Best baitcast combo setup for Carpal Tunnel 2024
STREAMHAWAII reply :
So I've been bass fishing for only about 5 months now. I love to drop shot and do a whole lot of finessing. The problem is that I cannot hold a spinner rod anymore due to carpal tunnel syndrome. When I use my baitcast, I have less pain. I cast with the right and then I put my whole right hand over the top of the baitcast reel and start cranking with my left hand. I know, pretty eccentric but feels more doable. Tolerable.
I guess I would want to use a baitcast for finesse fishing INSTEAD of a spinner is what I'm asking. So if anyone can help me, maybe in that same situation, what would be the best baitcast combo for finesse fishing? The reel speed/ratio, style of rod and recommended fluorocarbon. I already have a baitcast combo for power fishing.
Thanks in advance.
optimator reply :
Why not fix the problem instead of working around the symptoms?
STREAMHAWAII reply :
On 5/18/2018 at 11:13 AM, optimator said:Why not fix the problem instead of working around the symptoms?
Good question!
CroakHunter reply :
A new combo is much cheaper than carpal tunnel. I'd suggest a daiwa tat sv or curado 70 for the reel.
DomQ reply :
I feel your pain buddy, I've got it in both wrists and TOS in both shoulders as well. Frogging feels like a challenge now and it sucks so much...
Jig Man reply :
This isn't about a set up for fishing. It is about carpal tunnel syndrome. I had it in both wrists so bad I had to wear braces to fish and alternate right and left hand casting every few minutes in order to fish at all. My doctor put me on NSAIDS which helped. I finally had to have surgery to fix my right wrist. My left was getting worse and I was thinking about surgery on it but then I had a blood clot in my brain which caused me time in the hospital and considerable rehab time.
The first thing they did in the hospital is take away my NSAIDS and told me to quit taking them due to kidney or liver damage down the road. They also said I needed to give up alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, and wheat in order to help prevent another stroke. I thought the wheat thing was insane but I don't want to go through this again so I quit all of them.
After about a month I noticed I was having less symptoms in my left wrist. It has now been 2 years since I have had any wheat products and I still do not have carpal tunnel in my left wrist. It might be worth 30 days of your time to get off wheat and see if it helps your situation.
BassWhole! reply :
On 5/18/2018 at 6:56 PM, Jig Man said:They also said I needed to give up alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, and wheat
No rum, coffee, Cohibas or Pizza? Just give me one of those corrugated hoses for my tailpipe.
new2BC4bass reply :
Hopefully you've got a lot of money to spend on this combo. I assume lighter is better. Light cost money. An Aldebaran 50 ($420) weighs 4.7 oz. A Steez SV ($500) weighs 5.5 oz. A Revo MGX ($370) weighs 5.0 oz. A 2017 Shimano Scorpion ($268) weighs 6 oz. I would check the used market for a Pixy. Weight about 5.8 oz. Prices are much better on them now than a few years ago. There are other options, but the reels will weigh more. There is a $60 Chinese reel that was mentioned recently in a thread that the poster was impressed by. No idea of its specs.
Review I read of the new Phenix Feather had it weighing less than 3 oz. Probably not going to get lighter than that from a factory rod. I know nothing of JDM rods, but there should be quite a few that would work for you.
J Francho reply :
On 5/18/2018 at 9:45 PM, new2BC4bass said:There is a $60 Chinese reel that was mentioned recently in a thread that the poster was impressed by. No idea of its specs.
Kastking Assassin weighs in at 5.7 oz., though I don't think I can throw anything less than a 1/4 oz. with it.
new2BC4bass reply :
The reel I am thinking of began with a "T". Don't recall reading of a KastKing for finesse.
EDIT: Tusrinoya XF50. Slightly larger than a Pixy and slightly heavier from what I read. Also the reviewer said it was easier to cast than a Pixy.
