I’ve been watching you for over a year now and started bass fishing while living in DFW. Your videos have definitely helped me to catch my first bass and become an avid bass fisherman so thank you. I am wanting to start getting into tournaments, could you maybe do a video about tournament fishing one day?
Hi Daniel! You must be relatively new to the channel, because I have been doing tournaments for years! Look at all my playlists about tournaments or search “TylersReelFishing tournament”
Your attention to detail on your videos is like no one else. The labeled timed stamps, chapters, links, etc. The boys at Tactical Bassin better watch out!!
Great video. I have two 8.1:1 reels and then the rest are 6.8-7.5:1. Use the the 8.1s for short pitches / flips and target frog casting. Helps with speed like you said getting the lure back in and back out. But for longer casts and anything where I’m using reel to move lure I go with a 6.8 or 7.1-7.5. Going slow is tough for me so I like those ratios.
@@SiliconDrifter yeah definitely. I use 7.1:1 when I want to keep the chatterbait down and then 7.5:1 - 8.1:1 when I want to keep higher in water column
Great video Tyler! Any more it seems like a mid to low 7-speed is mid range. A 6-speed is great for cranking and I go down to a 5.4 for 10XD. I simplify it by thinking any bait I move with the reel I want a slower speed. Any bait I use the rod to move (pitching hopping dragging) I want a higher gear. Also remember long casts reduce the diameter of the reel reducing the effective gear ratio at the start of your retrieve. That’s why you need reduce your retrieve speed or action the closer your bait gets to you.
I prefer a higher gear ratio so that as I lose line, my inches per turn doesn't go down too much. Plus it's easier to slow down on a faster reel than it is to speed up on a slower reel.
High speed reels are also great for casting up river in fast current. You have to be able to catch up to the bait or you get no action and cant set the hook. I know most fishermen in the US are sitting in a bassboat on a lake but for those of us who like fishing moving water high speed is necessary.
Thank you I'm old school fishing kinda like what you were saying about your dad I fish a lot when I was younger growing up in south Florida but life took over working all the time but now that I'm older I have more time to do what I enjoy with all the new technology today it can be overwhelming but I'm relearning how to fish you do a great job of helping me with that thanks 👍
Tyler, I enjoy your videos as an older angler. This is a Great video explanation! I would add that Roland Martin gave a great example as well when he discussed speed ratio fishing from a boat when trolling is different than the bank because trolling down the shore negates some of the high speed ration because you are moving towards the bait when casting forward…I still struggle to slow either way ;)
I got back into fishing this year after a 26 year hiatus. Back in those days I went with a "high speed" Daiwa PT33P with a whopping 5.1:1 gear ratio. I felt that the PT33SH with its faster 7.1:1 gear ratio was too fast. This was put onto my flipping stick and it's still on there now. My other Daiwa baitcaster has a 5.1:1 gear ratio as well. I'm just a casual fisherman so having the higher speed retrieves isn't really necessary for me. Sure, it would save me time between casts to crank the bait back in for my next cast, but, I'm out fishing to relax and to forget about my otherwise boring daily routine. LOL! My cousin, who got me into fishing and hasn't stopped fishing, keeps telling me to update my old equipment but that gear worked back in the day and works well today after taking the old reels apart, cleaning them up, and applying fresh lubricants. If anything, I need to replace my old 5' 6" pistol grip handle baitcasting rod with something newer. Yes, it will still have that old 5.1:1 ratio Daiwa reel on it because it works for me.
I love your videos Tyler but I have a problem a lot of times I will have a fish and I’ll go to set the hook and my drag is as right as can be when I set it the line will rip out a little making it tough to drive the hook in what is my problem? Also sometimes when I’m fighting a fish my drag will be down tight and when there is pressure from a fish on my reel won’t pick up line cuz my drag is trying to come out at the same time that I’m trying to turn the handle
Oh, so that was the "red" reel I asked about in the previous video! Lol. Great video and explanation of gear ratios and higher speed reels. That tire fishing experience must have been great.
