I have been fishing for 58 years. Whenever I have a question or just want a refresher course on how to do something I go to Roland. I have been teaching my grandkids how to fish and my oldest grandson go's to your Son Scott for advice. He just caught his first 10+ pounder a while back. Thank's Roland & Scott.
Roland I've been watching you for 50 years, between you, Bill and Jimmy y'all were the pioneers of television fishing shows so SON you probably have forgot more about fishing than I will ever know . Now I follow your son who I just saw this weekend at the Richmond fishing expo and I have just started watching your granddaughter Hillary, what a legacy. Keep up the good work, you are the man !
The blessing of TH-cam is Rowland can tell us about fishing in depth, without TV people and advertisers dictating what he has time to talk about, in a one minute instruction segment. Thank goodness. This stuff is priceless
I've been learning from Roland since I first started fishing with bamboo poles in dredger ponds as a kid. I can't believe he's still rolling along on TH-cam. What a privilege to still learn from The Big Bass Professor.
I never had a grandfather in my life to teach me things love your videos and thank you for taking the time to pass on some of your wisdom to us I appreciate it
I might not be Granddad or Roland Martin but... I have had the BEST fishing using Algae formed into a ball around a bare hook than from ANY lure. FACT EDIT: Let me tell you how it works so you can see for yourself. Find a pond covered in algae. Take some and form it into a ball around a bare hook-Look Ma it's Weedless (No sinker and HEAVY LINE) Send that "Goo lure" out on top of the algae and Hop it across the surface of the algae...From the fish point of view it looks like a frog. The KEY thing to remember is to NOT stop hopping the goo lure UNTIL it hops onto the ground beside your feet!! >>> A 5 lb Bass EXPLODING at your toes is ALWAYS fun!! You can clean yer pants later.
This channel has taught me a lot, I actually never been fishing and took it up after I retired after 21 years in the military. Fishing is actually how I deal with my ptsd. I learned how to fish from trial and error....a lot more error than anything else. I learned a lot from this channel that I used when gone fishing. So thank you Mr. Martin for your youtube channel on all your advise and tips.
Watching Roland is like being back at school! If you're willing to listen you'll get information and an education at the same time. Thank you Roland for using your time to educate me about the different aspects of fishing!!!!
I ordered this to net the algae in a large pond in our backyard. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxphFK7ETiDP5G4IGsNcg7vbASDp_YfDpI The net is very sturdy and easy to maneuver in the water. The angled edges make it easier to get into the smaller spaces among the rocks. I didn't realize that the front of the net doesn't actually have a frame to it, just the sides do, but it seems to work just fine. The handle extends to various sizes, which is a great feature when I'm in areas that are tight with shrubs at the edges of the pond. I can collapse the handle so it doesn't get stuck in the bushes.
I grew up (I'm 53) watching Roland Martin Outdoors...You are the absolute best...So glad you're doing utube now...Just starting getting back into bass fishing with my son and now he gets to learn from the best like I did...I'm also enjoying watching your son's channel...Hope you enjoy making them as much as I do watching them...Thanks again for all the help you've given me over the years...God bless you Roland and keep them coming...Scott...Daytona Beach FL..
Didn't know you had to flip the line spool multiple times on spinning reels. I was taught to tie the line on the reel, reel 10 feet or so, put slack in line to see if it twists. If it does then flip over the spool of line and go for it. I've seen twists develop when filling the reel but thought I've turned it over so it must be right. Boy was I wrong!!!!!! Never too old to learn! Thank you Roland.
At 57, I'm just starting to learn how to fish. On vacation in AZ last week, I finally caught my first Striper and a Large mouth bass. I'm learning I did everything WRONG! But still got lucky. So many things to know. Started searching for new gear and techniques and found you. Thanks much for the education I needed. subscribed. peace
I came to watch how to spool reels, and ended up learning I've been using my lines incorrectly. I didn't know that Florocarbon line sank...and that, understandably, effects the action of the lure. That matters in the skinny waters of the So. Texas Gulf. HUGE thank you, Mr Martin for sharing your brilliant nuggets of knowledge with us! Sometimes what you share in passing, or as an after thought, causes that light bulb above my head to light. Thanks again Mr Martin! :)
Thank you so much Roland, I'm 31 years old and I've been fishing my whole life. I just put 15 lb fluorocarbon on my spinning reel, and twice now I've got knots in my line from casting. I just thought it was bad line, but now thanks to you I learned something I never knew existed. Thank you so so much. Wish I could give you a hug
Hey I use to watch you and bill dance when I was a kid meaning 8 9 10 and more on tv with my old man and it was awesome I thought and now I'm 31 and I still watch both of you guys on TH-cam and still enjoy it
That beats how I do it. I fill the spool. Then go outside put the rod and reel down with an open bell. Pull all the line back off walking across the yard. (Usually my newbies yard too) Then go back to the reel and reel all the line back on. It works. But your way is simpler. Great video Mr. Martin. Keep them coming.
Take the lure off your line and let the line drag out 100 yards or so behind a slow moving boat for a minute. Pinch the line and reel it back in. It removes any twist. Walking across the yard works too but not as well as the boat thing. Just dont let another boat cross your line! Dont ask me how I know that.
