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

[Smells like fish]

You have some beautiful reels @bulldog1935 !! The question I have is how many reels are in your collection? 

[Randy Price]

I fish mainly in IL and WI.  With the exception of musky fishing, the majority of people I see fishing are all using spinning reels.

[bulldog1935]

29 minutes ago, Smells like fish said:

You have some beautiful reels @bulldog1935 !! The question I have is how many reels are in your collection? 

not sure I want to know, but it's modest compared to many

 

I regularly fish between 4 baitcasters, the reels swapped between niche rods, and 8 spinning reels, and most of the spinners are UL for our standing winter night fishing trips, where rigged change-up is a big advantage.  

Fly tackle is where it gets busy, but most of that has been paid by speculating well and antique reel repair hobby business.  

When I was younger, I fished fewer, and trips to the surf would use my inshore tackle, and I fished through reels by outclassing them.  I love tinkering tackle and building great rigs - here's my surf lure rig, a pair of custom Abu CT's I tinkered - this will cast 1/4 oz an honest 100 yds.  Since I'm not too many years from retiring, I'll get there well-armed.  

[WRB]

25 years ago spinning outfits were not commonly used outside of trout anglers.

What changed was finesse bass fishing using light line and lures similar to the trout anglers. Small 3” to 6” finesse worms with 4 to 6 lb mono and 1/16 to 1/8 weight using light wire hooks. 8 lb mono was the smallest dia line bait casting reels could use without having problems. 

A high quality spinning reel and rod combo was under $150 just 10 years ago. The advances in drags and light weight bass rods created finesse bass to:spread country wide.

Today there are finesse bait casting rods and reels available design for line 4 to 6 lb, BFS or baitcasting finesse system is becoming more popular as did spinning in the 90’s for bass anglers.

Tom

[Deephaven]

Spinning is useful for ridiculously light lures in particular when you want to fish them vertically.  Much easier to get a controlled drop to the bottom with a featherweight technique on a spinning rod.  For those presentations I use them otherwise I much prefer a baitcaster.

 

1 hour ago, Randy Price said:

I fish mainly in IL and WI.  With the exception of musky fishing, the majority of people I see fishing are all using spinning reels.

MN & WI here and the majority of people I see can't cast.

[JustJames]

2 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

Which one is that? I almost order SGN for myself and my friend. Still miss my Newell 225 that I used a lot casting iron and big bait for Mae-Khong catfish.

[bulldog1935]

2 hours ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

Which one is that? I almost order SGN for myself and my friend. Still miss my Newell 225 that I used a lot casting iron and big bait for Mae-Khong catfish.

That's the SGN - holds a bit over 400 yds 30-lb Seaguar braid, and I have it topped with 25-yds 30-lb Blue label fluoro.  

My rod is TackleDirect house-brand Platinum, 7' e-glass, rated 20-50 lbs.  

Their house brand are all very well made rods.  

Also have their 15-30-lb e-glass offshore spinner for throwing topwater plugs, and my 3-pc back-up inshore is their Silver spinner, IM6.  

[JustJames]

I don’t care about the rod, but love the reel. Any chance you wanna get rid off this one at a good friend price????.

How does it cast? Is it good for vertical jigging?

 

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40 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

MN & WI here and the majority of people I see can't cast.

What do you expect from folks that think pouring a can of soup over whatever that is in the pyrex, and baking it for a while is tasty, let alone edible....  

 

[JustJames]

53 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

Much easier to get a controlled drop to the bottom with a featherweight technique on a spinning rod.  For those presentations I use them otherwise I much prefer a baitcaster.

Sorry to quote you, I don’t mean to disagree. You should try baitcasters for vertical jigging especially searching (not target depth) for crappie. It is so much fun and a lot easier than open/close the bail, lift rod tip to let line out and lure fall uncontrollable. If we are talking 1/32-1/16oz crappie jig which doesn’t have enough weight to pull the line anyway.

With baitcaster it is easier to pull the line out either lift the tip or simply pull line out with other hand. This way your finger is still on the line at all time. You can feel the bite and set hook a lot faster than spinning.

Just a suggestion not arguing.

