Step 5 of 7 · Shore Fishing with a Spinning Rod
Finger, open bail, point, let go
Finger, open bail, point, let go — step 5 of 7 in Shore Fishing with a Spinning Rod. Hook the line with your index finger, flip the bail open, look behind you (people, dogs, glass).
Free fishing tip: Finger, open bail, point, let go (step 5 of 7 from "Shore Fishing with a Spinning Rod").
Hook the line with your index finger, flip the bail open, look behind you (people, dogs, glass). Rod tip back, then forward to about 10 o'clock, release the line as the rod straightens. Keep a thumb of line if it starts to dump.
If it clumps at the rod tip, the bail was still open while you reeled, or the spool is too full. Cut the nest, retie, slow down.
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