How To Use A Baitcaster: The Basics
2016 ж. 25 Мау.
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In this "how to" video I talk about the basics of getting started using a bait caster fishing reel. Hopefully this information helps you. Please remember to like, comment and subscribe. Thank you and God bless.
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1 million views!!! I can’t believe it. I haven’t posted a video for a few years but this one keeps getting views. Thank you all for watching and for the kind words and support. God bless
What baitcaster is that? And is their any one you'd suggest for a new bass fisher. Great vid thanks for explaining this rod style. Ps I'm primarily a fly fisher, so fairly new to rod and reel types.
You should start posting again :)
You deserve it brother! Thanks for the help!
It's the best vid under the search ofc it's getting tons of views thank you for helping us all out with our baitcasters
Congratulations 🎉
Who else is watching this in 2023 trying to learn more about fishing and bait casters?
2024 watching this now 😭
@@jamesyoung3760 😂😂😂 better late than never!
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2024!! Lol
this is proabably the best baitcatser totourial
+Omar keepin it real thanks for the compliment.
So now you need a spelling TUTORIAL
Please be respectful towards each other
Mister Ezlan he needs a tutorial on how to spell tutorial
Excuse me one baitreel gift plz
I rewatch this every year just as a reminder before I get out... I know it bit it's such a great refresher after a long cold winter.
I remember watching this video a few years back, I can honestly say this is the best explanation on how to use a baitcaster on the entire internet. 💯
Wow just seeing this out of the box kzhead.infoUgkxQr1yd4Zc6qJF-scTB6Zb9dQbVpviuRxB recommend I have yet to fish with this set up, but based on the first hands on appeal, I can tell this is going to change the way i pack and carry to a whole new level. If you fish like i do, you know the smaller and less stuff the better. I’ve added a photo of just some of my gear so you can see how serious i am about fishing.
7:48 I love how he said "I can cover more water with a baitcaster I think". Best line ever.
I got my first baitcaster recently, I was a bit reluctant about my purchase since I've been using spinning gear also, but I'm really excited to use it after watching your tutorial, you're very clear and knowledgeable, thank you!
Just make sure you try to throw on land at home with a crapoy lure. Heavier lures are easier to throw at first I'd start with something at 1 Oz. Make sure you keep your thumb on the line at first everytime you cast and slowly start to let your thumb off you'll figure it out pretty quickly it took me 3 times at about 20 min each to get the hang of it basically
I got my first baitcaster not long ago. I couldn’t find a good video for so long I quit trying. I finally got up and decided I wanted to try it. I watched this video and it’s casting great!!! NO BIRDNESTS!!!! Thanks you so much!!
them birds nests are no joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣
im 43 and just getting back into fishing. last time i owned a rod was 30 years ago at camp. lol trying to learn all i can want to get a boat and start the second half of my life, fishing and relaxing. thanks for the instruction.
hk93shooter Have fun!
You're way more clear than the last guy standing in tornado winds with a GoPro. Thanks bud.
I just came from that video lol
Every other tutorial is complicated but yours is amazingly paced and now I know how to use me baitcaster
Opened my eyes. Bait caster. I've just seen the future. John Ness. FIFE. SCOTLAND.
I've been looking for a tutorial like this since like forever! I love how you explained everything sooo clearly! Thank you!
Bro, ive watched a million “how to’s” on baitcasters. You are THE ONLY ONE who explained “you want your spool to stop as soon as the bait hits the ground/water”. Thank You! Subscribed! 👍🏼💯
I have watched video after video on this very matter and couldn't really grasp the concept of what everything was used for (the functions) then I came across this video , simple to the point and explains everything to point. Thank you very I really appreciate it!!!!
This is such a helpful and well thought out video. You cover all of the questions I had and made it easy to understand for a total newbie. Thank you for this!
Had so much trouble with bird nests. Thanks for this video. Very helpful.
Dude this guy kills it on the BASIC MODE on this one. 👏
Thank you for doing this video. I'm just getting back into fishing and needed this.
Great video. Very helpful thanks.