NYWayfarer reply :
On 5/18/2018 at 9:52 PM, J Francho said:Kastking Assassin weighs in at 5.7 oz., though I don't think I can throw anything less than a 1/4 oz. with it.
Doesn't @Bluebasser86 use a Spartacus with a Seaknight? spool for casting really light baits?
Edit: Found it, baitcasting set up for casting 1/8 oz jigs.
J Francho reply :
On 5/18/2018 at 9:58 PM, NYWayfarer said:Doesn't @Bluebasser86 use a Spartacus with a Seaknight? spool for casting really light baits?
Forgot about that. I haven't really tried anything light with mine, so I couldn't comment.
NYWayfarer reply :
On 5/18/2018 at 10:32 PM, J Francho said:Forgot about that. I haven't really tried anything light with mine, so I couldn't comment.
Same here. I use mine for some heavier cranks and topwaters. The light weight of the Assassin lets me fish these heavy baits for longer without fatigue.
STREAMHAWAII reply :
So if I get that assasin, changing the spool helps?
new2BC4bass reply :
On 5/18/2018 at 11:58 PM, STREAMHAWAII said:So if I get that assasin, changing the spool helps?
Yes. A lighter spool will start up faster.
If you can find a used ProLite, you wouldn't need to invest in another spool. ProLite was the finesse model. I have a couple older CarbonLites (the gold model), and have no problem casting 3/16 oz. Shad Raps. I'll be the first to admit I don't have the skill most guys on forums have.
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
On 5/19/2018 at 12:12 AM, new2BC4bass said:Yes. A lighter spool will start up faster.
If you can find a used ProLite, you wouldn't need to invest in another spool. ProLite was the finesse model. I have a couple older CarbonLites (the gold model), and have no problem casting 3/16 oz. Shad Raps. I'll be the first to admit I don't have the skill most guys on forums have.
Or claim to have. ????
new2BC4bass reply :
On 5/19/2018 at 1:08 AM, Delaware Valley Tackle said:Or claim to have. ????
Which? The reels? Or casting #5 Shad Raps? 
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
Skill
new2BC4bass reply :
On 5/19/2018 at 5:27 AM, Delaware Valley Tackle said:Skill
Understand now. 
LCG reply :
I remember seeing a video with Aaron Marten's talking about injuries to muscles and joints. He recommended hold the spinning rod loosely and with your hand straight above the reel and a finger on the blank for leverage and comfort. I tried and it felt much better to me.
Boomstick reply :
I had pretty severe carpal tunnel some years ago. I didn't fish at the time, but I couldn't play guitar at all or even make a fist with my left hand!!!! I quit smoking and changed my diet (ate more fruits and vegetables and less meat) and now the only times I have issues is when the weather changes from cold to warm to cold again, but it's minor - I can still fish and play guitar just a slight discomfort and stiffness in my hands.
If surgery is out of the question, you may want to try quitting smoking if you do and looking up a carpal tunnel friendly diet because it really does work.
On 5/18/2018 at 6:56 PM, Jig Man said:They also said I needed to give up alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, and wheat in order to help prevent another stroke. I thought the wheat thing was insane but I don't want to go through this again so I quit all of them.
I have read that most people are allergic to wheat and dont know it. Instead of getting sick, they just collect it in their system and put on weight. So if you had this form of wheat allergy then giving up wheat would make total sense.
I will say that when I quit smoking and changed my diet around, I ate a lot of meat or fish, rice or potatoes and a vegetable and much less wheat as well for what it's worth any my carpal tunnel nearly disappeared. I lost a small amount of weight on this diet as well, but as far as weight loss it wasn't until I quit eating neat that I got anywhere near my target weight.
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
If you'd like, contact me about building something with a custom grip in either spinning or casting configuration to help.
burrows reply :
Carpel tunnel release
i had it done on both hands what a relief!
The Bassman reply :
On 5/20/2018 at 1:02 AM, Burros said:Carpel tunnel release
i had it done on both hands what a relief!
