UPDATE.. After a horrible experience yesterday with a new reel, I watched this video tonight and set the spool up just like you said with no side to side movement... I also switched it to a light action 5'6 rod, just a cheaper Berkeley rod as I am waiting on my zephyr I bought on eBay .. Spooled with some destron 6 lb braid you recommended, but did not arrive yesterday until I got home from fishing... Those three changes made all the difference in the world tonight casting a 1/16 oz roadrunner jighead only... Casted perfectly without my thumb even on the spool, it would go 46 ft time after time
I am glad that this video have helped ya. Enjoy fiddling with this technique for any baitcasting reels that uses magnetic braking. it will help you learn your setups and be casting like a pro!
Shimano typically used Centrifugal braking... Old school, but they have perfected it, but I don't have any of their reels with that style of braking lol. I do like their bfs magnetic braking tho...
Great video, this subject needs to be talked about more. I can't tell you the number of times I've yelled at the screen when someone is showing you how to adjust the zero adjust tension knob on a Daiwa. They usually complain that they made it hard to get a good grip on 😂. Keep up the good work.
Lol.. I will make a video of the Daiwa zero adjuster sometime this season. I will show folks how to retune it if for some reason your buddy turned it or if you swap spools and need to readjust. But yeah it's time for the new school BC tutorials. I can't believe I watched a video the other day... And they are still teaching the old method for centrifugal braking and not telling people that it is for that specific braking style only...
I definitely need to watch this! Ordered a cast king zephyr last night. It showed up this morning. Couldn't wait to try it out. Had nothing but trouble the entire day ,finally went back to my spinning reel.. had the brakes set all the way tight, it cast to the left everytime, anything but all the way tight and it bird nest..
The zephyr can do 2.25 grams and up out of the box. Anything lighter will be difficult unless you upgrade the bearings, but the improvement isn't too much. So try a 1/16th Oz Jig and a 2 inch plastic lure for practice on an UL rod or L
Perfect is subjective... But glad it's working for u. But I could never compare the zephyr to the curado... Even tho I was the one who helped kastking develop and release the zephyr. But I have to say that the curado doesn't do that well below 2 grams. It takes very skillful casters to do it at short distance for the stock reel.
You bet. I see there are plenty of folks on bfs groups that are new to both bfs and baitcasting. So hopefully this will help many folks and grow the community :) thx for watching ^^
@@rawrfishing exactly, and some want to keep up on the technical side, some fishing, some both, some catch and cook lol. But that's exactly what you been doing years 👊, it's appreciated bro. Tyvm
Oh I am gonna be doing a ton once I can fit things into my schedule. But one thing for sure... I think I am fishing less.. So these tutorial videos I can use less time to make. So might see more videos that will help the fishing community rather Than just seeing me fish cool ass lures and gears lol
Just getting into bfs and its a blast. Havent had too many backlashes but the worst has been when my pe braid gets stuck between the housing of the spool and spool and i have to cut my line lol I am using the tsurinoya genius, think this video will help out with this. Thank you!!
Yeah, I'm using varivas bass pe .6. happened to me earlier tonight out on the water. Gonna respool my line and hopefully it'll take care of it. Love the videos man. Glad I got into bfs
That's a good diameter line. Genius isn't made to throw too light if a lure. So if too much line is added. It could impact your casting. I would just keep it around 125 to 150 feet. Don't max the spool
Hello. New to this sport. I see almost every video on BFS having fisherman trying to cast as far as possible. I choose a Aurora air and a kastking kestrel bait FL action for small trout streams near Bogota, Colombia. I had one trip casting 1/64 ounce trout magnet and I was lucky didn´t need to cast too far because I was sucking at that moment. Got a trout but still need to practice a lot on setting the reel. Are you usually casting as far as possible? What if you need to cast in the 5 meters of water in front of you, how do you change ythe strenght put to the rod? On those small streams you need to be able to cast from 3 to even 15 meters to reach the places where trout is. Also be very precise. I normlly reach those places with a #3 fly rod. But after 20 years with that want to learn something new. THanks for sharing this videos. I am here into this sport because of you , thanks mate.
While bfs isn't about casting far... That's the nature of the sport! We still need distance for some fisheries.. But if you don't... Bfs, like fly fishing, is very efficient for short casts. Dont expect trout magnet to cast far! Lighter the lure.. The less distance. I would choose a heavier lure. You can also try higher end reels, bearings, thinner line and less line!
Jimmy. Thanks for putting this video. Two observation: regading the zero tension knob, the manufacturer discourages to monkey arou’nd with it. I have the Daiwa Tatula SV TW 80, Simano Curado DC, Simano SLX DC and have never had to touch the tension knob. 2) it seems unorthodox to use this method for adjusting the baitcaster when in all non-digital/non magnetic baitcaster reels, you set your tension on high then loosen the spool tension until the bait or lure slowly falls (this is where you want to leave it at). Can you elaborate please?
Zero Tension Adjuster... yes, Daiwa suggests not to touch it. But you should know how it is setup. Why? because if you lend someone your reel and they changed it.. guess what? You are going to need to learn how to fix it or send it to someone who can, whether its a reel maintenance business or Daiwa itself. Waste of time and money! So in this video, I explained how anyone should setup Magnetic Braking Reels, and the way I have taught it is exactly how Daiwa would FACTORY tune their baitcasting reels with the zero tension adjustor. I know nothing of Shimano reels as I am not a fan of centrifugal nor cheap DC reels. I owned an SLX DC and it's crap! Sold it fast as possible and never looked back! Higher end DC reels are amazing, but i don't wanna spend the money for those. The method you describe for tightening the tension knob and let the lure drop slowly is a LEGACY process for centrifugal braking only. While you can still use it for magnetic braking reels such as Daiwa, it shouldn't as it's inefficient as we all know that Magnetic Braking reels, especially Daiwa, works best with NO tension. This is why Daiwa have decided to tune their more expensive reels for ya and call it the Zero Tension Adjuster knob. They factory tune it and then make the knob small and hard to get to! let me know if u have any other questions!
Hi ! I have a Shimano bfs casting reel, the company recommend to use fluorocarbon or braid line. (Fluoro 8lb / PowerPro 15lb). I'm a new in a bfs system. Which line do you think is better for a beginner like me ? Thanks in advance.
Bait casting is fun. Hope this video helps you tune your magnetic bc reels. This method works for both bfs and non bfs reels as long as it is magnetic. Unfortunately I don't know many 1 piece rods that are considered stater range. But be rest assured that the new age multi piece rods uses the spigot ferule connection that allows the transitioning of power and sensitivity extremely well. Www.baitfinesseempire.com will have many bfs rods for you to browse through. Tsurinoya Dragon is what I would suggest and perhaps either Tsurinoya genius or dark wolf ultra for a starter reel!
So does this mean whether you use a really light lure or a bit heavier lure that the tension knob will still be setup the same with very minimal left to right movement?
@@rawrfishing im still pretty new to this so what line would you recommend for easy casting. im thinking either 4 lb mono or possibly 8 lb braid with a 4 lb fluoro leader but want whatever is easiest to cast with this type of setup.
If you are bfs fishing... Just practice with whatever thin line you can get. 4lb mono is fine. Just keep drag low and never use the spool to break off a snag. But I use 0.6 gou braid. It's better to go by line diameter than line strength when we talk braid and the easiest way to talk diameter is by gou, not inch or mm
