How does a right hander cast a baitcaster without horrible backlash?
I have a Diawa Samurai med-heavy rod and reel combo, it has the magnetic backlash reducer, which I either don't have set right or it doesn't work. And I want details. I am looking for how to aim, which hand to use, and when to stop the spool with my thumb. I am right handed if this helps with an answer. Nothing worse than a generic or simple answer, I need details, such as aim at clouds etc... Thanks in advance.
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2.) For a righty casting is very similar to hitting a raquetball . Depress the thumb bar and keep your thumb on the line...load the rod on your backcast and swing sidearm with some wrist at the end of your swing and take your thumb off the line (using the theory of a hammer hitting a nail usually helps)...where you stop the rod is where the lure should fly. Practice on targets will improve accuracy and thumbing the line to stop short will come in time.
3.) You may be having some difficulty because a med-heavy rod is really almost a flipping stick.a whole nother story...it would be easier with a 6 ft. med action rod which will let you cast a little lighter lure easier and give you a hell of a lot more sensitivity...either way keep at it...it'll come in time and it does have some advantages with certain lures (cranks, topwater) over a spinning rod but then again the spinning can outdo the baitcaster with other things (worms, spinnerbaits). Hope this helps.Tight Lines!!
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Put a 1/2 once sinker on and go outside and practice. Start with setting the tension, (I'm not familiar with that reel, but it should be a nob on the right). Tighten it down a little and mash the cast button to let the weight drop. If you've done it right the weight wont move, turn the nob until the weight falls fairly slow,(about a foot a second or so). When you've got that done practice short casting, using your thumb to stop the weight. It'll take some time just pick a target and try to hit it. Then try to hit a target a little farther away, you may need to loosen the reel up a little. If you feel the line loosening while the weight is in the air, use your thumb to slow the spool. It takes some practice, but in time you'll be able to hit a cup floating in the water a 50 feet. Good luck.Are cray fish traps the same as minnow traps ??
You aim your cast like a spinning combo cast. The prob w/ backlash you're having is that you don't have the reel set right to the weight of lure you're using.I tend to use both hands when casting, right hand on the reel and left on the rod butt, making a sort of side arm cast. If your reel has a thumb bar, press it down and hold it then release when your rod tip faces where you want the lure to go, just like a spin cast reel.
As far as setting the reel, with magnetic I would try somewhere in the middle to start with. Assuming you're throwing a 3/8 or 1/2 oz. crankbait or spinnerbait you'll still need to adjust the lure "drop". There should be a small dial on the side of the reel and you need to depress the thumb bar and release it to see how fast your lure falls. This should not fall fast, but at a moderate and smooth rate. After all this it's just practice and fine tuning.
Hope this helps, and good luck.
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All excellant answers. Besides your magnetic adjustments, I find that when you cast, have the reel handle facing up. And as they say"practice makes perfect". Go out in the yard and practice. Keep reel full o line also. I keep thumb on reel at all times. Stop the reel as soon as lure hits the water. If you still get terrible backlashes, trade your Diawa for an Ambassador!! Just kidding. Practice,practice,practice.I'm right-handed. I cast with my right hand, then switch to my left to retrieve. How to aim ? concentrate on the spot you want to hit.
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