I somewhat regret getting an 8:5 Curado DC recently. Been using it for top water stuff. I like it for frogs and buzzbaits but not so sure for others like whopper ploppers. You really have to slow it down for those. Not sure what I think about it yet, I’ll have to use it more once the top water bite picks up. I use a 7:1 or 7:2 for most of my underwater lures. If I could only have one, I’d definitely go with something around 7:5 from my experience so far.
Great video Tyler, I’ve been putting all this knowledge I’ve got from ur content to work and I’m actually catching more fish and bigger fish at that! Thanks for all ur tips
I find the opposite to be true...its waaaay easier for me to slow down my higher gear ratio reels than it is to burn my lower 5 & 6 gear ratio reels...7-8 is my go to but that's just me
I agree GhostBox, burning a slower rario reel is extremely tiresome. What I use the higher ratio reels for are plain and simple. Ever have bass grab your bait and as you set the hook, that fish makes a fast break straight to the boat or bank?? I had a hard time taking up the slack with the slower ratio reels. Lost some monsters and that's when I bought a couple. Since then, I'm glad I did.
@@buzzworth2396 even trying to bring a lure over the top of weeds at the boat/shore its easy...people say you will end up burning it back but when I'm fishing I'm fishing...im NOT thinking about anything else except for what I'm doing...basically I'm not just mindlessly reeling my bait back my retrieve is always deliberate and high ratios just makes everything easier even on your body like u said...if I'm pitching and or anything I'm running oncebim out the zone I need to be in I can bring it back and get my lure in the water faster and with less effort..more casts=more bites
Takahiro Omori uses a 10:1 for his 1.5 squarebills and I find that crazy. I was using a 7.1:1 today throwing them and even then didn’t like it as much as the 6.2:1 reel I’m used to for crankbaits
Here’s the TRUE thing. A lot of people don’t know how to use a high speed reel like this one. Now obviously it has its place just like any other gear ratio speed. The most effective technique for a 9 or 10 speed reel is buzzbaits and punching. It can be used for a lot more but those 2 are the main ones, hands down. When running a buzzbait the goal is to try to keep it on top of the water so with a high speed reel like this one you can calmly reel it in and even slow roll it and it will still stay on top with no problem vs with a 6 or 7 or even 8 speed reel, you actually have to try to keep it on top by reeling as fast as you can. Now when punching, most guys try to reel the fish in while the fish is pulling drag when using a 9 or 10 gear ratio and then they think it doesn’t have power so they drop down to a 7 speed reel. Which is why those people think that its “too fast”. The truth is, they don’t know how to use it. If you are going to punch heavy grass you cannot try to reel while the fish is pulling drag, you have to pull with your rod and then reel the slack in, and THAT is where the 9 or 10 speed reel is super beneficial. With a super high gear ratio, you only have to make 1 turn to reel all the slack in vs with a 7 or 6 speed you have to make 3 or 4. When you are punching, all the power comes from your ROD. Not your reel. Which is why I can’t stand the guys that say they don’t punch with a high speed reel because it doesn’t have “power”. The real reason they don’t is because they just simply don’t know how to use it.
I just started watching your videos and I have learned so much over the past couple weeks. I notice most lures and a lot of soft plastics are made to look like baitfish like the sexy shad crankbaits and the white spinnerbaits things like that. Where I fish does not have any baitfish should I still be using white baits and the sexy shad crankbaits and if not what should I be using? The only real "Baitfish" we have over here is sunfish.
I use a backer line. I only put on about 6 yards farther than I can cast . It saves a boat load 😉 of money on line, and you have enough extra line to last till you replace. I fish damn near everyday and change line when it gets a memory
When your line is “spiraling” per se when you cast out and lay the line flat. This can be solved usually by hooking your lure on a tree and then walking backwards eventually stopping the spool and stretching your line
Hey Tyler I have a baitcaster and a spinning rod and I have been wondering what line to put on them, what do you think I should put on them? Should I put Braid on my baitcaster and mono on my spinner?
Another great video Tyler! What a terrific content subject. I just haven’t seen it covered this well before. Thanks, it will help as I am currently upgrading gear. 😃👍🏼
Gears, you should have said tall and short. Spining reels are usually more consistant on reeling in, because the bale never changes in distance or size.
