When I was a kid, dad gave me a baitcasting reel equipped fishing pole. I very early on learned how to undo backlash but never learned how cast that reel. It kind a put a crimp in my desire to fish. Later in my adult life I did get my own spinning reel and did fish, but never got fired up about it. I got more fired up about hunting and in particular small game/varmint hunting.

Well I am in Oklahoma now and it seems there is more fishing to do than varmint shooting. My wife in the interest of keeping me active gave me a fishing pole for Christmas. Yep with a baitcaster reel.

Well I have been out in the back yard trying it out. What is wonderful it that it has been 60 years since dad gave me that bait caster fishing pole, and I stopped using it, yet I still retain the skill in being able clear backlash fairly easily-sometimes.


I can cast it and prevent back lash most of the time. And some times I can cast as far as 15-20 feet but direction is variable.


So what is the secret? Just practice?