stupid question

[randycanfish]

is there any difference in the elongated baitcasters and the round ones?

i was watching the elite 50 on espn the other day and alton jones was using a round reel? do they have any advantages or disadvantages?

[bearpaw]

Some people say it's due to the size of your hand.
Big hands , you can handle a round reel, small hands a small reel is good.

[Infisherman1]

Whatever you feel comfortable with. I like low profile reels as opposed to rounf ones beacuse they're easier to palm for me.

[randycanfish]

[quote author=bassnman30 link=board=MessBoards;num=1102620887;start=0#1 date=12/09/04 at 14:45:21]Some people say it's due to the size of your hand.
Big hands , you can handle a round reel, small hands a small reel is good.[/quote]


yeah that makes sense...and since i have tiny little hands i'm gonna stay with the elongated models i guess.

i just wasnt sure if there was any important info. i mean most of the abu garcia's i see are round. atleast the ones on ebay

[UGAROCKS2002]

by elongated you mean high profile and round you mean low profile. The high profile reels somtimes carry the advantage and are the new models. They are lighter, easy to take apart, more bearings, ext. some people like the low profile cause they are traditional, and i think they last longer, made from better materials like metals and such. the newer models of the low profile reels also carry more bearing. another thing is the high profile normaly has a lower gear ratio than the high profile does.


Kevin

[Infisherman1]

kevin,
I think that by elongated he means low profile and by round he means round. Think about it for a minute.

[randycanfish]

this is what i mean as round

this is what i mean by elongated

[james33]

Another thing is the round reels, on the average but not all, hold more line. So they'll handle the heavier line better. Thats why you see alot of the pros using them on their flippin sticks.