I'm super impatient so when TW was out of tranx 200 in any speed but 8.5 to 1 I dropped the hammer. It makes a 2lb bass feel like a teener pulling with this ratio. I wonder if I could even winch a 10lber in without stroking the rod up and down to pick up line and that can cause losing a fish. Now I'm stuck with it. I love 7.5 but if I had to lock one reel into my hands it'd be a 6.8 to 1 in case I needed to deep crank and it can cover everything else.
I just bought my first baitcast combo this year, quantum pulse, It was on sale at Bass Pro so I got it to try cause I always wanted to try one out. Still getting used to it.
alright can you not just reel slower with a high gear ratio reel? I accidentally bought an xg metanium because the deal was too good and throw everything on it
Surprising those fish stayed buttoned up.You said you used the rod to horse them out of the tires then used the reel to gather up the slack line.We all know the last thing you want to do is give a fish slack line.action is related to how far the tip bends in relation to the rod.xtra fast,fast,moderate.power is more the strength of the rod in relation to the lure weight being used
What I meant by that, is that the line got less tight than it was when I was winching them out. I didn’t give them full slack, just less pressure so that I could use the full gear ratio without all of the tension from the fish
Anything over 7.5 is useless. Just a gimmick to sell reels. As Tyler says, it’s easy to speed up your retrieve. And the torque loss and gear wear on these high speed reels means your money is better spent on a quality midrange ratio reel.
@@TylersReelFishing for bass fishing, maybe speed ratios don't play a big role such as casting for pelagics in saltwater, since speed do play the role, especially targeting Spanish or King Mackerel 🤩🤘 perhaps...
@@TylersReelFishing I’m gonna stand behind the statement. The rod power, action and movement pull the fish out way more than the reel. Even in the examples in the video, your hookset and when the rod unloads move the fish 6-8 feet. You get maybe 5 reels around in most of them, and that’s really ‘flying’ the fish over the last tire or two at that point. But the fish is clear of the initial cover when the rod unloads. I just feel same rod with a 6.5 reel would have landed every one of this fish anyway. We can agree to disagree. No worries. 👍🏻
I’ve been watching you for over a year now and started bass fishing while living in DFW. Your videos have definitely helped me to catch my first bass and become an avid bass fisherman so thank you. I am wanting to start getting into tournaments, could you maybe do a video about tournament fishing one day?
Hi Daniel! You must be relatively new to the channel, because I have been doing tournaments for years! Look at all my playlists about tournaments or search “TylersReelFishing tournament”
Are you still fishing in the DFW? If so let me know. I'm here also
Your attention to detail on your videos is like no one else. The labeled timed stamps, chapters, links, etc. The boys at Tactical Bassin better watch out!!
Great video. I have two 8.1:1 reels and then the rest are 6.8-7.5:1. Use the the 8.1s for short pitches / flips and target frog casting. Helps with speed like you said getting the lure back in and back out. But for longer casts and anything where I’m using reel to move lure I go with a 6.8 or 7.1-7.5. Going slow is tough for me so I like those ratios.
Can you high gear chatterbaits?
@@SiliconDrifter yeah definitely. I use 7.1:1 when I want to keep the chatterbait down and then 7.5:1 - 8.1:1 when I want to keep higher in water column
Great video Tyler! Any more it seems like a mid to low 7-speed is mid range. A 6-speed is great for cranking and I go down to a 5.4 for 10XD.
I simplify it by thinking any bait I move with the reel I want a slower speed. Any bait I use the rod to move (pitching hopping dragging) I want a higher gear.
Also remember long casts reduce the diameter of the reel reducing the effective gear ratio at the start of your retrieve. That’s why you need reduce your retrieve speed or action the closer your bait gets to you.
Since you asked: Heavy power is the correct term. Actions are slow, moderate, fast and extra fast. Thanks Tyler!
Action - how the rod bends (fast, more at rhe tip vs moderate, more "through" action)
Power - cast weight/stiffness.
Great job Tyler!
Super informative!
Glad it was helpful!
Doing all I can to help your algorithm by watching every video several times. I learn so much with every view. 👊🏼
I love that!
I prefer a higher gear ratio so that as I lose line, my inches per turn doesn't go down too much. Plus it's easier to slow down on a faster reel than it is to speed up on a slower reel.
