The spool can fit over a hundred yards of 12lb fluorocarbon and even more braid. When you’re new to baitcasting setups, having a versatile reel is crucial, and this combo allows you to fish a ...

That typically means starting with a push-button (AKA, “spincasting”) model, then moving to a fixed spool spinning reel before finally graduating to a level wind baitcaster. While a spincaster is ...

That’s fine for now. So, tie on a medium-weight lure and do this: Reel the lure up to the rod tip Now reach back and fire a cast while releasing pressure on the spool During the cast ...

It should be within the rod and reel’s recommended range whether you are using braid, fluorocarbon or monofilament. Go too light and you’ll put too much stress on the line during the fight and break ...