advice on how to cast farther? I seem to be stuck at 25 yards and it's a little frustrating. Also, since I've never used a baitcasting rod/reel what angle should I be holding the rod at when working top water or crank baits? Last question, since I plan to use the rod mostly for top water and crank baits is it preferable to use mono or copoly? Thank you! Geebo
  5. Steven Rea
    Just got my Shimano Cardiff 400A series reel in a few days ago, and needless to say I was shocked. First impression is that it's a bit heavy (I'm used to using a Shimano Core 50MG7 as my all around reel), but then again, it's the right size for chucking big swimbaits. The only thing I'm having a bit of trouble with is maximizing my casting distance with big swimbaits - an 8" Savage Gear 3D Line-Thru Trout and a 6" Spro BBZ1 Jr. Swimbait to be precise. My backyard is about an acre and a half in size, and I can barely throw these swimbaits 3/4 of the way across my yard. I've seen people on YouTube with the same reel being able to long bomb their baits with ease and they fly a country mile. Anyone have any suggestions? I currently have 3 brakes engaged and the other 3 disengaged, while the spool tension knob is loose enough so the spool has a little wiggle room if that helps any.
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