What advantage(s) does a spinning rod have over a bc rod?

[NavyVet1204]

More specifically, are they more tailored to the finesse techniques? I read a lot on here and elsewhere that folks prefer spinning setups for shaky head, Ned, neko etc.

[garroyo130]

Some of it is preference, but I believe some of it may simply be cost-benefit. I'd love to use baitcasting for everything but I can't afford the performance I want out of it, so I go spinning.

[Choporoz]

I use 10# braid and 8# fluoro for those techniques and I find that diameter line very difficult with a baitcaster.   I have not handled a bc that can adequately cast a 1/16 anything.   I skip with both, but lighter stuff much better with spinning. 

[MN Fisher]

5 minutes ago, garroyo130 said:

Some of it is preference, but I believe some of it may simply be cost-benefit. I'd love to use baitcasting for everything but I can't afford the performance I want out of it, so I go spinning.

^ Cost is part of it - setting up a BFS rig can get expensive. For me, it's also a preference...been using spinning longer than BC so I'm more comfortable with it.

[bulldog1935]

Spinning advantages are light lures and casting without lure-cast visibility (night fishing)

Can't get the accuracy or instant retrieve with spinning

though easier to learn to use than baitcasting

 

I just recently set up and fished a b/c that reliably casts 1/16 oz to 100'... but for daytime use.  

And yes, it was intentionally spendy...

 

[BrianMDTX]

At least to me, if bank fishing in areas with a lot of growth overhanging the water and close to either side of me, it’s a lot easier to snap cast a spinning rig and not blow a cast and get a nasty bird’s nest. Others may fare better, but not me!

[gunsinger]

In my case, I feel I have more control over the cast when using a BC.  The only advantage I see to a spinning rig would be being able to cast lighter baits and I could see where you could potentially pitch easier (though I've never done it).  Line twist on a spinning reel makes them less desirable to me.

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53 minutes ago, NavyVet1204 said:

More specifically, are they more tailored to the finesse techniques? 

Yes.

[TheBasslayer]

I'm only an beginning-intermediately skilled fisherman having only fished for bass for 3 years, and even though I am kinda decent with my baitcaster, I notice that I can cast my spinning poles a lot further than my baitcasters. And they handle the light lures that I use a lot easier than my baitcaster.

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45 minutes ago, bulldog1935 said:

Can't get the accuracy ..

I'll grant you that most anglers are more accurate with BCs than spinning, but that is due to the angler, not the tackle. I can hit turtles on the head with either.

[gunsinger]

9 minutes ago, BassWhole! said:

Yes.

I'd definitely agree with that.  I only drop shot on a spinning rig.

[MN Fisher]

Just now, BassWhole! said:

I'll grant you that most anglers are more accurate with BCs than spinning, but that is due to the angler, not the tackle. I can hit turtles on the head with either.

I'm actually more accurate with my spinners than my BCs - probably due to the years more experience with them. Just have to learn how to feather the line properly to drop the lure right were you want it.

[fishingtx]

I prefer spinning rod for,

wacky

neko

fluke

weightless senko (only because i don't have a good weightless rod)

ned

drop shot

I would never ever buy a finesse bait caster, to much extra money when a 7' spinning rod could do the same thing

[Junk Fisherman]

10 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

I'm actually more accurate with my spinners than my BCs - probably due to the years more experience with them. Just have to learn how to feather the line properly to drop the lure right were you want it.

 

Glad to see someone else say this.  I too am more accurate casting my spinning rig.  Granted, I throw a spinning rig considerably more than a baitcaster.  

1 minute ago, bass4life.... said:

 

I would never ever buy a finesse bait caster, to much extra money when a 7' spinning rod could do the same thing

 

I bet you change your mind in the future.  I used a finesse baitcaster for the first time a couple weeks ago.  I was surprised how much I liked it and I questioned why I'd want one a couple months back.  

[TnRiver46]

Spinning reels allow you to cast lighter lures

[fishingtx]

I throw a bait

3 minutes ago, Junk Fisherman said:

 

Glad to see someone else say this.  I too am more accurate casting my spinning rig.  Granted, I throw a spinning rig considerably more than a baitcaster.  

caster more because I don't small mouth fish and they have more strength than a spinning

[bulldog1935]

good manual bail technique is nearly the same thing as thumbing a baitcaster, but not quite.  

 

My new b/c small game rig

 

casts lighter lures farther and more daring into the far grass than the spinning small game rig I had in this niche.  (3 g vs. 5 g)

 

@Bass_Fishing_Socal break in the rain here, got the back acre mowed late yesterday, and we're a couple of hours from 24 hours of flash flooding. 

But from that window, I just stepped inside from first cast on the 6'7" Valleyhill rod.  

Took me a couple of casts to get aiming the short rod after fishing the 8'2" rod last week.  But I duplicated 3-in-a-row 100' casts with 2-g jighead, so it's mostly in the reel, great mag brake and the 6-g spool.  

[J Francho]

A spinning setup will often still cast a bait or rig that is way lighter than its rating. The only other thing I can think of is you can simply open the bail, and drop the bait over the side of the boat without learning any special technique. Otherwise it's really about preference and what your used to. 

[E-rude dude]

Only one “advantage” spinning reels have a much better drag system. That’s why you see salt water flats guys using mostly spinning gear.

[A-Jay]

What advantage(s) does a spinning rod have over a bc rod?

 

 

 

The same that a hammer has over a pair of pliers.

Both tools that are at their best when utilized for what they were intended / designed for.

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A-Jay

 

[Smells like fish]

Fairy wands make magic, duh.

 

When needing small and light it does just right.

 

The way I work the lure while holding a spinning rod grip, puts my thumb in a fish’s  lip. 
 

I can afford to fish even though my pockets aren’t deep, a lil spinning setup can be had on the cheap. 

[J Francho]

I think an impact driver vs. a variable speed drill is a better comparison, but yeah, each tool works best for its intended purpose. This is really about advantages of one over the other though. Use something wrong and those advantages disappear. 

[Tennessee Boy]

I just did a quick search and found this OffShore spinning reel.  The largest option has a 30lb drag and has a listed line capacity of 130 yards of 30lb line.   This is not a finesse reel and I don't think it would cast a ned rig very well. 

 

People like to tell you how you should use certain equipment for certain things.  Those people are usually trying to sell that equipment.  

 

There are plenty of people that only use spinning reels and plenty of people who only use bait casting reels.   I use both and follow my own rules on what I use each for.  It's a personal preference.

 

 

[Michigander]

I think spinning takes less skill to get good with but more skill to get great with compared to casters.

[bulldog1935]

here's my surf spiinner - has a 76-mm dia spool and 46 mm stroke

 

 

but my little offshore lever drag has 3x the drag - the drag and the multiplier is the only mechanism in this reel