Spinning VS Baitcast

Mnavarro · 03-19-06, 04:58 PM

Im looking to but a baitcasting reel and i dont want to blow any money on something that is no different from a spinning reel. what are some big differeneces between the two and what advantages will they give me?

JB · 03-19-06, 05:18 PM

A baitcaster has the ablity to hold much heavier line and you can wench fish out of heavy cover with better results..
Spinning gear has a place in bass fishing also, you really need to carry both to be effective..the bait caster can handle your heavier lures, where the spinning gear is suited for most bass lures but are especially effective with lighter line and lures that the bait caster has problems "getting out there" with the cast.

dodgeguy · 03-19-06, 05:49 PM

actually today's baitcasters make it fairly easy to cast weightless plastics.spinning is almost now only better for real finesse lures.i've seen guys who can skip with a baitcaster.i'm going to work on it this year.a baitcaster is far more accurate because you can stop the lure with your thumb at any time.they are stronger and don't twist your line.for most apllications other than finesse a baitcaster is the way to go.

Mnavarro · 03-19-06, 05:54 PM

when u say finess, u mean like flippin or weightless worms, or wacky worms, or just any plastics?

bassintom · 03-19-06, 06:01 PM

welcome to kevin's...another jersey basser.just what we need.,....lol

bass kicker · 03-19-06, 06:10 PM

spinning is good for dragging tubes and throughing small jigs

baitcasters are good for spinnerbaits and flippen and pitchin

lunkerhunter15 · 03-19-06, 06:14 PM

With a baitcaster you have the ability to pitch and flip two of the most important skills in bass fishing that cant be done with a spinning reel and like JB said you are able to hold hevier line and wench those hawgs out of there layers. IMO baitcasters are alot ezer to handle no line twist, better hooksets,ect. and like dodge guy said they are ALOT more accurate, if you do decide to buy one you will see what we mean.

bass kicker · 03-19-06, 06:16 PM

you can pitch and flip with a spinning rod its just easier to do it with a bait caster

Mnavarro · 03-19-06, 06:18 PM

thanks guys

bass kicker · 03-19-06, 06:20 PM

no problem i ask alot of questions as well

lunkerhunter15 · 03-19-06, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bass kicker

you can pitch and flip with a spinning rod its just easier to do it with a bait caster

i really dont think you can pitch with a spinning reel maybe flip but not pitch without making a sound like a baitcaster. maybe 1 out of 10 times without making a sound with a spinning reel.

Mnavarro · 03-19-06, 06:34 PM

what pound test would u say is good to have on all the time, something that is real versitile

lunkerhunter15 · 03-19-06, 06:37 PM

You want to stay in the range of 10-20lb mono 20for flippin. you dont really want to go lower then 10 on a baitcaster thats when you go for the light tackle spinning outfit.

bass kicker · 03-19-06, 06:45 PM

my dad is awsome at flippen and pitchin with his spinning reel

Mnavarro · 03-19-06, 06:47 PM

what are the best baits to use with the baitcaster? like top water, spinners, worms......?

bass kicker · 03-19-06, 06:53 PM

spinners
flippen jigs
texas rigged baits
c rigged baits

any thing heavy cranks and jerk bait also work great with bait casters

zooker · 03-19-06, 07:24 PM

lunker hunter that is true bull crap i was pitchin and flippin with a spinning rod way before i figured out the bait caster.. the ONLY thing that is very diffacult to do with a baitcaster is skip plastic baits under docks. this i leave up to a spinning rod that and light finesse baits. i use a bait caster for the harder to get a good hook set in thicker plastic baits -bush hogs,paca craws,ect..- if you want distance spinning reel would get it but not very accurant at any lenth distance.

zooker

bass kicker · 03-19-06, 07:29 PM

it isnt that hard to flip with spinning gear even zooker agrees with me

NCYankee · 03-19-06, 07:49 PM

I started using baitcasters late last summer. It was a very awkward transition. Recently, I've been thinking about buying a nice spinning reel. But, I started to think why? The only answer I came up with is I want to do some things such as skipping lures that I can't currently do with my baitcasters. So, buying a spinning reel is just a cop out for me. I've seen guys skip lures with baitcasters. It can be done. You just have to keep at it. Cranking power is definitely a baitcaster plus. As they say, once you go baitcaster, you never go back.

bass kicker · 03-19-06, 08:05 PM

well that aint all true you still use your spinning reels for some aplications

angelus40 · 03-19-06, 08:08 PM

i moved to a baitcaster... i got at BPS i really like it can't wait to use it

lovinfishin9 · 03-19-06, 08:08 PM

well i guess im backwards from everyone else in that i started bass fishing with a baitcaster and thn got spinning reels

bass kicker · 03-19-06, 08:10 PM

what bps reel did you get

Mnavarro · 03-19-06, 08:34 PM

so you guys think i should use soft plactics with a spinner becuase of the finesse, and heavier hard plastics with the baitcaster. and what abou spinner baits

bass kicker · 03-19-06, 08:38 PM

use spinners on the bait caster and you got every thing else right

03-19-06, 04:58 PM	#1
Mnavarro BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sparta, NJ Posts: 30	Spinning VS Baitcast Im looking to but a baitcasting reel and i dont want to blow any money on something that is no different from a spinning reel. what are some big differeneces between the two and what advantages will they give me?

