It takes a bit of practice to get used to what to aim for but usually fishing with it for a few weeks will let you know the right and wrong settings
If you want to get a fishing education in a hurry, start with jigs
July 12, 2014, Illinois River backwaters: My lifer spotted gar ( Lepisosteus oculatus ) January 6, 2014, Tamiami Trail, FL: Caught a bunch of Florida gar ( Lepisosteus platyrhincus ) August 31, 2013, Illinois River backwaters: My lifer alligator gar ( Atractosteus spatula ), believed to be the first one caught in Illinois since 1966
Ill throw a jig a crankbait around these docks and concentrate on the ones in the first half of pockets. Grant and Chancey also flip jigs around these boat docks during a warm up but incorporate fast-moving crankbaits as well
This isnt one rod and reel