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[canoe man]

well this weekened my son inherited a new rod and reel
its a daiwa pro 290 d medium action and the reel
is a daiwa 175s mooching reel
what id like to know is can this rig be used for barfishing
as it is medium action the tip is very flexable
im not sure how much lead i would want to chuck with it
tia cnm

[Spudcote]

SCREAMIN' DEMON...I have one of those reels and love it.

Can't speak for the rod much, but how long is the rod ? If it's "deemed" to be a moocher, then it should be able to take at least an 8 oz. weight, but that's mooching weight, not "casting" (I think). If you feel comfortable casting with a centr-pin reel, a mooching reel isn't that much different, it's just is a little more "clumsy" to cast with. It can be done, I got bored a few times at work and started casting with it. You just may have to grease up the spool spindle a bit to get it spinning quickly. If you're going to be casting with it, I wouldn't reccomend using the spring in the rod so much, as in don't "over-head" cast with it, you stand a risk of snapping it. Try using more of a "side-arm" cast, as in swing the rig to your side and lift it up slightly at the end of the swing when the weight is in front of you, then release. The rod isn't used as much in the casting, but you stand less risk of snapping it.

Not sure if that made much sense...

[Sam Salmon]

Great old reel but not made for casting-not by a kid anyway.
Some good advice from Spudcote but I wouldn't risk busting the rod using it that way.
It's a saltwater rig made for mooching live herring and can be used-with a little practice-for trolling gear on a downrigger.

[canoe man]

thanks spudcote the rod is 10 1/2 feet long
and yes your post made total sense somewhat 

sounds like i need to find a boat to go under this rod
hmmmmm that just might be do-able
thanks again  cnm

[Spudcote]

If you have a boat, then you could definately use if for bar fishing (but from the boat).

With a 10.5 ft rod, you wouldn't want to risk breaking it by using it to cast which is somethign it's not designed for...

[canoe man]

thanks for the info guys
i think i have a shorter stouter rod for which to put this reel on for casting
we will save this rod for mooching only
thanks again   cnm

[Sam Salmon]

If 'push comes to shove' you can always just lay the line you want to cast out on the ground and then lean back and fire it out using your hand as a brake.

That's how they used to Stripcast from boats with single action reels in the old days.