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What are the most common spinning reel mistakes?

Some common mistakes that people make when using a spinning reel in bass fishing include:

Believing that there is a perfect line for a spinning reel: In the video, it is mentioned that there are many different line combinations that can be used with a spinning reel. It's important to understand that there isn't a one-size-fits-all line for every situation. Experimenting with different line types and weights can help you find what works best for you.
Not maintaining tension on the line while reeling: When reeling in a fish, it's important to keep tension on the line to prevent loops or tangles. This can be achieved by keeping the rod tip up and maintaining pressure on the fish as it swims towards you. If the fish changes direction, you may need to adjust your technique and fight the fish accordingly.
Relying too much on the reel's drag system: The video suggests that using the back reel technique instead of relying solely on the reel's drag system can provide better control and accuracy. Back reeling involves manually controlling the line with your hand instead of relying on the drag. This technique can be particularly useful when you're unsure about how well the fish is hooked.
Allowing slack in the line during casting or retrieval: When casting with a spinning reel, it's important to avoid creating loops or wind knots by maintaining tension on the line. This can be achieved by manually flipping the bail over and reeling in with a little bit of tension. Additionally, when retrieving the lure, avoid letting the line go slack, as this can also lead to tangles and knots.
Not maximizing casting ability: To maximize your casting distance with a spinning reel, it's recommended to fill the spool with line without overfilling it. The video suggests leaving a small fraction of an inch of the spool showing. This can help you achieve longer casts, especially when using braided line.

Remember, these tips are based on the information provided in the video context. If you have any specific questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask.

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STOP Making These SPINNING REEL Mistakes by BassFishingHQ → today is all about your spinning outfit and not just your spinning outfit but more specifically your spinning reel and whether you use a spinning combo for all of your fishing or whether you just use it for a little bit a part of your fishing if you clear up these five common mistakes while using a spinning outfit it's gonna lead to a lot less frustrating fishing so stay tuned it's gonna be a good one so whether you have used a spinning combo for a long long time or maybe you're just getting started in fishing and the spinning rod and reel is the first thing that you picked up these tips will help you a lot there's some things that a spinning combo just does better than a baitcaster now there are also things that a baitcaster will do better than a spinning outfit but that's a different video for a different day so the first mistake that a lot of anglers make with a spinning reel is thinking that there is a perfect line for a spinning reel it seems like everything in the world has to be so polarizing these days with people on this side of the fence and people on this side of the fence but when it comes to just your simple line that you're putting on a spinning reel guys there's a lot of different combos that you can do you just have to do what

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Stop Making These VERY Common Mistakes With Spinning Rods And Reels by Intuitive Angling With Randy Blaukat → and keep a lot of pressure on that I'm continuously burying that hook point a little bit more in the fish's mouth you don't ever want to reel a few times and stomp and let the fish fight around a little bit unless it's going in the opposite direction so as long as that fish is coming to you keep the pressure on and keep reeling it now once the fish turns the direction or this type of stuff that's when you have to fight the fish and that's what we'll talk about now guys we've talked about this before the worst thing that I think can have on a spinning reels to drag I don't see any situation where you need a drag for a spinning outfit I back reel 100 of the time I don't care if you have a ten thousand dollar spinning reel where the drag is smooth as butter it's not as efficient and it's not as accurate and you don't have the control is that you learn to back reel those fish so what happens is a lot of times you don't know how good that fish is hooked I mean it can be hooked by a piece of skin or whatever so let's say you you set the hook and you're reeling the fish in and the fish starts to turn direction because you think it's a pretty good fish maybe it's a four or five pound

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STOP Making These SPINNING REEL Mistakes by BassFishingHQ → your rod up to drop some slack in your line but then what happens when you go to work that bait you start reeling in and that line is slack right when you start to reel in reeling that line in not under tension is what causes that loop a lot of times this can also happen if you're fishing in really windy conditions you know you make a cast you kind of get a big bow in your line and you start reeling that bow up on a slack line you want to make sure there's some sort of tension on your line so that that loop is not created which is going to cause that bird's nest that big nasty wind knot the fifth mistake that a lot of anglers make when they're fishing a spinning reel is they don't do what's necessary to maximize your cast ability with a spinning reel one thing that you can do to really maximize your casting ability is basically putting as much line on there without putting too much on now if you're using straight braided line like i am here you can pretty much fill that spool up all the way i usually leave i mean a fragment about a 16th of an inch actually still showing i want to fill that sucker up as far as possible because simply having that filled up on there you're gonna get a lot further distance on a cast like substantially

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The No. 1 Mistake Anglers Make With A Spinning Reel by Intuitive Angling With Randy Blaukat → bridgeford beef jerky solar bat sunglasses uh seaguar fishing line all you have to do to be eligible for that drawing is to just be subscribed to the channel it's much appreciated and happy dudes are not subscribed that are watching these videos man so show the channel a little bit of love and hit that subscribe button and also hit the notification button that way you guys know when new videos come up okay let's talk about this real deal um i'm going to say right off the bat guys that um one of the biggest myths and the one the biggest fads and one of the biggest things that is simply not right in the sport is guys using drags on spinning reels and i know that's a lot of you guys are going to get been out of shape about that but i'm going to explain why when i've talked about this before in the past inevitably i get comments saying randy you're a dinosaur that's the way people did it 40 years ago if you get a good drag that you don't have you don't have to back reel if you get these good drags guys it doesn't make i don't care if you've got a 2 2 000 spinning reel one of those high dollar shimanos or diawa i don't care if you got the smoothest the best drag made that's not the point it's still not as good as back reeling

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STOP Making These SPINNING REEL Mistakes by BassFishingHQ → is sitting now if you let that sit on there that's what's going to cause that huge bird's nest where you have basically what it looks like three different lines coming out of your spinning reel so the question becomes how do you avoid that how do you avoid those loops that get created in your spinning reel so the big mistake here is not having tension on your line when you go to reel and that's happens at a lot of different times during your cast most people know that when you make a cast you shouldn't just click your reel over like that you need to manually flip your veil over that's one thing that can create that loop why that creates a loop is because your line is a lot of times slack when you just start reeling so anytime you are out there fishing with a spinning reel you should always reel your line in with a little bit of tension on the line so one thing that a lot of guys don't think about is we go to make a big long cast out there and a lot of us like to kind of pop our rod back just to drop some slack to our lure right to make that lure drop vertically this happens a lot when you're fishing offshore you know if you're fishing 10 or 15 foot deep maybe you cost cast a drop shot out there and you kind of pull

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Stop Making These VERY Common Mistakes With Spinning Rods And Reels by Intuitive Angling With Randy Blaukat → fish is so clamped down so hard on the bait that you fit you force the mouth open but you don't hook the fish so what you want to do is say you're working you know your drop shot or your Shaky Head or your Ned rig or something like that and say you get a bite this is the best way to do it where you won't land the fish guys when you detect the strike first of all don't get in a big hurry the a good fish is not going to drop the thing 99 of the time if you got a decent fish on like fish over a pound and a half or two pounds that fish is going to swim for 50 yards before it drops it if it even drops it most of the time it's going to swallow the hook so when you get a bite don't get real excited about it just reel down until the line is tight and then just pull back and reel at the same time I'm not talking about setting the hook I'm talking about I go okay I gotta buy it now I'm just going to start reeling back I'm going to pull back as I reel and I'm not going to let up on that pressure I'm going to keep it coming the whole time as long as that fish is coming to me because as I reel

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