oc md next week

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oteps

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going to ocean city md for a week. My friend is bring his bayliner down. Two 9 year olds and a 3 year old. Should be fun? Camping on the bay. Hoping to get some fish and crabs for the kids. One 9 year old is my sons friend we are taking along. Not much fishing experience and I dont think he has ever been to the beach or on a boat.
 
Had a good time, caught some fish. But the main thing was the kids had a good time and didnt get hurt.
 
I bought a new boat rod and stuck an old penn long beach reel on it. Put new line on some of my reels and my son was testing them out in the yard before we left for the beach. I forgot about the penn and he casted that. Big birds nest of new line!
 
I have an old Penn Squidder my father bought me when I was a kid, mint condition and a Penn 155 Beachmaster, mint, these reels must be at least 65 years old. To me the key to casting these reels are 2 things, 1st the spool can't be too loose, where it goes into free fall when you cast, 2nd, reeling in, you have to guide the line evenly back and forth with your finger so there is hardly any over lapping of the line where it can backlash. Me, I do not use braid on these reels, only mono, if I get a backlash with braid, I don't want to be chopping away at all the line trying to get out the knots. That's my 2 cents.
 
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