My wife had severe carpal tunnel in both wrists and had this done. Good as new in no time. Each surgery took only minutes (but 2K of my cash) and healed in a matter of days.
STREAMHAWAII reply :
On 5/20/2018 at 1:02 AM, Burros said:Carpel tunnel release
i had it done on both hands what a relief!
How much was it?
burrows reply :
I had decent insurance threw my job and my insurance covered the majority of it. But let me tell you it is painful to have really bad carpal tunnel my hands would blow up like balloons in the morning I could barely brush my teeth.
STREAMHAWAII reply :
On 5/19/2018 at 10:55 PM, Boomstick said:I had pretty severe carpal tunnel some years ago. I didn't fish at the time, but I couldn't play guitar at all or even make a fist with my left hand!!!! I quit smoking and changed my diet (ate more fruits and vegetables and less meat) and now the only times I have issues is when the weather changes from cold to warm to cold again, but it's minor - I can still fish and play guitar just a slight discomfort and stiffness in my hands.
If surgery is out of the question, you may want to try quitting smoking if you do and looking up a carpal tunnel friendly diet because it really does work.
I have read that most people are allergic to wheat and dont know it. Instead of getting sick, they just collect it in their system and put on weight. So if you had this form of wheat allergy then giving up wheat would make total sense.
I will say that when I quit smoking and changed my diet around, I ate a lot of meat or fish, rice or potatoes and a vegetable and much less wheat as well for what it's worth any my carpal tunnel nearly disappeared. I lost a small amount of weight on this diet as well, but as far as weight loss it wasn't until I quit eating neat that I got anywhere near my target weight.
This is a very encouraging experience. Thanks you!
burrows reply :
On 5/19/2018 at 10:55 PM, Boomstick said:I had pretty severe carpal tunnel some years ago. I didn't fish at the time, but I couldn't play guitar at all or even make a fist with my left hand!!!! I quit smoking and changed my diet (ate more fruits and vegetables and less meat) and now the only times I have issues is when the weather changes from cold to warm to cold again, but it's minor - I can still fish and play guitar just a slight discomfort and stiffness in my hands.
If surgery is out of the question, you may want to try quitting smoking if you do and looking up a carpal tunnel friendly diet because it really does work.
I have read that most people are allergic to wheat and dont know it. Instead of getting sick, they just collect it in their system and put on weight. So if you had this form of wheat allergy then giving up wheat would make total sense.
I will say that when I quit smoking and changed my diet around, I ate a lot of meat or fish, rice or potatoes and a vegetable and much less wheat as well for what it's worth any my carpal tunnel nearly disappeared. I lost a small amount of weight on this diet as well, but as far as weight loss it wasn't until I quit eating neat that I got anywhere near my target weight.
Weight is not always a factor when I had my surgery I was doing near a 1000 push-ups every other day and running a every other day my diet and exercise was optimal I was also bench pressing 350 which is how I believe I developed carpal tunnel from the heavy pressing on my hands.
Surgery recovery took a few months to fully get my strength back in my hands but afterwards I was able to do a routine work out without pain and learned how to use my hands and wrist the proper way so as not to hurt myself further.
Boomstick reply :
On 6/2/2018 at 8:20 PM, Burros said:Weight is not always a factor when I had my surgery I was doing near a 1000 push-ups every other day and running a every other day my diet and exercise was optimal I was also bench pressing 350 which is how I believe I developed carpal tunnel from the heavy pressing on my hands.
Surgery recovery took a few months to fully get my strength back in my hands but afterwards I was able to do a routine work out without pain and learned how to use my hands and wrist the proper way so as not to hurt myself further.
Weight loss was just an added bonus, however certain diet elements really can help with carpal tunnel. Reduce wheat or gluten intake and salt intake among several other things. I couldn't even make a fist with my left hand and thought I was going to need surgery, but the only time anything bothers me now is when the weather changes quickly for some reason.
It may or may not work, but it's free and certainly has enough other benefits so it's worth a shot.
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