Mr. Martin thank you for educating me with your instructional videos as made me a better fisherman. I grew up watching you in Bassmaster classics. Once again thank you
I remember when I was a young boy watching fishing with Virgil ward that was a long time ago I watch Jimmy Houston bill dance Roland Martin and others Great videos keep them coming
I suggest you try watching Tactical Bassin as just one fishing channel run by expert bass fishermen and they TEACH. It never insist you do anything exactly how they each prefer. They respect other people’s ideas and fishing situations. I grew up watching a Roland and the others that made Bass fishing a Billion dollar business back in the 1970s. The only thing about Roland is that even though he has a championship fisherman, he only does what Roland feels is best. He doesn’t keep up with anything new. He doesn’t seem to watch other fishing channels to see what is new. I know all these things, but respect zroland for all he did long before many new fishing techniques ever were thought of and the thousands of new types of lures, etc. I don’t know why he doesn’t use a line spooling gadget instead of trying to watch for line twists, or use Crazy Glue on everything instead of electrical tape strip to keep braid from slipping, or use a bit of mono as backing which doesn’t slip when tight, then tie on the braid. I’m not bashing Roland or disrespecting him and his methods of doing whatever he is showing his viewers. He also loves Yamamoto 297 green pumpkin color for his senkos and Ned rigs. Where I fish the water is algae stained year round with less than 6” of visibility. So I use braid for nearly everything direct to anything I’m using. My situation is very unique where the water has so mich surface commotion from ducks and Mullet jumping, the a bass ignore all topwater baits I found out after spending a ton of money buying a few of every type of topwater from buzzbait to spook and thousands of hours learning to fish each one properly. Not a single follow, swirl, or blowup. I’d love to see ANY pro try fishing topwater where I am and see what happens. If the bass bite, then I’ll know for sure I’m doing something wrong and can learn to correct it. But even though I’m willing to pay a fair rate to have any pro level fisherman come here and fish just to see what I’m doing right/wrong and what results the pros might get. Best wishes to everyone.
Really enjoy your knowledge that you have for all of these years I have watching you as long as you’ve been on TV and that’s a long time I really have enjoyed it and I do fish all the time lol
Met you at the Kentucky Fried Chicken in poplar bluff back in the early 80’s. You were with you wife and 6-8 year old son on vacation. Good to see you’re doing great.
Wow! Thank you. I learned more about line spooling In 12 min then in 20 years! Thank you Roland for sharing your experience, in your profession! As a professional commercial pilot, I have your level of expertise, but not as many to share it with!
Thanks Roland but you taught me thus so so long ago Ol boy You LInder Houston Dance and that hillbilly that thought he was a race car driver, well he wasn't and all the pros that had there own shows back in the day are very appreciated and just wanted to let you know you got graduated students that still watch you bud I'm probably Scotts age would love to visit Clewston again and we go fish, for some biggins son, still have the shop down on the canal of the big O? used to dock at the Pirates Cove for the week and sleep across the street in mobile home park, that was my affordable holiday trip in my youth from CLE, OH
Thanks for the refresher course (I've watched several). I've got 2 solid methods for spooling casting reels for big river fish and very recently realized it's been well over 20 years since a spooled a spinning reel. Ha, I'd forgotten completely! It's a challenge getting older, maybe some of those memory supplements from TV would help, lol! My baitfishing rigs are the cheapest of cheap spincasters and pretty dismal performance so I started shopping online. Shazzam! moment was to dig out my box of Zebcos and rebuild a 33 or two and in the corner of my garage sat my old favorite Smallie wading rig. A 1990's 7'ML Lightning Rod combo. Out of retirement, my new baitfish rig! Should be perfect for panfish and bullheads. 5:00PM now and by 5:45 I'll be on a local pond putting bait in a bucket. Thanks!
Hey Roland, Been Fishing along time, putting line on always had it done, cause I was shakey, You Blew the Lid Off it for me, Never used All Flouro before, and you covered that at end of video. You have a Teaching Style, I wish you had been my Algebra teacher, maybe I would have understood it better. Thank You , be Well
I have followed the instructions of other videos to the letter and kept having problems with the line of my spinning reels, they kept talking about the line being label up or down does the line goes clockwise or counter clock wise, your way fixed the problem THANK YOU!
Love your videos, Roland! My fishing buddy here in SC, Mickey McClendon, used to have a fishing show in Oklahoma in the early 80's, and if I'm not mistaken, you may have been a guest on one of his shows. We're heading to Clarks Hill lake in Georgia next week! Keep up the great work!!!!
Never knew that about fluorocarbon line. I haven't been fishing in years, and I've never tried it. Nor have I fished with braided line. I have used spiderwire. I can't say that I liked spiderwire when I got snagged since it was 20lb. test. Now I like it. Least I know how to use it now/w a leader. I didn't know how to tie a knot in braided line, and I hadn't noticed how the line slips through the knot so easily. I snelled a few hooks with the braid using monofilament knots. That didn't work. I'm going to have to cut the snells off. I bought a spool if it recently. I watched your videos that showed me how to do the knot tying and a lot of other things. Thanks for everything.
Thank you for that great video. I had some trouble with the braided line. I'll use your advice, had no clue about the super glue. Thanks again. Keep up the great work.
Hi. Liam from Australia As you said that fluorocarbon and mono both have memory. Here we spool in the kitchen lol, we the boil water, pour the hot water into a sauce pan, then drop the spool reel in it, leave there 10-15 minutes, this makes the fluorocarbon and mono to lose their memory on the spool, then take out the spool, put two chairs side by side, run a pencil or something into the spool and rest in the middle of two chair then start spooling your new line. Getting rid of the memory and placing the spool reel in between the chairs are very important. Thank you.
100% correct. I'd be concerned about the chemicals in the glue or after several respools, the repeatedl application of glue making sharp peaks & edges & cutting into the line.
*This was my first time using Braided line and I was happy with the product **enjoyable.fishing** recommend it's held up well and I have no complaints. Would buy again.*
Hey Jimmy. On the spinning reels I put 2 or 3 half hitches in stead of super glue. I also tie on a fairly heavy weight then streech out as much line as I can then reel it make in with the weight holding resistance. I have an advantage that my land is long an narrow so I can take out the whole reel of line. I also do this periodically after fishing.
For the average fisherman with only one fishing rod, mono is the winner. Rookies will cut too much braid, while also have more tangles with fluoro. I'm just stunned to learn that spooling line actually have some technique depending on gear, and not just spool line to it like i have been doing it forever. Thanks for the tips.
