I looked through hours worth of videos before finding yours. You helped so much, you were so thorough and provided angles that other channels didn't. Thank you

@FishingwithNat

11 ай бұрын

Thanks - I appreciate the feedback and I'm glad this video provided what you were looking for!

@alexcrew2162

Ай бұрын

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Picked up my first rod and everything else today, I was having trouble spooling the reel with other videos but I chose to use your video instead since I used your videos to pick out what I wanted. Thank you

@FishingwithNat

11 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks for the feedback

Fantastic video for my first fishing trip with my dad to Tablerock Lake. Thank you so much for the info, clear video and detailed explanation of what you are doing. And doing it at a pace where I don’t have to pause rewind pause rewind etc. Nice job

@FishingwithNat

Ай бұрын

Thank you - I appreciate the comment.

This was the best explanation for me and you covered a lot of nuances not mentioned in other videos. Thank you!

@FishingwithNat

11 ай бұрын

Great to hear - thank you for the comment!

Man I've been wondering how I never seen your videos before, they're great! Then I see uploaded 7 days ago. Keep up the good content man

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks - I appreciate the comment. Good luck on the water!

First time setting up a rod. Thank you!!!

@FishingwithNat

11 ай бұрын

You're welcome. Good luck fishing!

I had to hunt your video down after I saw it at work. The other videos lacked clarity and yours was great man!

@FishingwithNat

17 күн бұрын

Thank you - I appreciate that.

The only gripe I have with this reel is the weight, but that goes with the size of the reel kzread.infoUgkxM68VkfsQhHaabDce1IwOCXuvumcpbZ_k . I brought this salmon fishing up in Oswego, NY. I coupled it with a Cabela's Whuppin Stick. I had no problem pulling in a 14lb salmon. I will probably use this for surf fishing this summer and downgrade to a 3500 series Battle II next salmon season to save my wrists. All of the operations are butter smooth and the bail is nice and thick and has a solid flip to it. Everything about this reel is sturdy and strong. The drag system held up to the salmon and was also super smooth. I did use a scale to set the drag properly before going out to the river and this worked out tremendously. A bunch of other guys on the river would hook up and snap almost immediately. Just because you have a good drag system doesn't do anything if you don't set it correctly.

@FishingwithNat

9 ай бұрын

Thanks. I'm glad you liked the video.

Thanks for the help, just bought my first spinning reel rod and this helped me line it

@FishingwithNat

Ай бұрын

Great - thanks for the feedback.

Hey buddy, thank you so much for the tip about putting the real in the water to reshape the line memory. I did not know that and I missed that will reduce my line issues. Much appreciated sir!

@FishingwithNat

9 ай бұрын

Glad to help! Thanks for the comment.

Just started fishing yesterday and i bought a spinner for my first rod. Your video helps me feel less over my head 👍

@FishingwithNat

Ай бұрын

Perfect - good luck fishing! Check out our Learn How to Fish playlist for dozens of helpful videos that might interest you as a new angler. kzread.info/head/PLcXAWxBLRzoLwZtDQEhuaHby0yQM_wHhU

Definitely doing it your way from now on!

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

It works well for me.

Thanks for the info! Appreciate you sharing!

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback.

Sound so much like magic prepp... thanks for the tips, helped a bunch, ready to go now!

@FishingwithNat

9 ай бұрын

Awesome - glad it was helpful.

I’ve been fishing for 7 years but still a good video

@FishingwithNat

Ай бұрын

Thanks

thanks man i watched a few before yours and yours helped me the most

@FishingwithNat

9 ай бұрын

Wonderful. Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad to hear it was helpful to you.

Fantastic video, very much appreciated

@FishingwithNat

9 ай бұрын

Thanks

Great video, never had anyone showed me properly. Keep it up

@FishingwithNat

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment

Nat: You are one of the most intelligent and helpful anglers on the internet! A breath of fresh air since most fishermen are dumb as hell, me included. I'm a hunter of 25 years trying for the last 2 years to figure out fresh/salt fishing and your concise videos are excellent. Couple questions -- 1) Do you recommend the hot water trick for spools filled with braided line? (10#-ish braid) 2) I'm convinced that catastrophic line twist on spinning outfits is inevitable unless you use swivels, especially when casting repeatedly in a short time. What brand quick-connect swivel do you recommend for freshwater? The worst I've encountered is Bass Pro Shops chromed double-gated quick connect swivels... the chrome on these flake off instantly and the flakes become sharp, metal splinters in your fingers. 3) Do you keep track of which of your lures get bit and which don't? What do you do with the lures that never get bit? And finally, just a quick suggestion for the hot water trick: put the spool into the hot water upside down and bearings or whatever won't fall out during the soak.

