Re: Bait Cast advice
Open face spinning reels, you can cast a light lure into a hula hoop at 40 yards. No backlash problems especially casting into the wind. Line is wound evenly on the spool, flows out smoothly, but hard to stop it to cut a cast short. You can shoot docks with 'em.<br /><br />Little bit of slack will give you trouble though. Birds nests happen on these if you get just a tiny bit of twist, then a little slack, it'll wrap around the handle, under the spool, a real headache. Sometimes it wraps up under the spool and you don't notice at first, then you got real problems (no pun intended).<br /><br />With a baitcaster you can hit a postage stamp on a fence at 30 yards. When playing a big fish if the drag's too light you can use your thumb on the spool to tighten down or loosen up.<br /><br />Like kclost says, keep your fingers on the line during retrieve especially with weightless soft plastics means improved strike detection.<br /><br />If you're vertical jigging and get bit on the drop with it still in freespool, you can clamp down on the spool with your thumb to set the hook. Done that many times.