03-19-06, 05:49 PM	#3
dodgeguy BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: poughkeepsie,n.y. Posts: 930	actually today's baitcasters make it fairly easy to cast weightless plastics.spinning is almost now only better for real finesse lures.i've seen guys who can skip with a baitcaster.i'm going to work on it this year.a baitcaster is far more accurate because you can stop the lure with your thumb at any time.they are stronger and don't twist your line.for most apllications other than finesse a baitcaster is the way to go. __________________ chrysler master tech,avid fisherman and i bleed red,white and blue!!!! Last edited by dodgeguy; 03-19-06 at 09:43 PM.

03-19-06, 06:01 PM	#5
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	welcome to kevin's...another jersey basser.just what we need.,....lol __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

03-19-06, 06:10 PM	#6
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	spinning is good for dragging tubes and throughing small jigs baitcasters are good for spinnerbaits and flippen and pitchin __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

03-19-06, 06:16 PM	#8
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	you can pitch and flip with a spinning rod its just easier to do it with a bait caster __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

03-19-06, 05:18 PM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	A baitcaster has the ablity to hold much heavier line and you can wench fish out of heavy cover with better results.. Spinning gear has a place in bass fishing also, you really need to carry both to be effective..the bait caster can handle your heavier lures, where the spinning gear is suited for most bass lures but are especially effective with lighter line and lures that the bait caster has problems "getting out there" with the cast.

03-19-06, 05:54 PM	#4
Mnavarro BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sparta, NJ Posts: 30	when u say finess, u mean like flippin or weightless worms, or wacky worms, or just any plastics?

03-19-06, 06:14 PM	#7
lunkerhunter15 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 55	With a baitcaster you have the ability to pitch and flip two of the most important skills in bass fishing that cant be done with a spinning reel and like JB said you are able to hold hevier line and wench those hawgs out of there layers. IMO baitcasters are alot ezer to handle no line twist, better hooksets,ect. and like dodge guy said they are ALOT more accurate, if you do decide to buy one you will see what we mean.

03-19-06, 06:18 PM	#9
Mnavarro BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sparta, NJ Posts: 30	thanks guys

03-19-06, 06:20 PM	#10
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	no problem i ask alot of questions as well __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

03-19-06, 06:34 PM	#12
Mnavarro BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sparta, NJ Posts: 30	what pound test would u say is good to have on all the time, something that is real versitile

03-19-06, 06:37 PM	#13
lunkerhunter15 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 55	You want to stay in the range of 10-20lb mono 20for flippin. you dont really want to go lower then 10 on a baitcaster thats when you go for the light tackle spinning outfit.

03-19-06, 06:45 PM	#14
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	my dad is awsome at flippen and pitchin with his spinning reel __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

03-19-06, 06:47 PM	#15
Mnavarro BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sparta, NJ Posts: 30	what are the best baits to use with the baitcaster? like top water, spinners, worms......?

03-19-06, 06:53 PM	#16
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	spinners flippen jigs texas rigged baits c rigged baits any thing heavy cranks and jerk bait also work great with bait casters __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

03-19-06, 07:24 PM	#17
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	lunker hunter that is true bull crap i was pitchin and flippin with a spinning rod way before i figured out the bait caster.. the ONLY thing that is very diffacult to do with a baitcaster is skip plastic baits under docks. this i leave up to a spinning rod that and light finesse baits. i use a bait caster for the harder to get a good hook set in thicker plastic baits -bush hogs,paca craws,ect..- if you want distance spinning reel would get it but not very accurant at any lenth distance. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-19-06, 07:29 PM	#18
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	it isnt that hard to flip with spinning gear even zooker agrees with me __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

03-19-06, 07:49 PM	#19
NCYankee BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 188	I started using baitcasters late last summer. It was a very awkward transition. Recently, I've been thinking about buying a nice spinning reel. But, I started to think why? The only answer I came up with is I want to do some things such as skipping lures that I can't currently do with my baitcasters. So, buying a spinning reel is just a cop out for me. I've seen guys skip lures with baitcasters. It can be done. You just have to keep at it. Cranking power is definitely a baitcaster plus. As they say, once you go baitcaster, you never go back.

03-19-06, 08:05 PM	#20
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	well that aint all true you still use your spinning reels for some aplications __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

03-19-06, 08:08 PM	#21
angelus40 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 436	i moved to a baitcaster... i got at BPS i really like it can't wait to use it

03-19-06, 08:08 PM	#22
lovinfishin9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Middletown, VA Posts: 566	well i guess im backwards from everyone else in that i started bass fishing with a baitcaster and thn got spinning reels __________________ Take your caviar and that fish that ain't cooked, take if off a cracker and throw it on a hook. :D :)

03-19-06, 08:10 PM	#23
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	what bps reel did you get __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

03-19-06, 08:34 PM	#24
Mnavarro BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sparta, NJ Posts: 30	so you guys think i should use soft plactics with a spinner becuase of the finesse, and heavier hard plastics with the baitcaster. and what abou spinner baits

03-19-06, 08:38 PM	#25
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	use spinners on the bait caster and you got every thing else right __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

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