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments. I don't think hot water will really have any effect on braid like it will with nylon lines (mono). I mostly use VMC swivels and VMC crankbait snaps, but when I use a snap swivel I'll use either the VMC Duolocks or the Bass Pro Interlock ones. I definitely have a mental recording of which lures tend to be the best, but I've started taking photos of certain baits that perform really well and I name the files with some extra info like time of year and location, so I can look back on those to remember. I have plenty of lures that have never caught a single fish, and those spend a lot of time at home while I use the others that I have my confidence in. Good idea to put the spool into the hot water upside down. A lot of time those bearings will actually stay on the reel shaft instead of getting stuck in the spool itself. It usually just depends on whether you take the drag knob off all the way before popping the spool off. That President XT in the video just doesn't like to pop the drag knob off so I have to pull the spool.

@jake9705

Жыл бұрын

​@@FishingwithNat -- A video about which of your lures are your all-time top performers and which are worst all-time would be interesting.

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

@@jake9705 Thanks for the suggestion. I mention a lot of my most productive baits in the various "Types of Crankbaits", "How to Fish Inline Spinners", etc videos in my How Lures Work Underwater playlist. kzread.info/head/PLcXAWxBLRzoJOC73i8r56wb8cKhgSJO8f I like your idea though - I'll add that to my list.

I love ❤️ this guy he is a life saver

@FishingwithNat

11 ай бұрын

Thanks - glad to hear my videos are helpful to you!

Ok....now I need to rewind all sets I have..yes thankfully to your video advice my weekend will be very busy 🙄 I'm sure / as well/ all baitcaster reels were spooled wrong first place place😲

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I have an electric line spooler where I can mount the spinning reel spool in it and have zero twists on the spool. You don't want it that way because when you make a cast the line will twist 1 time for each loop that comes off the spool leaving you with a couple hundred twists between the spool and your lure. Then when you reel it back onto the spool those twist come back out...mostly. Every time you lift your lure out of the water to cast you loose a couple of those twists and if you get a line break you lose them all. In short order, the first hundred foot that comes off your spool ends up twisted on the spool anyway. I prefer to have my twists on the spool and not between the spool and my next PB. Tight lines!

@FishingwithNat

4 ай бұрын

Well said.

Great video!

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks for the help 👍

@FishingwithNat

2 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. Good luck fishing!

How is this my exact reel this guy literally has everything that I got

@FishingwithNat

11 ай бұрын

Haha it's good stuff!

Greatest video ever

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - I appreciate the comment.

Looking really good

@FishingwithNat

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

Thank you so much

@FishingwithNat

3 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

Great video! I just went on my first camping fishing trip since I was a kid. I had many issue with the line tangling . This is just what I needed. I didn't see a video about straightening monofilament line on this playlist. Where can I watch that one? Edited to fix spelling.

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. The line stretching video is here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gqaDrahth6-1gaQ.html

@DeepEndDiving

Жыл бұрын

@@FishingwithNat Thank you, Nat!

I like to add a strip of electric tape when putting braided line on. Gives the braid something to grab onto.

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that works well. Many of my spinning reels have little rubber strips built into the spool so there's no need for a backing or electrical tape before spooling with braid.

@LyrusLLupo

Жыл бұрын

@@FishingwithNat Ah, I know exactly what your talking about. I have at least one reel that has that on it (Daiwa Eliminator I think). Most of my other reels lack that unfortunately.

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

@@LyrusLLupo It's a nice feature. I have a lot of reels in the Pflueger President line and they all come with those rubber strips. Convenient since I use braid on quite a few reels.

Hey do you think you can make a video on drag and adjusting drag during fishing ? I’ve found a few from other people but you do a good job at explaining a lot of things. I haven’t fished since I was a kid and want to get back into it I’ve watched a lot of your videos recently.

