How To Calibrate A Line Counter Reel

[@stevebenson3024]

He's not wasting your time he's showing you how to be a better at trolling. Calibrating and using the precision trolling book will help you put your lures in the right depth. If you just want to drag them around not having a clue what depth your at then don't do it. Guaranty if you try it you will put more fish in the boat.

[@jaylohr1412]

Wish I new this 25 years ago!!! Great video! Best way by far to accurately calibrate your line counters. Thank you!

[@mcconn746]

You apparently did a great job calibrating your reel for 100'. If, however, you let out 50' or 150', it is going to be off. Fishing is not rocket science. We just need to compensate a little for distances other than the distance calibrated. If we move the tip to 50' and 150', we will know how much to adjust at those distances. Thanks for the video.

[@Lefishn]

Can't believe I've never done this! Great Tip Lance

[@peterkolovos3079]

Great info. Thank you for a great presentation and explanation.

[@stevendomagalski]

Thanks Lance, you are making me a better fisherman ;-)

[@chickenwings3185]

Thank you great video was a big help!

[@jroberts3001]

Just getting into trolling this a great tip. thanks for posting!

[@zoranblagojevic2416]

If have a break off of 35-40ft I have to respond new line

[@robertadams9232]

YOU KNOW PRECICELY RIGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, DON'T FORGET THE SNAP SWIVEL AND THE EXTRA LINE TO TIE IT ON AT THE END OF THE ROD.! NOW YOU CAN PASS ON GOOD AND ACUATE INFORMATION TO YOUR FRIENDS AND GOOD BUDDYS.!

[@caseybaker3395]

great video thanks keep em coming !

[@3waver]

What happens if you get snagged and you have to break off a few feet of line?

[@dallaswood4117]

Already mentioned but yeah it’s accurate to one hundred feet but that’s all before that it’s long and after that it’s short

[@b2ja03]

Do you recommend bulk line or splicing?

[@michaelrogers404]

What kinda line you running

[@marcmatthews7932]

I guess it's "more accurate" but when you deviate from 100, the accuracy will be off, incrementally.

[@samiam1150]

What's the point? As long as you know how much line you had out when you caught the fish what difference does it make? The first time that you get a tangle and end up cutting off some line your calibration goes out the window. To catch a fish all you have to be is smarter than the fish.

[@jamesbalog4562]

+samiam1150 so you can match that depth on other rods accurately....

[@tvideo1189]

The point is that accuracy is important, especially if using more than one rod. Set up for multi-rod trolling and get a hit on one line and you have no idea the actual distance, how are you going to set the other lines?

[@smokingbluedream]

Just did all my reels once I figured how much line the rest were about the same amount

[@rajgill7576]

How do you add reel? Are you tying knots in your line man?

[@dallaswood4117]

The line on the reel was still attached to the bulk line spool when he attached the line to the stake in the ground

[@pdp31018able]

great video

[@SSMedic]

awesome tip

[@SurfNTurf54482]

Great Tip!!

[@glockstud4199]

Great tip

[@TheBlueBlueLagoon]

In-fact, no matter how you calibrate it, it still won't accurate! Example a reel calibrated based on 100 ft. distance, it's will ONLY accurate at the point of exactly 100 ft. When you drop the line until the counter showing 50 ft., the line will be slightly more than 50 ft. due by the line released from the bigger diameter roll of line before the 100 ft. In the same theory, when you drop the line until the counter showing 150 ft., the line will be slightly less than 150 ft. due by the line released from the smaller diameter roll of line after the 100 ft. The accurate depth counter is the type of independent counter which attached on the fishing rod, because they measure directly the fishing line passing through it instead of measure from the turning of the spool.

[@MuskyLip11]

great tip!

[@fredcharles2602]

As long as you don't let any line out, your set. If you let any line out - well your counter is off again. I guess you'd better not go fishing where you need to let out more than a few feet of line. See ya at the fishing hole !!!

[@skivvy9yo]

Depending on how many people on my boat I'll run up to 9 rods. Never calibrated a reel in 15 years and my buddies and I end up will full freezers.

[@peterosko5040]

A calibrated reel is a necessity when vertical jigging to suspended fish.

[@upnorthkenny9674]

And then your first day out, you get a snag and peel off about 30 feet a line reels done😂

[@georgepretnick4460]

If your LC is off a little, and you let out 52 feet instead of 50, it makes no difference. As long as you get that bait/lure to the approximate depth, splitting hairs over a foot or two is a waste. Keep all your reels filled to about the same spool depth. That's all the consistency you really need.

[@peterosko5040]

George...I find that accuracy in a line counter is critical when vertical jigging to suspended fish.

[@bmk506]

instead of doing all this I'll be out catching lunker's in people's faces!!!!!!! RTD