[soflabasser]

I prefer fishing with spinning reels over baitcasters since I find it more fun and effective for the way I fish. I use the same spinning reels for inshore fishing for powerful saltwater fish so they can easily handle any bass. 

3 hours ago, E-rude dude said:

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

There are several inshore saltwater spinning reels that have a much better drag system than bass baitcaster reels. I fish the flats and catch large fish with the same spinning reels I use for bass fishing. With that said a person can fish with whatever reel they want if it makes them happy.

[bulldog1935]

37 minutes ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

I don’t care about the rod, but love the reel. Any chance you wanna get rid off this one at a good friend price????.

How does it cast? Is it good for vertical jigging?

 

well, no, to the former, and yes, the SGN lever drag is great for jigging.  

As a teenager worm fishing, always preferred b/c, too - just feels more directly connected.  

Here's my main offshore jigging reel, also doubles up for a 2nd trolling rod (there's 300 yds braid under there, too).  This rod is spiral-wrap Jigging World Nexus.  

[Hulkster]

to me the biggest advantage of baitcasting rigs over spinning rigs is that baitcasters by their nature retrieve big heavy water resistant (ie water drag) lures through the water much better than a spinning reel ever could. 

eg. I use musky baits and big bladed baits and your arm would fall off using even a big spinning reel. 

 

with a baitcaster its like butter

[Deephaven]

32 minutes ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

Sorry to quote you, I don’t mean to disagree. You should try baitcasters for vertical jigging especially searching (not target depth) for crappie.

Absolutely.  If you aren't going to the bottom and pull it off by hand a bc is way better.

 

[Mobasser]

They can each have they're time and place. Spinning rods cast lighter lures and lines better. BC tackle is usually used for heavier lines and baits. Both work good for bass fishing.

[mrpao]

I find myself using more spinning reels lately. Last few times out, i only had two baitcasters on deck, and about 6 spinning combos. Light line fishing is way more fun.

[Tennessee Boy]

8 hours ago, WRB said:

25 years ago spinning outfits were not commonly used outside of trout anglers.

What changed was finesse bass fishing using light line and lures similar to the trout anglers. 

25 years ago?   Maybe in California.  The Tennessee spinning rod handle was developed in the 1960s.  Charlie Brewer started Slider Fishing in 1970.

[WRB]

Tennessee handle wasn’t started in Tennessee it was named after Billy Westmoreland regarding bass fishing. Cork handles with and without (Tennessee) or with aluminum rings date back into the 50’s for trout fishing spinning rods available from Browning Silaflex and Connolin. The reel seat handles came out in the 60’s.

I said popular with bass anglers, there has always been a niche market fit “finesse” bass fishing. Western and Mid West finesse has been around for a long time.

Peace,

Tom

[QED]

I have an old, ultralight Shimano BC rod and am using these reels with 4 - 6 lb mono line.  You'd be surprised how well these things can cast really light baits:

Daiwa PX Type-R

Daiwa Steez CT SV

Shimano Alderbaran MGL 30HG (JDM)

[kayaking_kev]

It's just personal preference like most things fishing related. Most people around here use Spinning rods, but the younger people all want a BC. I prefer a BC, because I find them more enjoyable to fish with, and I feel I'm more accurate and can fish more quickly compared to a spinning rod. 

 

The two advantages for me with Spinning rods is the ability to skip easily and drop a light bait vertically. You can drop baits vertically with a BC, but I think a Spinning rod does better with lighter baits because the tip is faced down and the line possibly comes off the spool faster.

 

I have a St.Croix Panfish Series UL Spinning rod that I don't mind much, but other than that I have tried and tried to like using a Spinning rod and I always give up. My current attempt is my last, I built a X-Ray and paired it with a Vanford. If I can't enjoy that then I'm done with Spinning gear, there are enough Finesse BC options out there now.

[Hulkster]

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Light line fishing is way more fun.

 oh yes. I always tend to fish the lightest line i can get away with, and I'm a mono guy. 

 

I use 10 and 12 for regular fishing, 20 pound sufix siege for targeting musky (but I'm still chasing my first)