Garage sale special -- my first baitcasting rod/reel
I'm sure I'll have a million questions as I learn my way around this thing. It's heavier than my spinning set-ups (all are either medium light, light or ultralight). It's probably a medium action and the line must be about 20lb. or so:eek: Bought it at a neighborhood garage sale for $20.
The next day I caught some bass and crappie with it while trolling but it didn't catch any more than my spinning rigs. Biggest differences were that the fish didn't have a fighting chance against the medium action and 20lb. line, and it felt so weird to hold the rod in my left hand and crank with the right -- that's just backwards! I certainly did notice that the heavier line "drags" more through the water, requiring more line out to achieve the same depth. I even threw about 10 casts without backlashing, but of course they only went about 30 feet or so with no arc or finesse; pretty ugly actually.
I'll probably change the line to 10lb...once I figure out what all the different buttons. levers and wheels do on this thing.
I doubt I'll become a baitcaster, but I figure it'll be useful experience for only $20. (I thought "Hey, this is my opportunity to try out braided line"...until I realized the line would probably cost more than my entire cost of the rig!)