Being that u fish don't alot, set ur drag little loose, pull line with medium pull, to set drag, if the fish starts to pull the off the spool, tighten drag just a little bit. u want to be at the fine line, when u pull it in, and if the fish wants to run with it, ur drag is set to let off line ur spool. Playing the fish is the part of fishing! (good luck) and DON'T FORGET THE CHICKEN LIVER 4 THEM THEM CAT FISH

 

CHICKEN LIVER????

Heck dont even need a pole.... just jump in and grab them!

Not me!!!!!!

My catfish seem to like hotdogs and cheese more than liver....... Cant say that I blame them. lol

 

Biggest catfish I ever caught was with a spinner bait.

 

I caught a lunker a few years ago, it was in the heat of the day, on a rattle trap.

Wierdest day fishing of my life, I was pulling crappie up on jug lines and catfish up on rattlers....

Wasnt complaining atleast they were coming up....

 

lol thanks guys but you dont need to give me anything but advice n tips :P


before this thread fades away, i jus got one more question
is there any way to prevent tangles? the only con i read about spincasts is tangling, but that probably wont be too much of a problem for me.

 

Baitcast reels tangle (backlash), spincast don't.

 

Unless you give them to one of my daughters.....

Then you'll spend the day scratching your head wondering how they did that while your cutting line and rewinding a reel in the field.

 

OOh yeah, forgot about that.

 

I'd sure be proud to have a son like you, I think it's great you want to spend time with him and go fishin. :santa:

 

I'd have to teach my old man how to fish. Poor guy.

 

How do you like that Yo Zuri hybrid?

 

I use the Yo-zuri hybrid ultra soft clear 12# (label claims it's ideal for spinning tackle). Very nice stuff, low memory, decent - long casts and high knot strength. Also very good on hard hook-sets. It usually goes for about $12 for 600yds but the cashier couldn't get the barcode to scan, so she only charged me $5. It is well worth the $12 for what you get.

 

Kudos on spending time with your Dad and buying him something both of y'all can use and enjoy. I wish you much luck but I have to say you're going to have problems(poor-stuttering drag, weak[plastic?] gears, line twist, rough line guides, weak rod blanks, etc.) with those kits. I truly hope you don't end up wasteing $35-40 but I feel you will be doing just that.

Good luck ,

Dan

 

There's a new line out, Stren makes it I think, called Super Knot. I usually just use spider wire on everything. Have you ever used Fireline?

 

Fireline, . I tried that stuff in 20# for about 3 casts . I didn't like it at all. On one of my baitcasters it felt like a needle from an artificial Christmas tree (same color, just as thick and hard to work with; real stiff).