Trying new direction in UL.
Never set rid of my UL spinning gear, love the stuff. But I've got a rod here, casting rod, Ocuma Celilo. 7' line recommebded is 2-7 pounds! Luers 1/8th oz to 1/2oz. Right now I have a Daiwa low profile reel on it with 6# test line. But I just ordered a ne low profile Kastking I'm gonna put on the rod and try 2# line if I can find some if not, 4#. I never really cared for the low profile reels much, kinda like having a VW bug and not a use one for it. Well I love my round level winds and my smallest is a ABU 2500 but next to these small low profile level winds it looks like a crane! I'm hoping it might actually cast 1/8th oz jijs, with 2# line this might be handy as a small mouth bass set up. Now I don't really fish for bass that much, they are in the water I fish for cats and crappies in. But now and then I do get a bass on a UL crappie rod, it's a hoot! Actually probably won't get it much use though, Like my UL spinning for crappie and my round level winds for cats. But bottom line is it sound like a pretty good reason to get a new rod and reel. That Ocuma rod with the Daiwa reel I set up with a slip bobber and jig head for using night crawler's to fool for bass with and so far it hasn't made it to the river with me. I like bass but cats eat better! Little UL casting set like this might even work pretty well with a 1/4oz egg sinker using power bait for trout. Seldom ever fish for trout anymore but maybe this would be a good reason!
Speaking of the sslip bobber, while I was in Germany our rod and Gun Club had a lake with trout and a really small stream leaving it. Used my 308 over there on my Garcia 3206 rod . Put on a bobberand hung a baited hook about 6" below it and sent it down that stream in front of me. Wow, death on the trout. For what ever reason I've never tried that again. Probably because here in Oregon we have mostly planter trout, they run maybe 8" and the limit is 5! Fished for them here about 20yrs ago and just threw everything back. Three hours to the lake I went to, caught my five planters in about four min and it was either throw them back or go home! I've used my UL spinning rods years ago in Long Island sound fishing for flounder and snapper. Thinking this little UL bait caster would be cool there too!
Trying new direction in UL.
I always used baitcasting tackle for bass, and ultralight meant spinning tackle. That’s how it was in the ‘70s when I started fishing. But you have a great plan! UL baitcasting sounds like too much fun. I’’’m going to give it a try myself this summer!
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