If you’re thinking of taking up fishing as a new sport or hobby because of its seemingly lazy nature, think again. What is probably one of America’s most glamorized recreational activities or sports would in fact take a lot of hard work and a lot of know-how to stay afloat. Catching big fish never was never as fish didn’t just wait around with their mouths open for the bait.
Fishing rods don’t work like magic wands in producing instant catches. They have other parts aside from the lines and the hooks that one should pay attention to such as the fishing reels that go with them. Choosing the correct fishing reels would depend on the type of fishing you have in mind.
Fly fishing would employ the use of fly casting fishing reels. These types of fishing reels cast the line out effectively, since fly fishing works on the premise of casting the line instead of the bait.
Since lines in fly fishing are heavier, fly fishing reels allow smooth release of the lines to ensure a farther reach. Fly fishing reels are also designed to regulate the gradual unfurling of the line so as to avoid line tangling. In line retrieval, one turn of the crank would equal to one revolution of the spool, thus fishing reels of this make are tedious to work with.
Bait casting fishing reels on the other hand, are for the kind of fishing that rely on the bait more than on the heaviness of the line. It is the lure that pulls the line out from the spool, and the fishing reels are there to regulate the speed at which the line is going out. Bigger versions of the bait casting fishing reels were commonly used in fishing for saltwater fish such as tuna and sharks to name a few. Line retrieval is easier as one revolution of the handle of theses fishing reels would equal to many revolutions of the spool, bringing in the catch or an empty line if you’re not as lucky, faster so that you could throw your next cast immediately.
So, armed with this short lesson and more know-how and extra fishing gear from other experienced fisher-folk and the man behind the counter at the fishing supplies shop, you should be able to reel in a couple of trout on your first fishing foray.
