I started buying fishing gear. I have terrible ADHD, which means I find something that interests me, learn about it, and start buying a lot of things I don't really need. Remember, I haven't caught a fish yet. I figured it must be this old equipment. Time for some new toys.
It started with a baitcaster combo from a big box sporting good store. I think it was about forty bucks. Geez forty bucks and it didn't even come with line! So I bought some fishing line and wound it on this new baitcaster reel.
This was the first baitcaster I had ever tried to use. See, I thought it was just a fancy version of the pushbutton reel I used as a child. I tied on my hook, sinker, ant lure and pressed the release button. The bait dropped straight to the ground and stopped. The reel's spool did not stop until a mess of red Cajun Line stopped it's motion. It was only upon my return home that I learned about baitcasters. Today, I can use them, but it's been a struggle, and I still get tangled sometimes.
So I cleaned my grandfather's Johnson Century reel, put it on the baitcasting rod, and put the baitcaster away for a while.
Lessons Learned:
1. New equipment doesn't make up for lack of skill.
2.There's nothing wrong with learning new things, but it's also good to stick with what you know.
It started with a baitcaster combo from a big box sporting good store. I think it was about forty bucks. Geez forty bucks and it didn't even come with line! So I bought some fishing line and wound it on this new baitcaster reel.
This was the first baitcaster I had ever tried to use. See, I thought it was just a fancy version of the pushbutton reel I used as a child. I tied on my hook, sinker, ant lure and pressed the release button. The bait dropped straight to the ground and stopped. The reel's spool did not stop until a mess of red Cajun Line stopped it's motion. It was only upon my return home that I learned about baitcasters. Today, I can use them, but it's been a struggle, and I still get tangled sometimes.
So I cleaned my grandfather's Johnson Century reel, put it on the baitcasting rod, and put the baitcaster away for a while.
Lessons Learned:
1. New equipment doesn't make up for lack of skill.
2.There's nothing wrong with learning new things, but it's also good to stick with what you know.
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