You took me deep in details. I haven't used a bait caster and I already know how to use one. Thank you bro God bless
Thanks for the tips pastor 🙌 going to try my first casts tomorrow ❤
Thank you! You really spoke to me, directly on this one!
I'd been using one of those old Johnson enclosed reels for about 25 years, just press and hold the button, then release button at apex of cast. Done. Sadly, it's a fairly light weight reel, and after moving to Washington state, I needed something more robust. I picked up a new Abu Garcia Silver Max (no user manual for some reason), got it spooled up with 20 lb line, and drove out to a local fishing spot. Bird's nest after bird's nest. I was pissed, and thought the reel had been improperly strung, so I drove it back to the store. Well, they undid the bird's nest in like a minute, and told me it was fine, that I wasn't casting right. Gotta say, when they told me I wasn't casting right, I felt like grabbing their head and putting it through the display case. Over 25 years of fishing, with the accuracy of practically being able to bean a fish in the head at 50 yards, caught countless fish in the lakes of Wisconsin and Illinois, and they dare tell me I'm casting wrong? Well, turns out these reels are COMPLETELY different, despite them calling my old reel a "baitcaster" (stupid term, because you cast bait/lures with every rod and reel), and all my years of experience meant diddly-squat with this new-fangled sci-fi reel from the future. I'm not even sure where you're supposed to grease these reels, or if you even have to like with the old ones. So, I'm back to looking like a complete jackass newbie in front of the other anglers until I get this new reel figured out. Your video helped a lot; I had no idea that this thing had brakes or a tension knob. I recognized the star wheel and release button easily enough, but beyond that, you may as well have sat me into the cockpit of a space shuttle and said, "just land it," like I was expected to know what all the shit in front of me does. I do much better when people explain to me what's happening on a mechanical level, like give me the nitty-gritty overly-complex explanation. The more technical, the faster I learn and master something. Great video, btw; WAY better than the useless lip service I hear in other videos so far. One dude's just like, "you just cast it, but feather the spool." How does that make sense to anyone who hasn't already figured it out? Whereas you spoke well and actually explained the components of the reel. That helped a ton! Thank you!
Baitcasters are not new, and if you fished for 25 yrs and went to any bait shop on earth, you would know this.
G'day David, thanks for this excellent tutorial on bait casting. I've been really apprehensive about moving to this style of fishing for fear of the dreaded bird's nest. Your step by step explanation of both the reel components as well as the four techniques has really helped allay my fears. It's early morning here in Australia and I'm about to drive 80 miles to pick up my first bait caster rod, a Daiwa Heartland Rod XA701 MFB, 10 - 17 lb line rating which is a discontinued model but I got it for a song :-) well I did also have to throw in a few bucks cos my singing aint that great. Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting my Daiwa Zillion reel from the states as you guys have some bargains going over there. I'll search out some of your other vids. Keep up the great work. regards from the land Down Under.
You actually covered in detail! This was so helpful! Thank you!
Clearly explained! Thanks! This is the information I was looking for to learn how to proper set my brand new low profile reel.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Going over the brakes, tension, etc has really helped me. I have to deal with nerve damage in both hands so it's been difficult using my baitcaster - I actually went back to spincast for a time.
Great video Bro!! Never before used a baitcaster and now I feel like this tutorial has given me the confidence to have a great day of fishing with my new lews.
Thanks great video. I appreciate you taking the time to do so
This was the perfect advice, explained it thoroughly. Thank you!
Found this very helpful and your tips were very clear. Thanks!
+Garrett Hammond thanks for watching!
Best beginner video ever!! I was having trouble with the reel still spinning when the lure hit the water and I was getting really annoyed and wanted to go back to spinner. Great tips! Listen to this man
Great overview, I’ve never understood the benefit but always intrigued by baitcasters.
Just ordered my first one and I will certainly be referencing back to this video. Wasn’t aware how much was involved with it. Thanks for the tips.
man this helped me out so much today for trout keep up the good work
Jesse Rowland baitcasting for trout? What were you throwing? Genuinely curious thanks
10/10 i loved this and it helped me thanks.
