Any other all spinning gear bass fisherman?

[pfishing]

Just wondering if there are any others like me. I love spinning gear!!!

[mike_ohm]

I'm still on all spinning. Atleast for now. I've always loved it.

[jbmaine]

me too, been using just spinning gear for 50 yrs. now.

                                    Jim

[Fishing_FF]

Yepper, I thought I was going to have to get a baitcaster for some heavier lures (1/2 jigs, spinnerbaits, and Chatterbaits all with 3/8oz trailers), when I found some St. Croix spinning rods rated MH up to 1 1/4oz and H up to 1 1/2oz. That completed my setup from spinning rods that can finesse 1/15oz Ned rigs up to heavy nearly 1oz jigs type lures. 

 

 

[Fried Lemons]

I’ve fished for about 18 years and I used spinning exclusively for 15 of those years. I didn’t want to deal with the learning curve of casting gear. Now I use both equally and believe each has its application.

 

If I had to use only one it would be spinning but I see no reason to limit myself.

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard!

 

I'm a "mostly" spinning guy. Quite proficient at the 

baitcaster though as I set out a few years back to 

do everything with my Chronarch 50e reels that I 

could do on spinning.

 

While I found I actually *could* do most everything,

I also realized that it simply wasn't the best tool for

all things. I could cast in wind, but it wasn't without

plenty of headaches. I could skip, but nowhere near

how easy it was with spinning gear.

 

Among other things, I decided to downscale to one 

casting outfit and stick with spinning as main gear.

[Scott F]

I fish for smallmouth about 90% of the time. Because most, of my smallie baits are not very heavy, spinning gear is what I use. When I do target green bass and use spinner baits and larger topwaters or If I'm musky fishing, I use gear appropriate for the baits which is usually bait casting equipment. Overall, spinning gear is in my hands most of the time.

[Raul]

Most of the time I fish from the bank and that means spinning gear.

[new2BC4bass]

The first 32 years I fished was strictly spinning.  Quit for 23 years.  The almost 9 years since returning to the sport has been almost exclusively baitcast.  I am not going to return to almost all spinning like Darren did, but I am planning on starting to use more spinning gear next year as I want to try a couple techniques better suited for spinning....and better suited to my casting abilities.

[LCG]

I just bought a baitcaster this year. I figured I want to be a better fisherman and learn more techniques. I have a lot to learn still but I definitely see the benefits of using both styles.

 

So far I find pitching a jig with a nice soft entry and pinpoint accuracy is something better suited to the baitcaster. I have tried for awhile with spinning gear but it was awkward. Regular casting I am far more comfortable with spinning. 

 

I enjoy learning and that's part of my love of fishing, always more to learn. 

[soflabasser]

Welcome to the forum. I mostly use spinning gear for most of my bass fishing, both for land based fishing and fishing on a boat. The only time I use freshwater baitcasters is when I am fishing with swimbaits. I have caught hundreds of bass over 6 pounds, and a couple bass over 10 pounds , so spinning gear is more than enough to catch a big bass( even in the weedy bodies of waters I fish in).In the ocean I use spinning tackle to catch sharks that weigh several hundreds of pounds on size 8000 or bigger spinning reels. I do use Penn Senators and other saltwater bait casters when fishing deep water for groupers, big snappers, and reef/wreck fish.

[geo g]

I have several spinner combos but seldom use them in our shallow, weed filled lakes, with big bass.  Bait caster is the way go with 15 to 65 lb line.  I do take them on vacation to Ohio, and New Hampshire.

[Todd2]

Started with spinning, drifted away to more casting, but in the last few years I've gone back more to spinning. But always have both out on deck. 

[Subaqua Adinterim]

I am exclusively spinning.  Although I purchased a casting set up a few years ago to try; the way I fish out of my kayak sitting flush with the water, it was not ideal for me anyway.  So I'm happy with spinning gear on the water and every once in a while I will play with the casting outfit in the backyard just for fun.