The super glue idea surely works; I fish a lot of six-pound braid and it doesn’t last long and I replace it often. I found a trick that works well for me; I wrap three or four turns around the spool before I tie a uni-knot. When it tights on to the spool it doesn’t slip. A tool I use has become so handy I keep one with me in my boat or in my vehicle when fishing. It is a line counter; I can put an exact amount of line on my spool and not guess if it is too much or too little. It saves me tons of money because it saves line. You can tell easily when a spool is full, but you have no idea how much line you replaced unless you replace all of it. Using a line counter and replacing only the amount of the line, you need saves line and you don’t need to buy as much line. I use baitcasters trout fishing small streams and sometimes put as little as 70-feet of line on my reel. The reels are designed to cast lures from two to six grams. The less line you use the better the reels cast light lures. However, this is not important Power fishing for bass, but still saves line costs if you only replace part of the line you use. This makes using one a great tool for both Power Fishing and Ultralight Baitcasting fishing. The excepted name is BFS fishing its short for (Baitcasting Finesse System).Warning once you try it; it is easy to be hooked on doing it.
Hey Roland enjoyed your video, been putting line on for years, but appreciate your tips etc. impressed with flipping the spool on Spin Cast and will benefit from your expertise. Just bought the new Shimano Curado DM computerized baitcasting Reel and like it very much. Supposed to eliminate backlash, but still takes practice. Would like videos on new products if your ever looking for something to do. Again I really appreciate your videos and will continue to watch, thanks. Phill C. Wisconsin.
Twist can be reduced with a swivel especially with weightless sinko on fluorocarbon using bait caster reels. Also using a swivel directly on the hook to trap the sinko on the line was one of your clever tips. Keep them coming I am always interested.
Thanks Roland! Never knew about flipping the spool for line twists - I usually attach it to my berkley spool thingy and just crank it on. I never tried superglue, but I have been using a fat piece of scotch tape or packing tape right on the knot I tie directly to the spool. Ever try that instead of superglue?
Superglue, interesting alternative ? We would back it with mono, use some electrical tape or as Jimmy Houston does tie in 3 or 4 half hitches to knot it down.
Dont use the glue. Just put 1-1/2 revolution of vinyl electrical tape around your spool. the braid will bite into that and will never slip. I love Roland but I think he would put superglue on a ham sandwich if they let him.
Fishing for 35 years now and never knew about flipping the spool for spinning reels, thank you so much. I have been recommended using a mono or fluorocarbon backer for braid, first 10-15 ft. Is that a common practice?
Hi Roland. I will try the way you do it. There is so many different ways to do it. Good ones and bad ones. Anyway, can you please convince the Swiss Government to have Big Black Bass in theirs lakes. Good joke. I will go ahead with perch and spool the reels in your way. I wish you a good and healthy new year and many good ours on the water. Sincerely Stefan, Zürich Switzerland
I've had great success with your method of Yamamoto Senkos with braid but with your info in this video, wouldn't it be best to use fluorocarbon line with a senko since the line sinks?
Well now that's something that I didn't know about a spinning reel when you load the line up watch for the twist I have seen it in I think I have done it I would not swear to it but now the spinning or the bait casting it's it's easy to put on take off do all of that but I didn't know about the braid on a spinning reel or a spinning tackle thank you for the info I'll remember that from now on
Thanks Roland. Never heard the flip the line over technique. Will definitely put that to use. I use a little piece of electrical tape on the spool when I start. If you have to re-spool and start over, how do you remove the part that you Super Glued? You didn’t mention when to use braid to a leader. Isn’t that the best technique for spinning reals? Thanks!!!
Maybe I am just lucky, but I put my line on spinning reels the same way as Roland puts it on a casting reel, for all types of line. Never tried the 'turn-the-spool-over' thing before. Never had an issue unless I overloaded the spool. I use a small piece of wood dowel in the middle of the spool, hold it against the carpet with my toes and regulate the pressure that way. I loop the line around the spool and tie it off. I then secure it with electrical tape. I reel it in nice and tight, leaving a good depth on the spool. I'd be nervous about using so much super glue. Not to argue with the Pro, but that just doesnt seem very smart.
Roland, it’s always great to see you, but I hope you are still open to learning new things. I suggest you watch a fishing channel called Tactical Bassin hosted by Matt Allen and Tim Little. They are expert bass fishermen among other fish species based at Clear Lake, CA, but fish all over the country and even into Mexico on a regular basis. I think you might find many if what they teach and demonstrate interesting as something you can choose to try or not, but these guys are far more up to date with what is going on in the fishing world. None of my remarks are meant to be interpreted as disrespectful since I’ve been watching you since the 1970s on TV along with al, your peers turning a hobby into a multi billion dollar business. Example...superglue is not the best idea for slip prevention. Use a strip of electrical tape, or put a bit of mono on which doesn’t slip, then attach the braid. You’re the only fisherman on TH-cam who suggests using superglue on anything that touches the spool. Keeping it simple for the 60 years you’ve been doing this. But is there any reason not to use a line spooling gadget to keep all line types from twisting? I have been using one for decades and it works great for both spinning and casting reels with any type of line. It can be locked in place like you do for a casting reel, or it will spin as I load up my spool. I can control how much or little how it turns or spins. I’m lost watching you spool line on each reel with no tension while spooling or making sure the line is spooling evenly across the spool. I wish you had discussed that. Best wishes and I hope you’ll check out that channel and watch how these really excellent expert fishermen teach everyone from beginners to other experts.