You gave a very good informations in a short time Thanks for this great tutorial Now I can start bait casting without being afraid of birds nest
New to bait casting, thanks much for the tutorial on the reel. Now I finally get it.
that duck at the end stole the show!
I just picked up a silver max today, watched your video and in six casts it was dialed in and casting like butter. Thank you for the intro to baitcasters it was extremely helpful.
This guy left out the whole thumbing of the spool. You dont need to set your tension so tight that it stops on the end of the cast. You use your thunb to slow it
@@ThatSB I have another video where I go into feathering.
It’s about time someone made a video that explained everything. Thank you !!
Thank you, very helpful information. I will give it a try.
This video will help me a ton thanks
This helped me out a lot thanks buddy!!
+Justin Brabham I'm glad it helped you.
You convinced me ! I'm going to buy one for the spring season...thanks for the down to earth help
Great, great video. I watched this video late last year while doing research on baitcasters. It was so good that I looked you up again. I just recently got a Abu Garcia black max. Watching the vid has really helped me get prepared to use my new bc. Thanks a lot buddy!
Great vid.. Thanks for the tips..
Señor!!
BEST video on baitcaster setup! I think the drag setting is overlooked. The drag is so the fish can run with your line and not break it. Some people allow the same max weight of the line, by putting a 10lb weight on the end on 10lb line and making sure drag occurs (line pulls out by fish) so you don't break it.
Yeah but you can only do that if you know exactly what lb. fish you're going to catch! lol. But good idea anyways!
I set my drag at a third of breaking strain of line I'm using. Rarely have to adjust it
Thank you for the tips I've just started looking at baitcaster
Very informative video answered all my questions and confusions of a baitcaster.
Thanks for the tips. I just bought my first one and found this very helpful. I will post up a video of me using it for the first time pretty soon, so please check it out and point out my flaws.
+Project IB you're welcome. Let me know when you post a vid.
I’m a veteran of the bait caster and you did a very good job explaining
Thank you
Thank you for explaining so clear !
Thanks for the tutorial! Ive been thinking about getting one for a long time but never made the commitment. You've talked me into it!
Thanks everyone for helping reach over 100k views on this video. I appreciate all of the likes and comments as well. Glad to know that this video has helped so many. Let me know if you have any questions.
Duuude thank you so much, your video has all the information we need(spinning reel freaks) lol seriously though man you knocked it out the park with this video.
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!
thanks brother for sharing this video and info unfortunately I can't afford the expensive bait caster set up so I have my good ol Wal-Mart cheap spinning. Set up lol but this was informative and interesting to watch and a blessingcould you do a video on how to fish a spinner bait and whopper plopper thanks bro god bless I had a suggestion maybe before the end of your vids you could read a scripture or verse from the bible just a suggestion thanks for sharing god bless
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The Fishin' Pastor this is the best video on baitcasters it helped me a ton so thank you so much!! Just got a new Lews reel after using spinning gear for 3 years
5:05 that blowup in the background lol
Thanks for this video I use to be a avid fisherman and it's been 15 years since I really had and I forgot about some of the basics of these reels and I had just bought a new kvd100 series baitcaster and was fighting with birdnest and could remember some of the things that u just reminded of I appreciate it and I made a great instructional video
This was a very informative how to video probably the best one I found thought basics and sticked to it reiterated the importance of each component! Thank you sir! Can’t wait to get my new babies out in the water!
I just got a baitcaster for christmas and i don’t know how to use it
same
Monofilament, braided, fluorocarbon.straightbraided, colored-strings etc... What do they all mean? Can you do a breakdown of what they all mean and do? 😬
+Sylvia Catalano that's a great idea. Keep an eye out for it.
Great thanks for your introduction on the bait caster
Thank you for being detailed and dumbing it down for me.
Before I never hadn’t gotten a fish with one
I'm confused about the tension part. When I click release, lure still falls. What could be the problem?
+Knowledge Gaming even when the tension is all the way up?
The Fishin' Pastor Wait, sorry! I meant it won't fall, even when i keep slowly turning it, it stays.
+Knowledge Gaming it might be that the lure you're throwing is too light, the line is too heavy for the lure or your tension knob is defective.