High speed reels are also great for casting up river in fast current. You have to be able to catch up to the bait or you get no action and cant set the hook. I know most fishermen in the US are sitting in a bassboat on a lake but for those of us who like fishing moving water high speed is necessary.
Thank you I'm old school fishing kinda like what you were saying about your dad I fish a lot when I was younger growing up in south Florida but life took over working all the time but now that I'm older I have more time to do what I enjoy with all the new technology today it can be overwhelming but I'm relearning how to fish you do a great job of helping me with that thanks 👍
Tyler, I enjoy your videos as an older angler. This is a Great video explanation! I would add that Roland Martin gave a great example as well when he discussed speed ratio fishing from a boat when trolling is different than the bank because trolling down the shore negates some of the high speed ration because you are moving towards the bait when casting forward…I still struggle to slow either way ;)
I got back into fishing this year after a 26 year hiatus. Back in those days I went with a "high speed" Daiwa PT33P with a whopping 5.1:1 gear ratio. I felt that the PT33SH with its faster 7.1:1 gear ratio was too fast. This was put onto my flipping stick and it's still on there now. My other Daiwa baitcaster has a 5.1:1 gear ratio as well. I'm just a casual fisherman so having the higher speed retrieves isn't really necessary for me. Sure, it would save me time between casts to crank the bait back in for my next cast, but, I'm out fishing to relax and to forget about my otherwise boring daily routine. LOL! My cousin, who got me into fishing and hasn't stopped fishing, keeps telling me to update my old equipment but that gear worked back in the day and works well today after taking the old reels apart, cleaning them up, and applying fresh lubricants. If anything, I need to replace my old 5' 6" pistol grip handle baitcasting rod with something newer. Yes, it will still have that old 5.1:1 ratio Daiwa reel on it because it works for me.
And if it works for you, then go for it!
I pretty much go with a 7-1 reel for all my fishing. Seems to be the sweet spot for speed and still being able to crank down on it.
Yeah that’s a good choice
I love your videos Tyler but I have a problem a lot of times I will have a fish and I’ll go to set the hook and my drag is as right as can be when I set it the line will rip out a little making it tough to drive the hook in what is my problem? Also sometimes when I’m fighting a fish my drag will be down tight and when there is pressure from a fish on my reel won’t pick up line cuz my drag is trying to come out at the same time that I’m trying to turn the handle
You really make the most difficult things so understandable! Thank you! 💪
That’s my whole goal!
@@TylersReelFishing Well you achieved that bro without a doubt🤜
Oh, so that was the "red" reel I asked about in the previous video! Lol. Great video and explanation of gear ratios and higher speed reels. That tire fishing experience must have been great.
I somewhat regret getting an 8:5 Curado DC recently. Been using it for top water stuff. I like it for frogs and buzzbaits but not so sure for others like whopper ploppers. You really have to slow it down for those. Not sure what I think about it yet, I’ll have to use it more once the top water bite picks up. I use a 7:1 or 7:2 for most of my underwater lures. If I could only have one, I’d definitely go with something around 7:5 from my experience so far.
Good video I just starting using bait casters 2months ago and your videos have helped me a lot.... would love to pick your brain while out on the boat
Hey Tyler love the channel man!! Keep making them videos I’m addicted!!
Awesome!!
Great video Tyler, I’ve been putting all this knowledge I’ve got from ur content to work and I’m actually catching more fish and bigger fish at that! Thanks for all ur tips
I find the opposite to be true...its waaaay easier for me to slow down my higher gear ratio reels than it is to burn my lower 5 & 6 gear ratio reels...7-8 is my go to but that's just me
I agree GhostBox, burning a slower rario reel is extremely tiresome. What I use the higher ratio reels for are plain and simple. Ever have bass grab your bait and as you set the hook, that fish makes a fast break straight to the boat or bank?? I had a hard time taking up the slack with the slower ratio reels. Lost some monsters and that's when I bought a couple. Since then, I'm glad I did.