Thank you very much Roland for honoring me by highlighting my comment and suggestions. I found every Bassmasters tournament beginning 1973 here on TH-cam and got to see you as I remembered from back then. I honestly had no idea you and so many other best Bass Anglers ever, had never won the championship. Wow?! It was awesome to see that list of each years tournament from 1973 through 1985 and I couldn’t keep going and had to watch something else. If I’m not asking for too much, I’d love to see you and a few others from that era have a friendly competition with your son’s generation and the under 30 top TH-cam anglers based on number of subscribers. What I think would be an amazing series of shows would be all three generations competing on whatever water you guys choose. BUT using gear YOU and others used prior to the invention of palm sized casting reels. The sonar/fish finder devices with no screen by Lowrance that were all ‘State of The Art’ in those early years. I found it very interesting that one of the required devices each boat had was an oxygen sensor. As you have mentioned often how Bass will be where the high oxygen areas of the lakes might be. It was so amazing to watch how this all began and how after the very first tournament in the late 1960s. The movement by everyone involved to catch and release the bass. Another topic you’ve mentioned in some of previous videos. Everyone was given the exact same boat with all exactly same equipment by the sponsors of those tournaments. Top prize was $15,000.00 winner take all. Then jumped to $25K and only the winner got the prize money. And then when RadioShack got involved giving 2-way radios to give updates during each days fishing instead of waiting until the end of each day to find out how the fishermen did. Thinking with how things are now and how they started at the pro level. Wow! But I think it would be a tremendous event that could be promoted big time to have the three pro bass anglers in a competition for prize money or just for bragging rights. I believe would be one heck of an event from every aspect and I believe it would be a massive series if shown on TH-cam. I hope I’m giving you some food for thought and if it might be possible, I’ll know I’d be glued to the screen watching the younger generations having to fish as it was done when you became a pro and what was state of the art. I think it might show which fishermen of any generation truly knows how to find the fish and ONLY have 10lbs of tackle and not more than two casting rigs and two spinning rigs. I honestly can’t imagine a better fishing series. I would be very interested to see if these overpaid pros with hundreds of sponsors will do what your generation was able to do in the mid 1970s. Thanks again for the honor of highlighting my comment. Have a wonderful holiday season and best wishes to you and your entire family!
Call. I’m fairly new to spinning reels, and I’ve always just done the label him. Mostly I use all the rain on my big casters and spinning when I’m in playing around with lighter weight all fluoro but it’s just been a disaster tangle wise. I love the casting distance with very light weight tackle that I get with all tomorrow but I just can’t deal with the tangle factor. What’s the lightest weight read it would still be reasonably strong couple to four or 6 pound mono or flouro? Been doing 20 but it’s nowhere near the casting lane.
I must say this and I apologize if I hurt someone's feelings. When you put braid on please don't use super glue. It will break loose if you get into a big fish. All you have to do is put on a little bit of mono first, then use an Albright knot to tie the mono to the braid, this will stop the braid from slipping and allow you to have a solid setup for any size fish. Even if you get spooled the fish wont break it loose and you still have a chance to land it. I mean if I am being honest you should really never get spooled , but this method is way more solid.
Roland had been fishing for 50 years in hundreds of tournaments and had caught some of the biggest fish and species in the US.. if he says it works then it works lol. My dad taught me this 10 years ago and I’ve never had my line spin or slip even when fishing sturgeon.. which is one of the hardest fighting fish you can catch.. electrical tape also works just as good or better then using a line backer. Line backing is a waste of time and line. Cheapest and fastest is some scotch or electrical tape and a dab of super glue and let it dry for a couple minutes. Then spool like normal.
Thanks for the tips especially on the floral carbon definitely open my eyes thanks and keep the videos coming Roland. Fishing with Steve Daniels on the 29th and 30th what would it take for the average Joe to hook up a trip to the Everglades with you
I have been fishing for 58 years. Whenever I have a question or just want a refresher course on how to do something
I go to Roland. I have been teaching my grandkids how to fish and my oldest grandson go's to your Son Scott for advice. He just caught his first 10+ pounder a while back. Thank's Roland & Scott.
When you overfill a reel it will sometimes pull off in a "big loopy deal"! I love the language. Roland, you're the best.
For real man 😂
Roland I've been watching you for 50 years, between you, Bill and Jimmy y'all were the pioneers of television fishing shows so SON you probably have forgot more about fishing than I will ever know . Now I follow your son who I just saw this weekend at the Richmond fishing expo and I have just started watching your granddaughter Hillary, what a legacy. Keep up the good work, you are the man !
The blessing of TH-cam is Rowland can tell us about fishing in depth, without TV people and advertisers dictating what he has time to talk about, in a one minute instruction segment.
Thank goodness. This stuff is priceless
I've been learning from Roland since I first started fishing with bamboo poles in dredger ponds as a kid. I can't believe he's still rolling along on TH-cam. What a privilege to still learn from The Big Bass Professor.
I never had a grandfather in my life to teach me things love your videos and thank you for taking the time to pass on some of your wisdom to us I appreciate it
I might not be Granddad or Roland Martin but...
I have had the BEST fishing using Algae formed into a ball around a bare hook than from ANY lure. FACT
EDIT: Let me tell you how it works so you can see for yourself. Find a pond covered in algae. Take some and form it into a ball around a bare hook-Look Ma it's Weedless (No sinker and HEAVY LINE) Send that "Goo lure" out on top of the algae and Hop it across the surface of the algae...From the fish point of view it looks like a frog.
The KEY thing to remember is to NOT stop hopping the goo lure UNTIL it hops onto the ground beside your feet!! >>> A 5 lb Bass EXPLODING at your toes is ALWAYS fun!! You can clean yer pants later.
Yep. I lost both my Grandpas before I was old enough to know them. Nice to have vids like these to learn from!
This channel has taught me a lot, I actually never been fishing and took it up after I retired after 21 years in the military. Fishing is actually how I deal with my ptsd. I learned how to fish from trial and error....a lot more error than anything else. I learned a lot from this channel that I used when gone fishing. So thank you Mr. Martin for your youtube channel on all your advise and tips.
