The best baitcasting settings for your baitcasting reel are crucial to getting the best distance out of your chosen lures. For both beginners and experienced anglers looking to improve and catch more, check this out. It’s important to consider your lure weight always. Set the spool tension first, adjust your centrifugal brake, and then you’re ready to fish. Watch the video to see how! #fishing #fishingtips #baitcaster #fishingislife #fishinglife
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Understanding the Efficiency of a Bait Cast Reel in Bass Fishing
As a bass fisherman, a bait cast reel just does the majority of the work for me. All of the baits that I really want to fish fast and have a lot of power with, a bait caster is the most efficient reel that you can use. Some people are intimidated by them just because they’re afraid of getting backlashes. A big part of that is knowing how to set up the reel.
Setting Up Your Reel
The biggest thing when you go to set one up, as I tell people, is to turn that braking system to zero and set your spool tension to the weight of the bait first.
Adjusting Spool Tension
So this is a KVD 1.5 and, you know, it is not a heavy bait, but it’s not super light as well. I’m going to set my spool tension, especially if you’re a first-time user.
I’m going to set it a little bit tighter so that the bait just barely or might even have to shake it a little bit to get it to start to fall. Just for a first-timer, you want it a little bit tighter so you learn how to make that nice, smooth casting stroke not to get backlashes.
Adjusting the Centrifugal Brake
Then I’m going to go back and turn that centrifugal brake up. Now, all these brakes are designed to do is to slow these reels down towards the end of the cast. I like to set mine up to about the three-quarter setting.
If I’m trying to throw right into a stiff wind, I’m going to even turn it higher. I may turn it all the way right up to 10 or to the highest setting to be able to throw right into that wind.
Maximizing Reel Potential
Eventually, I want to have it a little bit looser so that I can really maximize the potential of this reel and get the best distance out of those baits. The moral of the story is to set the spool tension first and then adjust your centrifugal brake, and then you’re ready to fish.
