06-02-2009, 01:27 AM
[blush] Well I do tend to like to jump into things and you are all very persuasive so I got an starter kit on the way home form work, tied all the lines in ( it needs better fly line ... looks like plastic feels like wax .... I think I can do better but correct me if I am wrong) and took it to the river. It was a lot of fun, I did not hook anything but shrubs and the like but no mater ( i did finish the night with my spinning gear and got a small brookie) I looked goofy and awkward but had fun. my 2 questions now are 1 on my false casts the line looks good until i "real cast" then i keep hitting the water on the back cast or drop all my line in the same place front rather than lay it out on the water why???
second and in true rookie fashion when I am using the reel after I strip the line and say, hook a fish, what way should the handle turn...... to the front or to the back??? I think I spooled my line backward (If that's possible) i hold the rod with the right and reel with my left if that maters.
I can re-post this in casting tec and the such if some one thinks it better
much thanks
peace [fishin]
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second and in true rookie fashion when I am using the reel after I strip the line and say, hook a fish, what way should the handle turn...... to the front or to the back??? I think I spooled my line backward (If that's possible) i hold the rod with the right and reel with my left if that maters.
I can re-post this in casting tec and the such if some one thinks it better
much thanks
peace [fishin]
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