Been fishing for over 65 years. You have proven you are never too old to learn. Thanks teacher.
Watching Roland is like being back at school! If you're willing to listen you'll get information and an education at the same time.
Thank you Roland for using your time to educate me about the different aspects of fishing!!!!
Ive been watching baitcaster spooling videos all night and this has been the best one ive found
Roland is the best fishing teacher of all time...period!!!!
I ordered this to net the algae in a large pond in our backyard. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxphFK7ETiDP5G4IGsNcg7vbASDp_YfDpI The net is very sturdy and easy to maneuver in the water. The angled edges make it easier to get into the smaller spaces among the rocks. I didn't realize that the front of the net doesn't actually have a frame to it, just the sides do, but it seems to work just fine. The handle extends to various sizes, which is a great feature when I'm in areas that are tight with shrubs at the edges of the pond. I can collapse the handle so it doesn't get stuck in the bushes.
Love how you do videos about more than just catching fish but the equipment you use as well. Keep them coming Roland.
I grew up (I'm 53) watching Roland Martin Outdoors...You are the absolute best...So glad you're doing utube now...Just starting getting back into bass fishing with my son and now he gets to learn from the best like I did...I'm also enjoying watching your son's channel...Hope you enjoy making them as much as I do watching them...Thanks again for all the help you've given me over the years...God bless you Roland and keep them coming...Scott...Daytona Beach FL..
Didn't know you had to flip the line spool multiple times on spinning reels. I was taught to tie the line on the reel, reel 10 feet or so, put slack in line to see if it twists. If it does then flip over the spool of line and go for it. I've seen twists develop when filling the reel but thought I've turned it over so it must be right. Boy was I wrong!!!!!! Never too old to learn! Thank you Roland.
Made me smile
'Gotta watch your Ps and Qs' :)
I always learn something when I watch your videos. You sir are a true master. Thank you so much
At 57, I'm just starting to learn how to fish. On vacation in AZ last week, I finally caught my first Striper and a Large mouth bass. I'm learning I did everything WRONG! But still got lucky. So many things to know. Started searching for new gear and techniques and found you. Thanks much for the education I needed. subscribed. peace
I came to watch how to spool reels, and ended up learning I've been using my lines incorrectly. I didn't know that Florocarbon line sank...and that, understandably, effects the action of the lure. That matters in the skinny waters of the So. Texas Gulf. HUGE thank you, Mr Martin for sharing your brilliant nuggets of knowledge with us! Sometimes what you share in passing, or as an after thought, causes that light bulb above my head to light. Thanks again Mr Martin! :)
Mr Roland with all do respect instead of super glue I just add a half hitch to the first knot! Never disappointed me yet. Now that my spinning reel
Thank you so much Roland, I'm 31 years old and I've been fishing my whole life. I just put 15 lb fluorocarbon on my spinning reel, and twice now I've got knots in my line from casting. I just thought it was bad line, but now thanks to you I learned something I never knew existed. Thank you so so much. Wish I could give you a hug
Hey I use to watch you and bill dance when I was a kid meaning 8 9 10 and more on tv with my old man and it was awesome I thought and now I'm 31 and I still watch both of you guys on TH-cam and still enjoy it
That beats how I do it. I fill the spool. Then go outside put the rod and reel down with an open bell. Pull all the line back off walking across the yard. (Usually my newbies yard too) Then go back to the reel and reel all the line back on. It works. But your way is simpler. Great video Mr. Martin. Keep them coming.
Take the lure off your line and let the line drag out 100 yards or so behind a slow moving boat for a minute. Pinch the line and reel it back in. It removes any twist. Walking across the yard works too but not as well as the boat thing. Just dont let another boat cross your line! Dont ask me how I know that.
@@jamescooper2618 thank you. I'll try that sometime.
That works great!
Mr. Martin thank you for educating me with your instructional videos as made me a better fisherman. I grew up watching you in Bassmaster classics. Once again thank you
Another great lesson by the best. I never knew the trick of flipping the spool to fight line twist.
Thanks Roland
Fluorocarbon is a must with finesse presentation. I actually really love the Berkley vanish. That stuff rocks for the price.
wouldnt bother, i use sufix zippy or superior
I remember when I was a young boy watching fishing with Virgil ward that was a long time ago I watch Jimmy Houston bill dance Roland Martin and others Great videos keep them coming
Fishing for over 50 years and always something to learn or revisit. thank you Roland!
Ty mr. Martin, your video really helped me cast my new baitcaster !
This channel has taught me more about fishing then all of the fishing shows I've ever seen in my life!
I suggest you try watching Tactical Bassin as just one fishing channel run by expert bass fishermen and they TEACH. It never insist you do anything exactly how they each prefer. They respect other people’s ideas and fishing situations. I grew up watching a Roland and the others that made Bass fishing a Billion dollar business back in the 1970s. The only thing about Roland is that even though he has a championship fisherman, he only does what Roland feels is best. He doesn’t keep up with anything new. He doesn’t seem to watch other fishing channels to see what is new. I know all these things, but respect zroland for all he did long before many new fishing techniques ever were thought of and the thousands of new types of lures, etc. I don’t know why he doesn’t use a line spooling gadget instead of trying to watch for line twists, or use Crazy Glue on everything instead of electrical tape strip to keep braid from slipping, or use a bit of mono as backing which doesn’t slip when tight, then tie on the braid. I’m not bashing Roland or disrespecting him and his methods of doing whatever he is showing his viewers. He also loves Yamamoto 297 green pumpkin color for his senkos and Ned rigs. Where I fish the water is algae stained year round with less than 6” of visibility. So I use braid for nearly everything direct to anything I’m using. My situation is very unique where the water has so mich surface commotion from ducks and Mullet jumping, the a bass ignore all topwater baits I found out after spending a ton of money buying a few of every type of topwater from buzzbait to spook and thousands of hours learning to fish each one properly. Not a single follow, swirl, or blowup. I’d love to see ANY pro try fishing topwater where I am and see what happens. If the bass bite, then I’ll know for sure I’m doing something wrong and can learn to correct it. But even though I’m willing to pay a fair rate to have any pro level fisherman come here and fish just to see what I’m doing right/wrong and what results the pros might get. Best wishes to everyone.
