How to Cast a Baitcasting Fishing Rod and Reel - Baitcaster for Beginners 

I like efficiency. No need to waste my time or yours. I agree that too many videos are full of unnecessary fluff just to try to get more watch time.

Thank you for the comment and I'm glad you enjoy my videos.

Thanks - I appreciate the nice comment. Glad you enjoyed the videos!

Glad it was helpful to you! Thanks for the feedback.

Thank you - I appreciate the comment. Good luck fishing and don't be afraid to ask questions.

Thanks for the feedback. I don't like to waste my time or yours on long videos full of fluff! Glad I could help you catch more fish than your friends! 😀

Thanks!

Thanks for the suggestion. I have a list of upcoming video topics but I'll try to work that in too.

Yes, thanks for the suggestion. I appreciate your comment.

Glad you liked it! 🙂

Thank you - I appreciate your feedback

Excellent!

Great - I'm glad to hear you found the video helpful. 🙂

I agree. Wind can really be an enemy to a person learning how to use a baitcaster.

Casting in a field with a sinker is a good idea to practice.

Thank you. I'm glad you found it helpful.

I like braid with a mono/fluoro leader for both of those. I don't like using mono over 12lb strength as a main line, and pike teeth will easily cut that, so you'd need a heavier mono leader anyway. I like the small diameter of braid for better casting distance with the abrasion resistance of a mono or fluoro leader.

Spinning reels and baitcasters will definitely give you better control/accuracy and longer casts, as well as better sensitivity.

Thumbing/feathering the spool is a good idea if you're casting into the wind or if you're aiming for a very specific spot. You can slow the lure down as you approach the target and get it to drop in just the right spot. If you're casting downwind or on a calm day or not looking for a precise cast, you don't need to feather the spool with your thumb. Just make sure to get your thumb back on it before the lure hits.

Funny how that changes depending on what you learned on first!

A spinning reel is easier, yes. But manual transmissions are fun and baitcasters can be too. 🙂

Thanks. A skip cast is most often done with a roll cast where the bottom of the roll puts the lure within inches of the water, and there is enough speed to cause the bait to gently bounce off of the water repeatedly. This works best when the water surface is really calm, otherwise the waves may cause the bounces to be too high. Those bounces will also slow your lure suddenly, while your spool continues to spin, causing a backlash. Practice on really calm water with a flat-sided, soft plastic lure. That will give you the best chance to get better at it without a lot of backlashes.

Incredibly helpful, thanks!

@@stephenhumphrey1767 Cool - good luck!

It's an Ugly Stik Carbon medium-heavy 7ft rod and an Abu Garcia Revo baitcaster. Both are great. Here are links to both if you want to check them out: Reel alnk.to/e76N9SY Rod amzn.to/3VD0XS0

Baitcasters come in both right-hand and left-hand retrieve designs. I have both and don't really have a preference. It's really up to the individual angler to decide which way they prefer. Some like to switch hands after a cast and others don't.

I have left-retrieve and right-retrieve baitcasters and don't really have a preference either way. Left-retrieve baitcasters have become more common, especially when people are used to spinning reels with the handle on the left and they want to stick with that setup with baitcasters too. I'd say it's still more common for baitcasters to have the handle on the right side.

It's a nice reel. Smooth and affordable.

@@FishingwithNat it was a pain in the ass the line that came with it was tsrrible but a fun learning curve

@@unclemao3473 When a reel comes prespooled with line, it's usually not great line and you'll just have lots of problems casting.

Specifically on a baitcaster or on other types of reels as well?

@@FishingwithNat other types would be awesome

@@jpeischen4788 OK, thanks for the feedback. I'm working on a few others right now but I'll add that topic to my list.

It really depends what you're going to use it for. A frogging rod would be better off with 30lb braid. 10lb fluoro would be good for crankbaits or general open-water fishing. 20lb mono is pretty thick stuff. I don't really use 20lb mono for main line because of the thickness and the amount of memory that it has.

@@FishingwithNat so what do u think I should fill it with

@@IsaKhan-tz6lc Use the 10lb fluoro if you are planning to fish more in open water, or the 30lb braid if you're fishing around heavy vegetation or other dense cover.

@@FishingwithNat ok thank u

I use both but I use my spinning reels more often. There's something special about a smooth and silent spinning reel on a calm day.

In my experience there's very little that a baitcaster can do that a spinning reel can't, but some things are just easier to with a baitcaster (and ofc, vice versa). I find myself being far more accurate, casting faster, and overall have a higher chance at bringing a fish in due to the higher gear ratios. I also just find the skill ceiling of them satisfying. Lots of people hate them, and they do have a lot of drawbacks so I understand. I really enjoy using them.

@@stephenhumphrey1767 Good points. They definitely excel in how quickly they can retrieve a bait due to the high gear ratios. I prefer the feel of a spinning reel but I use both for different purposes.

I'll make a video demonstrating that soon

Thanks for watching