The Fishin' Pastor That could explain it. I have a Medium-size spinnerbait with 12lb stren line. I'll try a heavier lure and if that doesn't work I'll look into the tension knob possibly being defective.
The line is thick, 0.33 mm.
Just spooled up my first baitcaster today. Thank you for the help especially with the tension spool calibration!
Love the whole explanation and everything it’s really clear about everything
Sorry dude, I spoiled your 777 subscribers number streak I'm the 778th
+Sean Lew haha! I'm totally ok with that. Welcome to my channel.
8:46 that’s what she said
Thanks for the tips, just got into baitcasters about a month ago and been loving them!
Great video, just bought my first baitcaster. Your video was a great help in setting up my baitcaster. Keep up the good work, thanks.
Great video bud! I have had a couple of bait cast polls and never used them because of the bird nest. You did a great job explaining the function with tension and the break. Thanks!
Awesome explanation of each item, best one I have found! Thanks
Brilliant tutorial, thank you for posting this as it was a great help.
Thanks for the most clear guidance I saw on KZhead!
Just got my first baitcaster thank you man for sharing your knowledge with us
Thank you for this it helped me a lot. I just got an Abu Garcia baitcasting combo and can't wait to try it.
Good advise!
Fishin' Pastor, this is a great video! A good friend of mine just passed along two baitcasters to me, which I've never used before. I really appreciate how you break down the components and the settings you recommend for beginners. All there is left for me to do now is to get out there and try it! Thanks again, and keep producing quality content. God Bless!!
Thanks man out of all of the vids i have watched this is by far the best.
Thanks a bunch for putting this together. My son and I will be going out soon to try a bait caster someone had given to us.
Thanks for the advice! Best tutorial i have seen. Just bought my first baitcaster today. Definitely will keep all this in mind. Thank you!
Story time... many years ago, I was sold on baitcasters. Went out, spent 300 on a setup and used it for a few months and gave it away. I was so tired of bird nests. Mind you, I (at the time) was fishing with other people constantly, and NOT one time did anyone help me with setting the adjustments.. I fished, got flustered, wasted $100s on line and all because I wasn't setting the brake or tension correctly.. I just bought an Abu Garcia revo X and going to try again. 15lbs braid on a 7' pole.. Thank you for this info and I hope to have better fishing experience. And I never expected to not have issues, hence months of trying to control the reel with my thumb.. and spin casting has just as many issues with braid line over spooling or monos memory issues.. but it seemed like every time I went fishing it was over within 30min to an hour due to catastrophic failure. Hell, after first few times I started bringing my Pfluger spinning rod knowing I would end my fishing with it lol. Here's to big fish, big stories, big blocks and big tts/ass Thanks again
Thanks for the intro, just got my first baitcaster and your video helped explain the reel!
I knew nothing about baitcasting .. now I do thanks ! Will go buy one now and learn as I go.
Got one today I have been looking for a video I ACTUALLY understand and this is it thank you
Just got my first baitcaster(SilverMax), been fishing spin gear my whole life, video was very informative. Thanks for the knowledge
Awesome video. Really easy for me to understand as I just got an abu garcia for musky fishing, thank you!
Thanks, I appreciate your time and effort making this video.
Thank you for the very informative video, I am beginning the journey into the Bait caster world and this helps a lot!
Definitely the best baitcasting tutorial out there. 🙏🏽 thanks so much
thank you so much i went out and got a baitcaster for the new season today, and I had no idea what i was doing when I got to the creek.
Thanks for the information
I just got my first bait caster and I watched some other videos and it seemed so complicated but you just made it so simple. Thx. Great video
Very helpful. Gonna get my bait caster out and try this out.
Explained everything in great detail. And I would appreciate that. I think now I'm ready to try out my new bait caster. Thanks for your help. I will be watching you in a future.
absolutely the best explanation of the basics of adjusting a baitcaster.great work!!!
Thank you so much I just got my first bait caster and this video helped me out a lot
Just got a bait caster can’t wait to set it up. This video was very helpful!! Thanks for taking the time!