22Bantam. Yah!!

[Darth-Baiter]

Spent half hour casting it to my neighbors distant basketball hoop.  This is a distance champion.  Very little effort sends the plug flying.   I’m kinda shell-shocked at how it is so effortless.  Accuracy on my rod choice (FMJ) is perfect.  14lb Sniper is the line.   I’m planning on probing the depths with a big worm and a jig this Saturday at Clearlake!  
 

Being a rookie I put just the tiniest too much line in it to rub the back crossbar.  Duh!  Line doesn’t grow on trees Darth!  
 

[Big Hands]

1 minute ago, Darth-Baiter said:

Being a rookie I put just the tiniest too much line in it to rub the back crossbar.

 

That lead to the loss of a Spro BBZ1 low sinker trout. I had a Phenix Black 8'6" with a Tranx 400 loaded with 30 lb mono. It laid pretty flat when spooling it up, but after a few light lobs, the line lay looked a little rounded and when I went to put the wood to it, it fluffed up and birdnested real good. Took me a minute or two to pick out the fuzz, but by that time, it hit the bottom.

 

I was fishing from the shoreline and it looked pretty non-descript with a wide sandy slope next to the West ramp at Castaic. What I didn't know is that someone had abandoned a car there and my $40 swimbait found solid purchase somewhere within. 

 

I had ridden my bike there, and if ya know, ya know what it would be like riding to that ramp on a bicycle carrying a swimbait stud stick. I had taken maybe four casts and didn't have anything else with me.

 

The lesson ($40 plus tax for the BBZ-1, and a long climb on a bike carrying a swimbait rod) for me was to be careful about over filling a spool and to check underneath by the reel seat because that's probably where it will rub.

[Darth-Baiter]

dang...maybe I should peel off another 10 yards, just in case.  great info @Big Hands

[TheBaitMonkey]

58 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

Spent half hour casting it to my neighbors distant basketball hoop.  This is a distance champion.  Very little effort sends the plug flying.   I’m kinda shell-shocked at how it is so effortless.  Accuracy on my rod choice (FMJ) is perfect.  14lb Sniper is the line.   I’m planning on probing the depths with a big worm and a jig this Saturday at Clearlake!  
 

Being a rookie I put just the tiniest too much line in it to rub the back crossbar.  Duh!  Line doesn’t grow on trees Darth!  
 

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