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Author:
rmflint
Date:
Mar 16, 2012
Subject:
My first baitcaster and fishing spot suggestions
Message:
I just purchased my first optimum kinetic pt 6.3:1 baitcaster and I'm getting better and better each day with the casting, but I'm curious as to whether I should switch to some mono from my 10lb braid. Also I have heard that perhaps I should get a higher lb test line, but I so many people say so many different things. I also would like to ask if anyone knows any small ponds in the Wallingford, Northford, Hamden, or Durham area. I'm from Wallingford and have fished in most of these areas at one point or another, but mostly I fish in Wallingford. However due to my bad luck last year and this year I'm looking to try elsewhere. Wallingford has many small ponds bearing lg mouth, but many are hard to access or are completely illegal to fish in. I just want a decent place to fish. Mckenzie Reservoir and Dayton Pond are my two closest spots and they are linked by a river, but ever since the reservoir was dredged the fishing has sucked. Thanks :)
Author:
johnyboy288
Date:
Mar 16, 2012
Message:
i would stick with braided line.I had 10lb mono before i got braided and lost a lot of fish.
Author:
slim2043
Date:
Mar 16, 2012
Message:
I learned bait casting just last year. This year I'm all bait casting unless I'm after trout or salt water shore fishing or finesse fishing. I started w 10lb braid and it was awful. The line was too thin and too limp. Up it to 30lb 65lb braid or 10-15lb mono or fluoro depending on what you're going to fish/ how you're going to fish. Remember to set your brake according to the lure you're using and let the rod load up before you cast it forwards. Those were a couple of tips that helped me tremendously. Good luck!
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