@@buzzworth2396 even trying to bring a lure over the top of weeds at the boat/shore its easy...people say you will end up burning it back but when I'm fishing I'm fishing...im NOT thinking about anything else except for what I'm doing...basically I'm not just mindlessly reeling my bait back my retrieve is always deliberate and high ratios just makes everything easier even on your body like u said...if I'm pitching and or anything I'm running oncebim out the zone I need to be in I can bring it back and get my lure in the water faster and with less effort..more casts=more bites
I heard Hannah! Awesome question about leveraging the rod's power! Love the teamwork. The sweet American ninja footwork to rescue those tire snags.
That’s her!
Great video Tyler! Very informative as usual!
Thanks for commenting as usual!
Takahiro Omori uses a 10:1 for his 1.5 squarebills and I find that crazy. I was using a 7.1:1 today throwing them and even then didn’t like it as much as the 6.2:1 reel I’m used to for crankbaits
in my country, we use "action" rather than "power" for rods classification 🤩🤘
Here’s the TRUE thing. A lot of people don’t know how to use a high speed reel like this one. Now obviously it has its place just like any other gear ratio speed. The most effective technique for a 9 or 10 speed reel is buzzbaits and punching. It can be used for a lot more but those 2 are the main ones, hands down. When running a buzzbait the goal is to try to keep it on top of the water so with a high speed reel like this one you can calmly reel it in and even slow roll it and it will still stay on top with no problem vs with a 6 or 7 or even 8 speed reel, you actually have to try to keep it on top by reeling as fast as you can. Now when punching, most guys try to reel the fish in while the fish is pulling drag when using a 9 or 10 gear ratio and then they think it doesn’t have power so they drop down to a 7 speed reel. Which is why those people think that its “too fast”. The truth is, they don’t know how to use it. If you are going to punch heavy grass you cannot try to reel while the fish is pulling drag, you have to pull with your rod and then reel the slack in, and THAT is where the 9 or 10 speed reel is super beneficial. With a super high gear ratio, you only have to make 1 turn to reel all the slack in vs with a 7 or 6 speed you have to make 3 or 4. When you are punching, all the power comes from your ROD. Not your reel. Which is why I can’t stand the guys that say they don’t punch with a high speed reel because it doesn’t have “power”. The real reason they don’t is because they just simply don’t know how to use it.
I just started watching your videos and I have learned so much over the past couple weeks. I notice most lures and a lot of soft plastics are made to look like baitfish like the sexy shad crankbaits and the white spinnerbaits things like that. Where I fish does not have any baitfish should I still be using white baits and the sexy shad crankbaits and if not what should I be using? The only real "Baitfish" we have over here is sunfish.
Thanks for making this video! Maybe I should try a lower gear ratio, and I might have better luck! I'm still pretty new to bass fishing
Great video Tyler. Heavy power, fast action. Enjoy all of your videos.
Great break down on the reels. Thanks for sharing 🎣 👍
I use a backer line. I only put on about 6 yards farther than I can cast . It saves a boat load 😉 of money on line, and you have enough extra line to last till you replace. I fish damn near everyday and change line when it gets a memory
Memory ? How will I know if you don’t mind helping out a newbie .
When your line is “spiraling” per se when you cast out and lay the line flat. This can be solved usually by hooking your lure on a tree and then walking backwards eventually stopping the spool and stretching your line
Thanks bro 😎
I have a 8.11 gear 13 fishing Origen c and it is great for worms topwater swim baits but have a 5.41 for crank baits spinner baits etc
Sooo I think we gotta have a Tyler vs Tyler fishing competition. It was just meant to be.
I kept having to tell my son to slow down his retrieve! New bass fishermen
Yep! Important to be slow for the most part
Hey Tyler I have a baitcaster and a spinning rod and I have been wondering what line to put on them, what do you think I should put on them? Should I put Braid on my baitcaster and mono on my spinner?
Please Tyler which reel would you recommend for top water below $200
Another great video Tyler! What a terrific content subject. I just haven’t seen it covered this well before. Thanks, it will help as I am currently upgrading gear. 😃👍🏼
Awesome! Make sure you shop using those links in the video description when you’re upgrading!
Ok, it’s specialized, but definitely has a place!! This is a great video!!
Tyler, would you recommend an 8.3.1 gear ration reel for flipping and pitching?
