[sitsintree88]

I have always had spinning reels but thought about the bait caster. What are the Advantages and Disadvantages. I fish for small mouth and large mouth most of the time. I do some shore fishing on rivers and when weather gets better ill walk in the water and fish. I also take out my 10 ft john boat out on the lakes. I understand fishing a little more than a true rookie but any advice would be great.

 

[Goshengrunter]

pros- you look cooler with a bc. cons they are harder to use and most people cant cast as acuurate or far with a bc. my .02
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[firstflight111]

how i do it is baitcasters for everthing ..but dropshoting and small stuff

with a baitcaster you have more power to get the fish in quick .you can use really big swimbaits :shhh:..if you fish deep water better feel ..you can put 65 lbs braid on... an use frogs way back up in the junk ...and you can dropshot with a baitcaster too...

spinning rods area great tool for lite line and small stuff ..

if i could only have one it would be a baitcaster just rember you get what you pay for in you reel

 

[antiqucycle]

I will stick with an old mitchell 300, a 7' graphite rod for not only casting distance but accuracy too. For salt water, a mitchell 306 or 302.

 

[muskieman]

My $.02 : bait casting reels are much more accurate than S.C. They have better drags for bigger fish. Yes, harder to master.

 

[CnMbowhunter]

Ahhh Antique...the ol' Mitchell 300! My dad has one from when he was a kid and still uses to this day!

 

[coonskinner]

Ahhh Antique...the ol' Mitchell 300! My dad has one from when he was a kid and still uses to this day!

i continue to use an ole 300 too...caught bass up to 5# with them,plenty of power,maybe a good rod has a lil to do with it too...i've caught up to 9# bass on micro lite spinning outfits with 40#+braided line...no problem...i've caught catfish up to 15# in river with same outfit and braided line to 65#...reels basically store line...rods do the work...:biggrin:

 

[hunteroct26]

Prefrence i would say. I use nothing but baitcasters 98% of the time. I only use a spinning reel for dropshoting and shakey heads. I would say to buy a good baitcaster if you do purchase one it makes a world of difference.

 

[geezer II]

bamboo pole and some feesh line an bobber - good rig - dang :mischeif:

 

[eschatts]

bamboo pole and some feesh line an bobber - good rig - dang :mischeif:

Thats all I ever fished with as a kid