Advice with braid

[TASPL-Designs]

Thanks for the info, I have only been using the Uni Knot since I have restarted fishing, I'm glad that's on your list of knots to use.

I have always closed the reel by hand, but still a noteworthy tip.

Oh, I bought a Berkley Spooling setup, tried to use it once and it was an epic fail, seems to only spool one half of the reel in a cone pattern, Ended up unspooling it and cranking it all in by hand. Is there any tips or tricks on how to keep the line really tight for spooling braid?

I never really had an issue casting the lures despite the mono, mepps black fury #3's and texas rigs were still going probably 50-60 ft. was still getting it where I wanted, the problem was after I got it there, I couldn't do anything with it. Couldn't feel anything as the line was so slack, and once you tried to make it tightish it would just keep coming in instead of getting tight.

I really appreciate the help and I will update this after the weekend to let you know the difference I found.

I will most likely just be targeting bass, There is a lot of species around, but last time I was there all I saw pulled in was bass and sunfish, Would be nice to catch some other fish too, but who knows.

I realize the rod/reel is likely to heavy, its been working okay so far, I'm hoping the catches increase by ditching the mono. I will be buying a lighter setup over the winter/spring, just not really an option right now.

I have bought 4 rod/reels this year already. I have 2 of these spinner combos (one was for the wife in the states, but its too heavy for her to be casting and using a lot up here, she was okay on the piers, shes much smaller than me). My surf shark rod which I believe is far too big for almost everything up here, And I just got her a 7 foot Shakespeare Agility, A lot smaller and lighter so she can maybe enjoy fishing a bit more up here.

So over the winter/spring I will likely be making another post looking for recommendations for a more suitable setup for me here. But in the mean time, I'll have to make due with this.