Swordfish 101: How To Use A Lindgren Pitman Electric Reel

[@slipperybeastaviationfishingsh]

Thank you Pedro. I go Swordfishing once a week out of Miami and the keys. Very informative video. I have an LP for over 3 years and I didn’t know some of these crucial futures. New subscriber. I have seen this video twice and still providing great info. Thanks for sharing. Tight lines

[@pescatarianfishing]

I’m very happy it was helpful. That was our idea when making the videos that we make. Our purpose is to help people in their boating and fishing experiences. Thank you for the support!

[@lakershen]

Again great video! What is the label maker you use? Is the tape waterproof? Thank you.

[@pescatarianfishing]

Thanks for the support! We use a label makers from staples by the brand of Brother. I’m not sure if the labels are waterproof but we placed new labels when we made this video over a year ago and still have them on with no issues.

[@zacarias5443]

Te felicito excelentes videos

[@pescatarianfishing]

Muchas gracias por el apoyo!

[@lakershen]

I tried to set the LP drag and mark the reel as you did. My brand new LP's drags are very different from yours. It starts at 10, but only goes up to 20lbs. Then I did some research online. There are so many different ways to set drag. Preheat the drag or not, using spring scale, digital scale, or stick weight, put the reel on the rod, not put the reel on the rod, pull the drag slowly, pull the drag very fast, pull the drag working speed, etc. The way you set the drag has a huge impact on the drag readings. Besides putting the rod on a rod holder and pulling the line straight down, what exactly did you do to set your drag? Did you preheat the drag, did you pull fast or slow? Did you use a spring scale? I used a spring scale and pulled the line very slowly. Maybe that's why my reading was much smaller than yours. Thank you!

[@pescatarianfishing]

You have to put the reel on the rod and pull straight down because the rod itself will also add drag to the fish. This is why is has to be on the reel and you pulling straight down. I did use a spring scale and I pulled very slowly so that I could get the reel right as the line started moving. One thing to note is that no two LP reels will be the same. If you feel that your drag is too little and that all the way up the reel only has 20 pounds of drag, you could adjust the wheel on the side of the reel and click it forward. Every click of the wheel up adds 3 pounds of drag and when you turn it down every click removes 3 pounds of drag. I would recommend adding some clicks and starting over. You really want to set it to 35lsh pounds but not that the reel can’t go anymore bc if you hook a large shark, you will never be able to slow it down. Sharks are a major bi catch when swordfishing. Then as a recommendation, I would set the wheel all the way back and count the clocks that you finally set it at. Then I would place a sticker on the reel. It happens to everyone, someone will turn that dial and then all your settings are off so if you know what number of clocks the reel was set to, you could bring it back to zero and clock it to that and be back in business.

[@lakershen]

@@pescatarianfishing thank you so much for the detailed explanation. Your channel is so underrated and it will take off soon. Keep up the great work. One last question, do you preheat/warm the drag before setting the drag?

[@pescatarianfishing]

I never preheat the drags. The most important thing when setting though is that you place the reel in the rod and pull down on the line in the same fashion as the fish would pull to capture the drag pressure from the rod. Thank you very much for the support!

[@Joda-es5xd]

Captain Rodriguez; can’t wait to visit Miami in the weeks to come to go sword fishing with my boys. I will set a date October.

[@pescatarianfishing]

👍👍

[@eastsidegrom16]

What brand of rod holders are those?

[@pescatarianfishing]

We use Lee’s on our boat.

[@floridiando7948]

Concho pedrito en ingles?

[@pescatarianfishing]

Le puedes poner los subtítulos en español.

[@carsonrogers8607]

Gotta put the screws to em can’t catch a big fish with light drag

[@pescatarianfishing]

We like to work them slow. Gives us a better chance of not pulling the hook.

[@zappiros]

Amazing Reels....BUT ! this company have "cero" customer service after purchase, I do have 3 old LP reels with bad motors, they wont sell me a new motor, they told me they do not sell any spare parts from old models because they want customers to buy the new reel models...... so be aware of this before you buy..... Reply

[@pescatarianfishing]

Im sorry that you had that experience. I have had mine serviced by them and it was a great experience. I do know that they are the only ones that work on the reels to ensure they can stand behind their quality. I’m not sure about older models though.