Really enjoy your knowledge that you have for all of these years I have watching you as long as you’ve been on TV and that’s a long time I really have enjoyed it and I do fish all the time lol
Yes thank you for teaching us about the different ways to respool
Great video. Been away from fishing for a long time, your tips are certainly refreshing my memory.
Thank you Roland! The super glue for braided helped a ton
Met you at the Kentucky Fried Chicken in poplar bluff back in the early 80’s. You were with you wife and 6-8 year old son on vacation. Good to see you’re doing great.
mr roland been wathing you on pbs in the 1980s my child hood ever sataruday morning i made sure i seen you show in east tx
Thanks Mr. Martin. That explains the huge birdsnest I achieved this afternoon. Missed a really good bass, too.
Great tips on the superglue and reversing the spool. Thanks Roland
Someone who actually showed me how to REALLY put fluorocarbon line on a spool. On average, flip the line spool every 10 turns of the reel.
Wow! Thank you. I learned more about line spooling In 12 min then in 20 years! Thank you Roland for sharing your experience, in your profession! As a professional commercial pilot, I have your level of expertise, but not as many to share it with!
Thanks Roland but you taught me thus so so long ago Ol boy
You LInder Houston Dance and that hillbilly that thought he was a race car driver, well he wasn't and all the pros that had there own shows back in the day are very appreciated and just wanted to let you know you got graduated students that still watch you bud
I'm probably Scotts age
would love to visit Clewston again and we go fish, for some biggins son, still have the shop down on the canal of the big O?
used to dock at the Pirates Cove for the week and sleep across the street in mobile home park, that was my affordable holiday trip in my youth from CLE, OH
Thanks for the refresher course (I've watched several). I've got 2 solid methods for spooling casting reels for big river fish and very recently realized it's been well over 20 years since a spooled a spinning reel. Ha, I'd forgotten completely! It's a challenge getting older, maybe some of those memory supplements from TV would help, lol! My baitfishing rigs are the cheapest of cheap spincasters and pretty dismal performance so I started shopping online. Shazzam! moment was to dig out my box of Zebcos and rebuild a 33 or two and in the corner of my garage sat my old favorite Smallie wading rig. A 1990's 7'ML Lightning Rod combo. Out of retirement, my new baitfish rig! Should be perfect for panfish and bullheads. 5:00PM now and by 5:45 I'll be on a local pond putting bait in a bucket. Thanks!
Hey Roland, Been Fishing along time, putting line on always had it done, cause I was shakey, You Blew the Lid Off it for me, Never used All Flouro before, and you covered that at end of video. You have a Teaching Style, I wish you had been my Algebra teacher, maybe I would have understood it better. Thank You , be Well
I have followed the instructions of other videos to the letter and kept having problems with the line of my spinning reels, they kept talking about the line being label up or down does the line goes clockwise or counter clock wise, your way fixed the problem THANK YOU!
Thank you for the great tips Roland. Another great video God Bless
Thank you Roland your knowledge being passed on is great.
Thank You ROLAND for your Tips.
I've never used Fluorocarbon Line before. You definitely have been a great help to me. Keep making your How To videos.
This is a good video you truly are a great teacher
Love your videos, Roland! My fishing buddy here in SC, Mickey McClendon, used to have a fishing show in Oklahoma in the early 80's, and if I'm not mistaken, you may have been a guest on one of his shows. We're heading to Clarks Hill lake in Georgia next week! Keep up the great work!!!!
Never knew that about fluorocarbon line. I haven't been fishing in years, and I've never tried it. Nor have I fished with braided line. I have used spiderwire.
I can't say that I liked spiderwire when I got snagged since it was 20lb. test. Now I like it. Least I know how to use it now/w a leader.
I didn't know how to tie a knot in braided line, and I hadn't noticed how the line slips through the knot so easily. I snelled a few hooks with the braid using monofilament knots. That didn't work. I'm going to have to cut the snells off. I bought a spool if it recently.
I watched your videos that showed me how to do the knot tying and a lot of other things.
Thanks for everything.
Thank you. I am loading my first reals and will be adding braid to spin and casting reels. I really appreciate your attention to detail. Big fan!
Thanks for sharing your comments and wisdom❤️✝️
Thanks so much Roland got your tips and wisdom!
Thank you for that great video. I had some trouble with the braided line. I'll use your advice, had no clue about the super glue. Thanks again. Keep up the great work.
Always ran thru length of the rods ,filled up the reels on the floor,never thought about the superglue, will keep that in mind...thanks
I always used mono backing...never had a problem...just tied a double uni knot to whatever line I was using.
Thank you so much Roland. Loving the videos! 🎣
Hi. Liam from Australia
As you said that fluorocarbon and mono both have memory. Here we spool in the kitchen lol, we the boil water, pour the hot water into a sauce pan, then drop the spool reel in it, leave there 10-15 minutes, this makes the fluorocarbon and mono to lose their memory on the spool, then take out the spool, put two chairs side by side, run a pencil or something into the spool and rest in the middle of two chair then start spooling your new line. Getting rid of the memory and placing the spool reel in between the chairs are very important. Thank you.
Never tried super glue , but I always use electrical tape for spin and especially bait casters because the line won't slip due to the grip of the tape
100% correct. I'd be concerned about the chemicals in the glue or after several respools, the repeatedl application of glue making sharp peaks & edges & cutting into the line.
This is a good tip if you have put your line on wrong and twisted it by accident. Saved me a spool of braid!