@FishingwithNat

2 ай бұрын

Are you referring to a spinning reel specifically? I plan to make a video on casting and using each type of reel this year.

@christianechevarria3113

Ай бұрын

@@FishingwithNat That would be awesome!

This was a good video. Maybe I’m stupid, but as a beginner I couldn’t figure how to put the line through the guide holes after doing all of this.

@FishingwithNat

10 ай бұрын

Did you get it figured out?

@jessehowland7238

10 ай бұрын

@@FishingwithNat no I’m sure I’m doing something wrong, I spent 3 hours trying to get it last night.

@FishingwithNat

10 ай бұрын

@@jessehowland7238 It has to go under the line roller that is attached to the bail (wire that wraps around the reel), and then it goes up through the circular part of each guide until you get to the end of the rod.

This was very helpful but I have one question. I’m buying a new rod and reel (upgrading from a cheap spin cast) and the person who’s selling has line on it that’s a pound or two too heavy. Do you think it would be worth it to change it?

@FishingwithNat

10 ай бұрын

A pound or two too heavy for the rod based on the specs, or too heavy based on your personal preference?

@purps4913

10 ай бұрын

@@FishingwithNat it’s a 25 pound line on a 6-14 pound line limit on the rod and reel combo

@FishingwithNat

10 ай бұрын

@@purps4913 25 pound braid or monofilament? 25lb braid would be ok.

I have a question..We have tons of rods with declared lure weights that the rod can cast..but for example there are rods that are good UP TO 90g/100g/150g for example..how to know what's it's low end? How light can the lure be for the rod to be effective in that case? I would appreciate if someone explained it to me

@FishingwithNat

3 ай бұрын

Most rods give you a range of appropriate lure weights (for example, 1/4oz - 3/4oz, or 7 - 21g). The lower end is mostly up to the user. You will notice that stiff rods that are built to handle heavy lures are ineffective at casting lighter lures at some point. The rod is too stiff to make an effective cast. It basically requires the weight of a heavy lure to bend the tip enough to allow for a good "fling" from the tip of the rod. Does that answer your question?

Did this but then when i go to feed the line back through the rod guides, the stupid line just starts unraveling off the reel, i mean it was unreal and i couldn't wind it back on before it got all bird nested. I went thru the line holder thing on the bail but it was almost like the line wasn't tight or had no memory to the bail and just started coming off, it was unreal. What do you think i did wrong? It was just 10 lb mono

@FishingwithNat

Ай бұрын

The possible mistakes that come to mind would be that either you didn't soak the spool/line in hot water to reset the line memory, or you put too much line onto the spool. Both of those could cause that issue. Heavy mono or fluoro lines are definitely more prone to issues with line coming off the reel on its own - 10lb isn't that heavy so it shouldn't be doing that. What size reel is it that you put the line onto?

@markyz456

Ай бұрын

@FishingwithNat thank you! I had it done for free at fleet farm where I bought the line. I think they just put too much on. After I cut all the tangles out I took a bit more line off and took a break and calmed down and tried it later and seems to be fine now! It was the rod and reel combo (telescoping) from kingswell for when I'm backpacking

@FishingwithNat

Ай бұрын

@@markyz456 Cool - glad to hear that the problem seems to be fixed!

T canal: Lot of good, good points here yØ 🌵🧀☠️

@corkyvanderhaven3391

7 ай бұрын

4 main points. Def soak is good

@FishingwithNat

7 ай бұрын

Thanks

Love ur videos trying to get into fishing but most of videos on KZread too complicated even when it’s supposed to be for beginners

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I try not to overcomplicate my videos.

Keren❤️❤️🙏🙏

@bashabasha7907

Жыл бұрын

😊

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Does the water need to be warm/hot?( a temp measurement would help). The reason I ask is because I just watched a video where the presenter soaked his entire spool (not on reel yet) for a week in a bucket of water. What do you think?

@FishingwithNat

18 күн бұрын

In my opinion, yes. It's the temperature of the water that softens the line and allows it to reset its memory. Soaking it for a week is assuming that it's absorbing water that whole time and that's helping to reset the memory, but I find the temperature to be much more important. Also, while monofilament line does absorb some water over time, fluorocarbon does not.

