HELP cant get the hang of casting a BASS baitcaster!

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"I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody- - somewhere - - was practicing more than me." Larry Bird

I remember the first time I tried to use my first baitcaster, it took some time...It was a red Abu 5000...still have it. We would fill a reg. bucket full of water.....and we would get in the back in the bed of my freind Ronald's dad's old chevy pick-up truck...and we would pratice for hours every day...we would make a competition out of it... on who can land that old "hellbender" in the bucket at various locations. We would play "HORSE"...like the B-ball shooting game. My life as a kid...out in the counrty...with farm ponds...creeks all around, kids my own age...it was the best any could ask for. I had plenty of practice on those farm ponds.

I use spinning reels with the handle on the left side. Due to having problems with tennis elbow from holding the rod in my left hand when using bait casters I bought a left hand reel thinking I could adapr because I used a spinning reel. I can assure you it is very awkward with the bait caster.

Here's a digital controlled reel. You just need to get you 4 or 5 of these and you'll be set*.

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*[I]settin' in the dog house when your wife finds out how much you just paid.[/I]

Having someone there in person to help you would be an advantage. You might check with a local tackle shop and see if anyone there would help you out with some instruction. It doesn't mention in your profile on here where you live but i would say someone here on the board that lives close to you might help you out as well. I live in paris, ky. If you are close let me know.

Someone already said it but it might have gotten overlooked. Turn the reel sideways. Turning the reel so the spool is perpendicular to the water as opposed to parrallel helps a bunch.

Having the brake set correctly helps to. Having the right rod (specifically the speed of the tip) helps. Practice helps the most.

i learned win i was 7 or 8 the old man wraped his belt around my waste under my left arm and around my right elbow so i could not move it once u get the hang of it with ur wrist and forearm then u can upgrade slowly with some elbow action