04-21-2012, 09:28 AM
[quote ydoc][quote BigN_2395]
I got it figured out, I'm actually just doing what you said, casting with my right hand, then switching and retrieving with my right hand, keeping the spool up.
I also did use some 10lb mono to use as a backing on the spool before tying on the power pro. I didnt keep track of heartlands or anything, but the PP diameter is exactly the same as the mono. I mainly put the mono backing on to protect the spool in case of ultra tight line. I didn't want it cutting into the spool. I'm pretty sure the pickup pin will cut the braid before the braid cuts it (the pin in titanium) but I set the drag kind of light anyway just in case.
Anyway, I haven't actually taken it to the lake yet to really try it yet, hopefully I will later today or tomorrow. However I took it out back and made a few casts just to get a feel for it, and it casts perfectly. No hang ups, no bird nests inside the cone, etc. looking forward to it! I'llpost when I actually fish with it. Hopefully I'll be able to get a couple bass. Water is just getting warm so they should be pretty active.
Out of curiosity, what kind of mono is good for bassing? Just in case I decide to go back to it.[/quote]
<lol> Asking which mono is best, is like asking if blondes, brunettes, or redheads are best. (Please don't reply to that... [
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Personally, I've always had good luck with Trilene XL or XT... but I've heard good stuff about Trilene BIG GAME too - especially for the price. But... if you look at ANY "best line?" threads, you'll find just about everybody likes something different.
I fish from a float tube. My rod/reel combos are a mix of spincast and baitcast. I've always used mono or copoly on my spincast and fluorocarbon or braid on the baitcast. I use the spincast for the light stuff, and the baitcast/braid for frogs, etc.
Fishing from a tube, most of my casts are fairly short... please post your braid-in-a-spincast results. I'm also interested in the long-term results. I wonder what the pickup pins will look like after a season of braid dragging across them??? [.img]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/surprised.gif[/img][/quote]
I've loved all of them brah (;
As for the line, ill check those out. I may end up just being lazy and cheap any buying a big spool of zebco omniflex or whatever for $2 from Walmart, lol. I bought a spool of 15lb a while back for leaders and there's nothing really wrong with it.
Anyway, I took my new setup out to the lake tonight! Just did some shore fishing with it. Used a big spinner (skirted one, not an inline spinner). No bites or catches to test it further, but my reel seemed to perform very well with the braid, other than getting hung up on the pickup pin occasionally. Nice, long casts, accurate, smooth retrieve, felt good in my hand, just good all around. There was zero moon tonight, so I'm gonna go tomorrow and hopefully get some bites, and catches! Oh, and the pin isn't screwed up at all yet, nor is anything else on the reel, and I worked it pretty good. Hopefully it will hold up. However, as far as the hang up issue, what's up with that? Do I need to use a bigger-diameter braid, or will that just happen with braid regardless because of how pliable and conforming it is? If it keeps up, that would be the only thing that would keep me from continuing to use it. It's relatively easy to fix, but I took five years off my life tonight because of the way my heart stopped temporarily every time the lure failed to cast, and instead came flying back at my face.
So yeah, over all, all things considered, so far so good. I'll keep you updated and let you know how it performs with a fish on the line.
... Oh yeah. I actually did catch something tonight. The most massive, monstrous, scary bullfrog I've ever laid eyes on, in photos or in real life. It hooked him through the upper part of his mouth though, so I hope he will okay. Acted fine when I took him off. It fought and ran like a big bass!
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I got it figured out, I'm actually just doing what you said, casting with my right hand, then switching and retrieving with my right hand, keeping the spool up.
I also did use some 10lb mono to use as a backing on the spool before tying on the power pro. I didnt keep track of heartlands or anything, but the PP diameter is exactly the same as the mono. I mainly put the mono backing on to protect the spool in case of ultra tight line. I didn't want it cutting into the spool. I'm pretty sure the pickup pin will cut the braid before the braid cuts it (the pin in titanium) but I set the drag kind of light anyway just in case.
Anyway, I haven't actually taken it to the lake yet to really try it yet, hopefully I will later today or tomorrow. However I took it out back and made a few casts just to get a feel for it, and it casts perfectly. No hang ups, no bird nests inside the cone, etc. looking forward to it! I'llpost when I actually fish with it. Hopefully I'll be able to get a couple bass. Water is just getting warm so they should be pretty active.
Out of curiosity, what kind of mono is good for bassing? Just in case I decide to go back to it.[/quote]
<lol> Asking which mono is best, is like asking if blondes, brunettes, or redheads are best. (Please don't reply to that... [
])Personally, I've always had good luck with Trilene XL or XT... but I've heard good stuff about Trilene BIG GAME too - especially for the price. But... if you look at ANY "best line?" threads, you'll find just about everybody likes something different.
I fish from a float tube. My rod/reel combos are a mix of spincast and baitcast. I've always used mono or copoly on my spincast and fluorocarbon or braid on the baitcast. I use the spincast for the light stuff, and the baitcast/braid for frogs, etc.
Fishing from a tube, most of my casts are fairly short... please post your braid-in-a-spincast results. I'm also interested in the long-term results. I wonder what the pickup pins will look like after a season of braid dragging across them??? [.img]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/surprised.gif[/img][/quote]
I've loved all of them brah (;
As for the line, ill check those out. I may end up just being lazy and cheap any buying a big spool of zebco omniflex or whatever for $2 from Walmart, lol. I bought a spool of 15lb a while back for leaders and there's nothing really wrong with it.
Anyway, I took my new setup out to the lake tonight! Just did some shore fishing with it. Used a big spinner (skirted one, not an inline spinner). No bites or catches to test it further, but my reel seemed to perform very well with the braid, other than getting hung up on the pickup pin occasionally. Nice, long casts, accurate, smooth retrieve, felt good in my hand, just good all around. There was zero moon tonight, so I'm gonna go tomorrow and hopefully get some bites, and catches! Oh, and the pin isn't screwed up at all yet, nor is anything else on the reel, and I worked it pretty good. Hopefully it will hold up. However, as far as the hang up issue, what's up with that? Do I need to use a bigger-diameter braid, or will that just happen with braid regardless because of how pliable and conforming it is? If it keeps up, that would be the only thing that would keep me from continuing to use it. It's relatively easy to fix, but I took five years off my life tonight because of the way my heart stopped temporarily every time the lure failed to cast, and instead came flying back at my face.
So yeah, over all, all things considered, so far so good. I'll keep you updated and let you know how it performs with a fish on the line.
... Oh yeah. I actually did catch something tonight. The most massive, monstrous, scary bullfrog I've ever laid eyes on, in photos or in real life. It hooked him through the upper part of his mouth though, so I hope he will okay. Acted fine when I took him off. It fought and ran like a big bass!
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