*This was my first time using Braided line and I was happy with the product **enjoyable.fishing** recommend it's held up well and I have no complaints. Would buy again.*
Hey Jimmy. On the spinning reels I put 2 or 3 half hitches in stead of super glue. I also tie on a fairly heavy weight then streech out as much line as I can then reel it make in with the weight holding resistance. I have an advantage that my land is long an narrow so I can take out the whole reel of line. I also do this periodically after fishing.
I've had both line slippage problems on braid and twisting on fluoro. This vid should solve both. Thank you!
For the average fisherman with only one fishing rod, mono is the winner. Rookies will cut too much braid, while also have more tangles with fluoro. I'm just stunned to learn that spooling line actually have some technique depending on gear, and not just spool line to it like i have been doing it forever. Thanks for the tips.
Always, great instructional videos. Thanks.
Great video Roland. God bless you buddy.
Thank you Roland, very informative. You the man!
The super glue idea surely works; I fish a lot of six-pound braid and it doesn’t last long and I replace it often. I found a trick that works well for me; I wrap three or four turns around the spool before I tie a uni-knot. When it tights on to the spool it doesn’t slip. A tool I use has become so handy I keep one with me in my boat or in my vehicle when fishing. It is a line counter; I can put an exact amount of line on my spool and not guess if it is too much or too little. It saves me tons of money because it saves line. You can tell easily when a spool is full, but you have no idea how much line you replaced unless you replace all of it. Using a line counter and replacing only the amount of the line, you need saves line and you don’t need to buy as much line. I use baitcasters trout fishing small streams and sometimes put as little as 70-feet of line on my reel. The reels are designed to cast lures from two to six grams. The less line you use the better the reels cast light lures. However, this is not important Power fishing for bass, but still saves line costs if you only replace part of the line you use. This makes using one a great tool for both Power Fishing and Ultralight Baitcasting fishing. The excepted name is BFS fishing its short for (Baitcasting Finesse System).Warning once you try it; it is easy to be hooked on doing it.
Excellent video, thanks Roland.
Hey Roland enjoyed your video, been putting line on for years, but appreciate your tips etc. impressed with flipping the spool on Spin Cast and will benefit from your expertise. Just bought the new Shimano Curado DM computerized baitcasting Reel and like it very much. Supposed to eliminate backlash, but still takes practice. Would like videos on new products if your ever looking for something to do. Again I really appreciate your videos and will continue to watch, thanks. Phill C. Wisconsin.
Hey Roland I just got a new rod and reel and this video came in handy .
That's fantastic information. Thank you again !!!
God Bless you , I have never seen that before for a spinning reel !
Thanks for sharing these spooling techniques.
Good tips ,I love fluorocarbon on my baitcaster usually 15lbs .no trouble....thx
Twist can be reduced with a swivel especially with weightless sinko on fluorocarbon using bait caster reels. Also using a swivel directly on the hook to trap the sinko on the line was one of your clever tips. Keep them coming I am always interested.
Thanks Roland! Never knew about flipping the spool for line twists - I usually attach it to my berkley spool thingy and just crank it on. I never tried superglue, but I have been using a fat piece of scotch tape or packing tape right on the knot I tie directly to the spool. Ever try that instead of superglue?
Good informative video, thanx for sharing your knowledge Roland, cheers
Superglue, interesting alternative ? We would back it with mono, use some electrical tape or as Jimmy Houston does tie in 3 or 4 half hitches to knot it down.
Thats good information haven't went to braid yet just might have to try it
Thank you. Shared and my fishing bud replied, I sent just in time! Haha
Great tips. I have not used braided line yet. The superglue is a good tip. I grew up respooling reels in a bucket of water. Seems to unspool easier.
Dont use the glue. Just put 1-1/2 revolution of vinyl electrical tape around your spool. the braid will bite into that and will never slip. I love Roland but I think he would put superglue on a ham sandwich if they let him.
Why not put tape on the braid to the reel. It keeps it from slipping. Thanks, Roland for your awesome video's. Shawn
Tape is alright but I know the super glue is 100%
Great video Roland!!
Thanks Roland. Super glue, wouldn't of thought to use that.
Thanks Roland, I would like to see a clip on the best ways to fish boat docks.
Very helpful I'm about to attempt it
You rock and sir you have shown me so much thank you
Fishing for 35 years now and never knew about flipping the spool for spinning reels, thank you so much. I have been recommended using a mono or fluorocarbon backer for braid, first 10-15 ft. Is that a common practice?
I don't do that!
Hi Roland. I will try the way you do it. There is so many different ways to do it. Good ones and bad ones. Anyway, can you please convince the Swiss Government to have Big Black Bass in theirs lakes. Good joke. I will go ahead with perch and spool the reels in your way. I wish you a good and healthy new year and many good ours on the water. Sincerely Stefan, Zürich Switzerland
I've bass fished both Spain and Portugal!
I've had great success with your method of Yamamoto Senkos with braid but with your info in this video, wouldn't it be best to use fluorocarbon line with a senko since the line sinks?
I'd like to know also. How do you get the super glue off of the spool when you need to respool?
Well now that's something that I didn't know about a spinning reel when you load the line up watch for the twist I have seen it in I think I have done it I would not swear to it but now the spinning or the bait casting it's it's easy to put on take off do all of that but I didn't know about the braid on a spinning reel or a spinning tackle thank you for the info I'll remember that from now on
Thanks Roland. Never heard the flip the line over technique. Will definitely put that to use.
I use a little piece of electrical tape on the spool when I start. If you have to re-spool and start over, how do you remove the part that you Super Glued?
You didn’t mention when to use braid to a leader. Isn’t that the best technique for spinning reals?
Thanks!!!
Acetone will work.
Maybe I am just lucky, but I put my line on spinning reels the same way as Roland puts it on a casting reel, for all types of line. Never tried the 'turn-the-spool-over' thing before. Never had an issue unless I overloaded the spool.
