A medium power rod with 15lb braid is perfect for most types of fishing and fishing lures. You're off to a great start with that combo.

@@FishingwithNat good to hear thank you

Size 2 or 4 are good for bluegills. If you go too small, they will suck it down deep and you'll end up having to cut the line or risk severely hurting the fish by trying to get the hook out. For small bass, I'd go a little bigger to a size 1 or 1/0.

@@FishingwithNat Thanks for your fast response. I will use 1 or 1/0 then. Appreciate your videos.

Great - thanks for the comment.

Did the reel come with line on it? The original line was probably cheap and probably had strong coils in it. I would replace the line - the reel is probably fine. More expensive reels tend to be smoother to reel in and last a lot longer. But your 25-dollar reel is probably just fine if you put better line on it. Try 6-pound monofilament line and I bet you'll have a better experience.

@@FishingwithNat Thank you for the advice but I had returned the rod and got a new one at Walmart for 75 dollars and it works better.

You can use a fluorocarbon main line to fill the entire spool but it's very expensive and tends to have a lot of line memory. It likes to jump off of the spool and cause big tangles. You're better off with a braided main line and a short section of fluoro/mono leader.

A cylindrical drop shot sinker is very similar to a pencil sinker. Usually, a drop shot sinker has a clip at the top that can be repositioned to change the distance from the sinker to the hook. A pencil sinker tends to have a solid ring at the top and is generally used when drifting in current or with the wind. The sinker bounces along the bottom and the bait is held just above the bottom.

You're welcome - I'm glad you found this playlist useful. Good luck fishing!

The easiest way is to go out at sunrise after a heavy overnight rain. They will just be crawling around on top of the ground or driveways/walkways. You can also dig them up with a shovel or flip logs/rocks to find them underneath.

I use a lot of artificial lures but worms are the universal live bait that catches just about everything.

Cool. 4lb mono is no match for pike teeth!

Thanks. Oh yeah, 80lbs of vegetation is not an exaggeration! 😄

@@FishingwithNat very true!

You generally don't need a weight with these because the jighead provides plenty of weight by itself. You would only add weight if you want to fish really deep but keep a fairly small profile to the bait itself. The knot you tie is more influenced by the type of line you're using. You can tie anything for a jighead and swimbait. Check out this quick video about the types of knots and when to use them kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qMqokpyBnMeXfmQ.html

Bluegills are a blast on a fly rod. That's cool that you've seen the world record mount in person!

Glad you enjoyed the video

Not yet!

The convenience of fast lure changes is a substantial advantage of snaps for sure.

Fun to catch and tasty to eat!

Thank you 🙂

Thanks

no thank you for this great video

Awesome. What did you catch?

Did you was died?

Well a crankbait could be the key to catch your first one!

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it

Thanks - it was fun to be there

Excellent!

Great - thanks for your comment.

Regulations are different all over. We're allowed three lines at a time here.

A swivel can help but only if it's a decent quality one. Cheaper swivels will get jammed or rusted and the whole swivel will spin with the lure.

Thank you. I'm not a fan of wasting time or product pushing. I appreciate your feedback.

Absolutely. The "non-removable" ones can usually be removed once or twice with a split ring pliers, but they get pretty beat up after that. The removable ones with the wings on the back are much better.

Thanks - I appreciate it.

Ah, the forgotten bait! Yes they will.