Bait cast VS Spinning

[Carmine]

hey guys just wanted to hear thoughts on what you prefer spinning vs baitcast and why? if you could only have one rod what would it be spinning or baitcast?

[Wallyboss]

All depends on the species targetted.

Pike, bass baitcasting main reason is if you have to pull them out of the weeds I find that the baitcasting setup is a tad tougher than a spinning setup.
walleyes, spinning because if I have to go finesse I would rather use a spinning.

Only one rod I would have to say my St.Croix spinning rod with my Okuma spinning reel. If I was going after eyes.

But ask a golfer if he could only use one club what would he use. He would tell you " You crazy??? I can't use just one club!!"
So Ditto

[Jimmy_1]

If I could have only one?

A 7' MH fast action baitcast

[Chevy Champagne]

If I could have only one?

A 7' MH fast action baitcast

yep same here
but i could never live with just one rod

[Shepherd]

If I could only use one rod then the answer would be neither. I would use my fly rod.

[DropShotr]

Just one rod ........O........M.........G!!!

I'll pick a baitcaster, my 7'8" Kistler All Day Flippin' & Pitchin' Stick and my Ambassadeur 4600C5 reel.

DropShot'r

[jwilly]

Looking forward to finding out. I've never used a baitcast (dont know why) but just picked one up this week. I hear they're great (with some practice). Cant wait to test it out. Of course, not for OOS fish.

[Hookup]

Wow... I have two answers...

If I had to recommend one for someone else, it would be spinning. Simply because it can do everything that a bait-cast can do.. some things poorly, but it can be done... Where as a single bait cast setup will never cast light-tackle and heavy simply by re-spooling with different line...

If it was for me, then bait cast all the way... I love the top-water action, pop-r, spook, and skum frogs are my thing.. and bait-cast excels at those...

And if Fly-Rod was in the list, I'd use it as my only setup.. but it wasn't... /sigh...

[Todd B.]

Shepard,

So true! Unfortunately I also have 7 fly rods.

[Fishing 24/7]

baitcaster for one reason.

in a day of fishing you will get x2 the numbers of cast's that if you using a spinning reel.

and i love bass and pike ..... and heavy cover.

[Hookup]

baitcaster for one reason.

in a day of fishing you will get x2 the numbers of cast's that if you using a spinning reel.

and i love bass and pike ..... and heavy cover.

x2 the number of casts?? hun?? Lost me on that..

[Fishing 24/7]

yeah.

you know what i mean.

as soon as the lure is out of the water its right there back in takes half a second to recast with a baitcaster.

with a spinning reel you have to open your bail. then cast. that extra movement x 1000 cast = time.

some spinning reel have the quikfire i know.

im just saying your saving time and getting out more cast's with a baitcaster.

but if you get a birds nest that takes you half an houre to undo... then ..........................

[Hookup]

yeah.

but if you get a birds nest that takes you half an houre to undo... then ..........................

I see you've been watching me fish... hahahaha.... Bait casting for about 5 or 8 years (who keeps track of this stuff) and I still get the birds nest of heck..

[jwhite]

yeah.

but if you get a birds nest that takes you half an houre to undo... then ..........................

I see you've been watching me fish... hahahaha.... Bait casting for about 5 or 8 years (who keeps track of this stuff) and I still get the birds nest of heck..

Then you my friend need to have a look here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDI5kwR5zjc

[Fishing 24/7]

didnt say i get them........................ ok i do.

and when i do..... i just usualy switch rods.!