Gears, you should have said tall and short.
Spining reels are usually more consistant on reeling in, because the bale never changes in distance or size.
Well it changes depending on how much line. But not usually by much
I'm super impatient so when TW was out of tranx 200 in any speed but 8.5 to 1 I dropped the hammer. It makes a 2lb bass feel like a teener pulling with this ratio. I wonder if I could even winch a 10lber in without stroking the rod up and down to pick up line and that can cause losing a fish. Now I'm stuck with it. I love 7.5 but if I had to lock one reel into my hands it'd be a 6.8 to 1 in case I needed to deep crank and it can cover everything else.
I just bought my first baitcast combo this year, quantum pulse, It was on sale at Bass Pro so I got it to try cause I always wanted to try one out. Still getting used to it.
I use higher speed reels when I search or cover water because the walking/trolling motor eats up your line retrieve ratio.
What types of lures and baits do you recommend for late afternoon/evening fishing?
It all depends on your body of water and time of year! The way you asked that was too broad for me to answer
Lol. Good tips i run high gear ⚙️ on top water mainly for if i get bit and I miss or they do i can quickly reel in and get back out there to that spot
Second. Speed is cool till you hook into a double digit . And you can really feel the weight of the fish
Great content as usual. I’ve learned a ton of useful knowledge from your videos. Keep doing you bro.
John 3:36
#TightLines
Cool habitat ( truck tires )
Check out that whole video!
Some of us are still fishing with antiques. My Ambassadeur 5500c is the fastest one I have.
Great Video ! Great Thoughts 💭
Thanks Chris!
It would be amazing if you could do a video on lake waco that would be so cool
I should have while I lived In town. Probably won’t now unless I hear of a wicked bite or something
Juicy spot wow
I use my 9:5.1 on my 7 foot 4 inch rod fishing lilies and grass mats.. it works out for me
For sure!
@@TylersReelFishing but I normally use a 7:5.1 gear on a 7 foot rod for my regular fishing t-rigs
The ONLY time I use a high speed reel is for short target flipping.
Great video
alright can you not just reel slower with a high gear ratio reel? I accidentally bought an xg metanium because the deal was too good and throw everything on it
Nolan hasn’t told you about spoons, livescope and a high gear reel has he?
Texted him🤪
Surprising those fish stayed buttoned up.You said you used the rod to horse them out of the tires then used the reel to gather up the slack line.We all know the last thing you want to do is give a fish slack line.action is related to how far the tip bends in relation to the rod.xtra fast,fast,moderate.power is more the strength of the rod in relation to the lure weight being used
What I meant by that, is that the line got less tight than it was when I was winching them out. I didn’t give them full slack, just less pressure so that I could use the full gear ratio without all of the tension from the fish
@@TylersReelFishing That's why you got them in you never really gave them slack.Nice fish Tyler.
I would think you would not any torque to reel a fish in
Your litterly a genius
Nah, I just state things clearly haha!
Sorry but.... it's you're not your
Pumping like with a spinning reel.
#saved
Gonna have to call you Aur Tyler after that tire trip!!👊🏻😂
I didn’t even know there were baitcaster that had that high of a gear ratio lol
There are ones even faster!
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Anything over 7.5 is useless. Just a gimmick to sell reels. As Tyler says, it’s easy to speed up your retrieve. And the torque loss and gear wear on these high speed reels means your money is better spent on a quality midrange ratio reel.
John, I explained clearly that it’s very much not useless. Just very limited uses
@@TylersReelFishing for bass fishing, maybe speed ratios don't play a big role such as casting for pelagics in saltwater, since speed do play the role, especially targeting Spanish or King Mackerel 🤩🤘 perhaps...
@@TylersReelFishing I’m gonna stand behind the statement. The rod power, action and movement pull the fish out way more than the reel. Even in the examples in the video, your hookset and when the rod unloads move the fish 6-8 feet. You get maybe 5 reels around in most of them, and that’s really ‘flying’ the fish over the last tire or two at that point. But the fish is clear of the initial cover when the rod unloads. I just feel same rod with a 6.5 reel would have landed every one of this fish anyway. We can agree to disagree. No worries. 👍🏻