07-10-2007, 12:01 AM
Ok, I didn't see a topic or anything pertaining to what I'm going to ask, so I'll just ask it here, and if needbe, mabye someone would direct me to the correct place. I've been fishing for about 2 and a half months now, and I bought a shakespeare synergy 10 rod, closed face reel. I had several fish break my line, so I decided I needed to get some heavier line. I switched to some 30lb. spiderwire stealth high performance braid. It wouldn't cast period, the line just stuck when I hit the quick release button. So i bought a shakespeare alpha open faced reel, in hopes it would fare better. slightly, but not what I had hoped for. It would cast about 10 or 15 feet of line and catch. I put some 20lb. line on there, it did the same thing. I bought some shakespeare 50lb. test line, and it also didnt do well. About the same results ensued. I'm getting pretty pissed, because I need heavier line, but I can't find a reel that will cast it out a decent distance. I don't have a boat, so I have to fish from shore, or a pier, where the only way I'm gonna get even a nibble is if I cast out a long long way. So If someone could help a newb out, in any way, it'd be much appreciated.
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