Guys, I appreciate your help and comments on my post on the Extreme Baitcasters.
What I have done was exchanged the Curado and Crankin' Stick and bought (2) L/H Extremes a 5.2:1 and a 6.3:1, an Extreme 7ft. Med. Woo Crankbait rod and a 6'6" Med. Woo Spinnerbait rod. For what I'm trying to achieve this season and become somewhat proficient with it, for the money they will work fine. For the 1/4 to 3/8 oz. baits they should be fine. I like the action of the rod tips and that may mean more to me than the reel.
My question is, when I first try to set my brake pins up should I start out with engaging (3) of them at first. Skipping every other one. Or maybe (4) with 2 on skip 1 and 2 more on and the 6th. being off. I guess they work better if they are balanced. In a mechanical sense this makes sense to me. Correct me if I wrong. Just wanted to get your take on it.
Toxic, Thanks for your reply in my previous post. It's not a matter of going and buy a quality spinning reel. I've been fishing quality Shimano and Daiwa reels on St. Croix Rods for a long while. I have no intention of getting away from spin fishing. I still intend to crankbait, worm, grub, and tube fish that way. It is just after many, many years of spin fishing I owe it to myself to give this (baitcasting) a whole hearted shot. I do agree with your opinion and you are 100% correct. Also I don't bank fish, I river fish from a boat. Not quite sure what that has to do with baitcasting though. Reply back if you want to. I do respect yours and all opinions of others. I'm looking forward to some changes for me this upcoming season.
I just wanted to get started off right baitcasting with 2 decent quality set-ups without breaking the bank. To do it with one would not work for me because if it got bound up I would be reaching for a spinning reel, now the 2nd. BC will be onboard. I do not figure baitcasting to be a cake walk.
What I have done was exchanged the Curado and Crankin' Stick and bought (2) L/H Extremes a 5.2:1 and a 6.3:1, an Extreme 7ft. Med. Woo Crankbait rod and a 6'6" Med. Woo Spinnerbait rod. For what I'm trying to achieve this season and become somewhat proficient with it, for the money they will work fine. For the 1/4 to 3/8 oz. baits they should be fine. I like the action of the rod tips and that may mean more to me than the reel.
My question is, when I first try to set my brake pins up should I start out with engaging (3) of them at first. Skipping every other one. Or maybe (4) with 2 on skip 1 and 2 more on and the 6th. being off. I guess they work better if they are balanced. In a mechanical sense this makes sense to me. Correct me if I wrong. Just wanted to get your take on it.
Toxic, Thanks for your reply in my previous post. It's not a matter of going and buy a quality spinning reel. I've been fishing quality Shimano and Daiwa reels on St. Croix Rods for a long while. I have no intention of getting away from spin fishing. I still intend to crankbait, worm, grub, and tube fish that way. It is just after many, many years of spin fishing I owe it to myself to give this (baitcasting) a whole hearted shot. I do agree with your opinion and you are 100% correct. Also I don't bank fish, I river fish from a boat. Not quite sure what that has to do with baitcasting though. Reply back if you want to. I do respect yours and all opinions of others. I'm looking forward to some changes for me this upcoming season.
I just wanted to get started off right baitcasting with 2 decent quality set-ups without breaking the bank. To do it with one would not work for me because if it got bound up I would be reaching for a spinning reel, now the 2nd. BC will be onboard. I do not figure baitcasting to be a cake walk.
