re: Lots of people dont know how to cast a baitcaster

I've never seen someone throw a spinning reel into the water after frustration.
I've seen baitcasters thrown in the water out of frustration several times.
Strictly a salt water fisherman here.

I understand their appeal for bass fishing, but bringing them out to catch trout and redfish, especially when there is wind is just a stupid idea.

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I bet you can't even cast a fly rod!

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I was waiting to see who would post this.

Just for the record, I can use one, but I am embarrassed to use one around people here though. I am getting better.

A buddy of mine has a sweet gig where he manages a team of 6-8 people every summer made up of SCA, interns etc in the fishers department. They go out and do salmon counts, take fish samples, etc. Every year he has college kids show up with new expensive outfits and he pulls out a pink barbie doll poll and catches considerably more fish than them with it. He does this to get a point across to them that you don't have to have a fancy rig to catch fish. He also wants to get across the point that many of the locals still use a stick and line and are quite productive with that method.

Lots of folks don’t know how to properly set the anti-backlash brake or they thumb the spool on a bait caster. Two common errors.

I just find a spinning reel more enjoyable but i am 100% saltwater as well.

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You seem to overestimate people's abilities. I'm talking ALL men, city folk, suburbia, and country folk. What I am saying is, people are dumb.

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ah

carry on, then

As a kid I had a Zebco 303. My dad had a Ambassador 5000. It was my sole focus to learn how to cast a bait caster so I could "graduate" to the same kind of reel my dad threw. I think I got my Ambassador 5500C when I was 11 or 12. I've used it ever since. I now have more updated reels, all bait casters, all ABU Garcias.

But I fish almost exclusively fresh water for bass.

I've been fishing salt down in Bolivar and Sargent some lately with the bait casters and even though I rinse them really well, the salt still takes its toll.

So I'm thinking of buying a couple of spinning rigs. One for light tackle, to target sac-a-lait. And one set up for fishing big reds, specs, flounder, etc.

For me, half the fun of fishing is the art of the cast. Hitting the target exactly where you aim, then presenting the lure just right. Even on days when I've been skunked, if I was casting good, I was happy.

Once I learned a bait caster (teens) I felt like I had learned a new language.

I figured out that it all depends on the weight of the bait being used. Simply put, I would raise the tip of the rod skyward, then turn that knob on the right of the reel until the bait started to slowly drop to the ground. Then I tightened it a quarter of a turn. I avoided back lashing for the most part after I learned that.

Those tight corners of ponds were now mine for the taking on bass.

Time. Nobody got the time to learn how todo a thing. Not cast, back a trailer, load a boat, change oil or check shite on the truck,boat or trailer. Pay everybody to do everything or look it up on the internet.

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I bet you can't even cast a fly rod!

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Bet he can’t even double haul fly cast.....