[Deeare]

I love my spinning gear for most applications because I do a lot of finesse fishing.  But as I've expended into bigger baits I use the baitcast much more.  Anything 3/4 or bigger im using the bait caster.  And it didn't take long to get the hang of it.   Figuring out how to adjust the braking system is key. 

[bowhunter63]

I use spinning 90 percent of the time.Fish rivers alot for Smallmouth and for  me it' works the best.Spinnng outfits have came a long way.Use my baitcasters for Spinnerbaits or traps.

[AndrewJ]

I use spinning gear about 97% of the time.  I do own three casting setups, but i have no confidence in them and I have yet to figure out how to set the hook with one, as weird as that may be.  I also predominately finesse fish, so spinning gear works much better for me. 

[MIbassyaker]

I grew up on casual, multi-species fishing and used spinning exclusively for everything until a couple years ago. With a little practice, I have warmed up significantly to baitcasters and now use them about 1/2 the time, especially for moving baits of the cast-and-crank type (spinnerbaits, crankbaits, etc), jigs, and heavy texas rigs or heavy cover work (frogs, pitching, punching, etc.). Although, I used to use spinning for all these things and never felt all that disadvantaged.

 

But I still never go anywhere without one or more spinning rods, and am still quite a bit more accurate with spinning than with casting -- I remain completely mystified by the (frequently-encountered) claim that baitcasting gear has some inherent accuracy advantage.

[Steveo-1969]

I was born and raised in Wisconsin and I never knew anyone who owned a baitcasting rod and never saw anyone fishing with one.  Everyone used spincast and spinning rods.  Baitcasters were only used by Southerners, not us Yankees.

 

So when I got back into fishing in 2010 I bought a spinning rod because that's what I grew up using. And it worked fine. But when I bought my first baitcaster it was love at first backlash. I now own more baitcasters than spinning rods and fish with a baitcaster the majority of the time.

 

 

[fishindad]

I grew up using only spinning tackle and still use it about 50% of the time throughout the year. Mostly because I prefer fishing open water for smallmouth on the big lakes where it is normally too windy to cast a baitcaster without backlashing, for me at least. Plus, the water is very clear meaning longer casts and covering more water yields more fish (in my experience) so whenever I try to throw with abandon, it's backlash city and that reel is out of commission, lol. But for smaller lakes and rivers it's 90% baitcasting with heavy line in some form of heavy cover. 

[Fishing_FF]

Here some love of spinning gear:

 

 

100% spinning, actually 100% Shimano spinning.

[jimmyjoe]

  I was 100% spinning for 15 years. Not because I wanted to be, but because of injury arthritis. This year my hands have gotten a lot better, and I got 2 baitcasters. I figured I was on the top of the world; I had always loved casting. y'know what? I went fishing the last 2 weeks ..... with spinning gear. I've realized just how capable it really is. My love of casting gear was really sentimental, not based on capability. Crappie to pike, spinning gear can do it all. (Wanna buy a couple baitcasters? :0:0:0:):):)      jj

[bigfruits]

you can use spinning for anything. i myself prefer spinning for small jigs and plastics. for moving baits, especially those with a bit of resistance, ill take a baitcaster. just another tool/toy to choose from - enhances the hobby. try a good left handed (assuming you reel with your left hand) baitcaster some time! 

[thinkingredneck]

So far, I have been using BC for single hook applications, including spinner baits, jigs and T rig, and top water.  I use spinning for treble hook baits and finesse.  I am currently experimenting, but this is what I normally use.

[Paul Roberts]

I use spinning a lot, for swim jigs, light to mid topwater, light to mid jigs, grubs, tubes, drop-shot, skipping, ... . I'm just so used to it. But... casting gear handles certain lures better. I bought my first casting rig 30 years ago bc I was burning spinnerbaits a lot, and it was just too much work for my spinning reels. Casting reels just offer more torque for lures that "pull back". I prefer casting rigs for crankbaits too. And for real heavy cover work like flipping.