@canbo7643

18 күн бұрын

Thanks Nat. That makes total sense.

Looks like you’re using a Pfluger President XT… it’s what I’m using as well 😅

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I have several of them. They are great reels!

Since braided line doesn't have a memory issue should you still soak it in hot water?

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

I don't think warm water would have any effect on braided line because it's a different material that does not expand with temperature.

If you😢already spooled your line and it went on swirly and fished and ended up with birds nest while casting ,is there a fix ?

@FishingwithNat

6 ай бұрын

The best fix is to go on a boat, drive slowly, and feed all of your line off the back of the boat with no lure or hardware on the line - just empty line. The line will slowly untwist itself. If you don't have a boat, you can do this by standing in a river with decent flow and letting the current pull your line out and untwist it.

@bobcragle8124

6 ай бұрын

@@FishingwithNat Thanks !

Huh, I've never heard of soaking the full spool in warm water. I've always dipped my reel in the water before fishing, just to wet it.

@FishingwithNat

2 ай бұрын

It definitely helps to keep the line from slipping off the reel spool.

Sweeeeeeet 👍🏻

@FishingwithNat

23 күн бұрын

Thanks

What rod and reel are you using in this video?

@FishingwithNat

10 ай бұрын

That's a medium power Fenwick HMG rod and a President XT size 35 reel.

So I have a reel with 25lb test and the line will not come out what do I do

@FishingwithNat

10 ай бұрын

It doesn't come out when you cast or won't come out at all? You should be able to push the button down (on a spincast or baitcast reel) or open the bail (spinning reel) and pull the line out by hand. If it doesn't come out, you probably have a knot in there and you'll have to get a sharp scissors or knife to cut the knot out.

my spool(?) keeps jumping out of the wheel everytime I try to unwind it, it also gets tangled because of that, I don't know how to fix it

@FishingwithNat

13 күн бұрын

Can you expand on what's happening? I'm not sure what you mean by the wheel (maybe the gear under the spool?) The spool is the round piece that the line is wrapped around. Are you able to push the spool onto the reel and then twist the drag knob on top to hold the spool down?

@vanz.dionne

9 сағат бұрын

@@FishingwithNat (sorry for the late reply) the fishing line that is wrapped around the spool keeps unwinding, which becomes tangled, do you have any suggestions to avoid the tangling of it? also the spool is okay, I thought that the spool is also the fishing line

Why don’t none of these videos show us beginners how to properly out the kin through the guides

@FishingwithNat

9 ай бұрын

The line just needs to go straight out the guides starting at the lowest one (nearest the reel) and continuing all the way out the tip. I showed putting the line through the lowest guide.

My reel sowsnt say braid or mono it just give line weight

@FishingwithNat

7 ай бұрын

That would be referring to mono line weight then.

Um, if you don't lube the reel after getting the bearings wet you will shorten its lifespan.

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

I usually lube the reels at the end of each season (after many times getting splashed and rained/snowed on), but it's always a good idea to keep tabs on your lubricants to keep your reels running as smoothly as possible. Thanks for the comment.

@gustavogonzalez9255

Жыл бұрын

With what

@FishingwithNat

Жыл бұрын

@@gustavogonzalez9255 I use Lucas fishing reel oil for the most part.

@mussim2919

5 ай бұрын

What is the best lube or best brand lube?

@terenceparrish6292

4 ай бұрын

Glad to come across this video 😮😮😮, you explained, and gave different angles in the video. Thanks again, as you answered some questions, I didn't realize I had 😅😅😅

Huh

@FishingwithNat

9 ай бұрын

Need help with something?

Just wasted 7 minutes of my life good job and I don’t want to click on another video to see how to tie a knot when it should be in this video

@FishingwithNat

4 ай бұрын

OK. A lot of people may not need the knot demonstration so I did not include one here. Have a wonderful day.

So agitated at this un tutorial the knot is the most important thing

@FishingwithNat

Ай бұрын

There are many different knots that people tie to attach line to a spinning reel, and many viewers may already be familiar with a variety of knots. I decided to just link to a Uni knot video if a viewer wanted to learn that particular knot.