I use a small piece of wood dowel in the middle of the spool, hold it against the carpet with my toes and regulate the pressure that way. I loop the line around the spool and tie it off. I then secure it with electrical tape. I reel it in nice and tight, leaving a good depth on the spool.
I'd be nervous about using so much super glue. Not to argue with the Pro, but that just doesnt seem very smart.
It's all about line twist with a spinning reel!
Roland, it’s always great to see you, but I hope you are still open to learning new things. I suggest you watch a fishing channel called Tactical Bassin hosted by Matt Allen and Tim Little. They are expert bass fishermen among other fish species based at Clear Lake, CA, but fish all over the country and even into Mexico on a regular basis. I think you might find many if what they teach and demonstrate interesting as something you can choose to try or not, but these guys are far more up to date with what is going on in the fishing world. None of my remarks are meant to be interpreted as disrespectful since I’ve been watching you since the 1970s on TV along with al, your peers turning a hobby into a multi billion dollar business. Example...superglue is not the best idea for slip prevention. Use a strip of electrical tape, or put a bit of mono on which doesn’t slip, then attach the braid. You’re the only fisherman on TH-cam who suggests using superglue on anything that touches the spool. Keeping it simple for the 60 years you’ve been doing this. But is there any reason not to use a line spooling gadget to keep all line types from twisting? I have been using one for decades and it works great for both spinning and casting reels with any type of line. It can be locked in place like you do for a casting reel, or it will spin as I load up my spool. I can control how much or little how it turns or spins. I’m lost watching you spool line on each reel with no tension while spooling or making sure the line is spooling evenly across the spool. I wish you had discussed that. Best wishes and I hope you’ll check out that channel and watch how these really excellent expert fishermen teach everyone from beginners to other experts.
Thank you very much Roland for honoring me by highlighting my comment and suggestions. I found every Bassmasters tournament beginning 1973 here on TH-cam and got to see you as I remembered from back then. I honestly had no idea you and so many other best Bass Anglers ever, had never won the championship. Wow?! It was awesome to see that list of each years tournament from 1973 through 1985 and I couldn’t keep going and had to watch something else. If I’m not asking for too much, I’d love to see you and a few others from that era have a friendly competition with your son’s generation and the under 30 top TH-cam anglers based on number of subscribers. What I think would be an amazing series of shows would be all three generations competing on whatever water you guys choose. BUT using gear YOU and others used prior to the invention of palm sized casting reels. The sonar/fish finder devices with no screen by Lowrance that were all ‘State of The Art’ in those early years. I found it very interesting that one of the required devices each boat had was an oxygen sensor. As you have mentioned often how Bass will be where the high oxygen areas of the lakes might be. It was so amazing to watch how this all began and how after the very first tournament in the late 1960s. The movement by everyone involved to catch and release the bass. Another topic you’ve mentioned in some of previous videos. Everyone was given the exact same boat with all exactly same equipment by the sponsors of those tournaments. Top prize was $15,000.00 winner take all. Then jumped to $25K and only the winner got the prize money. And then when RadioShack got involved giving 2-way radios to give updates during each days fishing instead of waiting until the end of each day to find out how the fishermen did. Thinking with how things are now and how they started at the pro level. Wow! But I think it would be a tremendous event that could be promoted big time to have the three pro bass anglers in a competition for prize money or just for bragging rights. I believe would be one heck of an event from every aspect and I believe it would be a massive series if shown on TH-cam. I hope I’m giving you some food for thought and if it might be possible, I’ll know I’d be glued to the screen watching the younger generations having to fish as it was done when you became a pro and what was state of the art. I think it might show which fishermen of any generation truly knows how to find the fish and ONLY have 10lbs of tackle and not more than two casting rigs and two spinning rigs. I honestly can’t imagine a better fishing series. I would be very interested to see if these overpaid pros with hundreds of sponsors will do what your generation was able to do in the mid 1970s. Thanks again for the honor of highlighting my comment. Have a wonderful holiday season and best wishes to you and your entire family!
Hi, do not the glue disolve the chemicals in the braeded line?
Great information sir
Great video! Learned something new.
Call. I’m fairly new to spinning reels, and I’ve always just done the label him. Mostly I use all the rain on my big casters and spinning when I’m in playing around with lighter weight all fluoro but it’s just been a disaster tangle wise.
I love the casting distance with very light weight tackle that I get with all tomorrow but I just can’t deal with the tangle factor. What’s the lightest weight read it would still be reasonably strong couple to four or 6 pound mono or flouro? Been doing 20 but it’s nowhere near the casting lane.
I must say this and I apologize if I hurt someone's feelings. When you put braid on please don't use super glue. It will break loose if you get into a big fish. All you have to do is put on a little bit of mono first, then use an Albright knot to tie the mono to the braid, this will stop the braid from slipping and allow you to have a solid setup for any size fish. Even if you get spooled the fish wont break it loose and you still have a chance to land it. I mean if I am being honest you should really never get spooled , but this method is way more solid.
Roland had been fishing for 50 years in hundreds of tournaments and had caught some of the biggest fish and species in the US.. if he says it works then it works lol. My dad taught me this 10 years ago and I’ve never had my line spin or slip even when fishing sturgeon.. which is one of the hardest fighting fish you can catch.. electrical tape also works just as good or better then using a line backer. Line backing is a waste of time and line. Cheapest and fastest is some scotch or electrical tape and a dab of super glue and let it dry for a couple minutes. Then spool like normal.
Thanks for the tips especially on the floral carbon definitely open my eyes thanks and keep the videos coming Roland. Fishing with Steve Daniels on the 29th and 30th what would it take for the average Joe to hook up a trip to the Everglades with you
Floral Carbon?????😂😂😂. Try fluorocarbon.