Next rigging question, do you prefer baitcasters or spinning reels for your trolling rods and why?
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Next rigging question, do you prefer baitcasters or spinning reels for your trolling rods and why?
Whatever reel you choose- its just for storing line. If you use spinning reals you can also cast and longline. Jmo. Good luck.
Thumbar Baitcasters.
If you use the small "baitcast" reels they take up about an inch of line per turn. A spinning reel will take up much more per turn so if you need to reel in line it is much faster. They also store more line so if you need to play a fish (you don't always hook crappie) you are good for that.
That's mainly the difference.
Otherwise, as noted above, they just store line and you simply lift fish into the boat/net.
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I've used both and really like the spinning reels.
I have the Grizzly jig baitcasters on mine and like them. One big advantage of the baitcasters is you can grab all of the lines at once and pull-up if you run shallow or need to go over a tree. The Grizzly baitcasters have gears so you can reel fast if needed. Like blackfish and mike said they just hold the line.
Either way get one with a good drag system. Having a drag that can be set just light enough to pull line off the spool by hand is key for me. I fish shallow most of the time. So having 3-8 ft of line out on a 14 or 16 ft rod can be an issue if you can not quickly pull some extra lineout to get the fish back to the net. Other than that like others have said they just hold line. Spinning reels will also be less expensive. I have a set of Quantum Optix that run $19.99 on a set of rods. I also have a set of Daiwa Strikeforce on my 14' rods. They run $13.99.
i like the Thumbar Baitcasters with long poles shallow water its easey to let line out when fish is in dip net with one hand. i guess with most mo. fish you can just swing in the boat unless you go to truman and catch 3#r lol
Ya and the guy who caught that 3 lb'er netted it with a bait net. We try to net a lot of fish just to stay in practice for when we go to the real land of giants. Warbird do you leave the drag loose on yours or push the thumb bar to release the line? I have been keeping an eye out on Ebay for a cheap set of bait caster's for long lining.
Baitcasters spider rigging hands down for me , spinning reels longling and cranking.
Twice this weekend at Washington a fish got tangled in another line, just puched the button on the rod that did not have the fish on it leaving that rod in the rack and netted the fish, just much easier for me.
baitcasters for spider rigging. I even use line counters when I am fishing 15-20 ft deep so I can get the depth set easier.
i use the thumb bar. keep an eye on fishermans factory outlet there sold out of cheap ones now but they will be backQuote:
Originally Posted by Jigging15
I use a spin cast on the 14 footers, but I bought a solo reel from grizzly jig. I like it, it is almost like a fly rod. Light drag... and like what was mentioned before it is only used really to store the line.
I'll check that place out. Two kids at the store bought 6 reconditioned reels for bass fishing off Ebay a week or so ago for less than $20 a piece. I think they were Quantum's.Quote:
Originally Posted by warbird
I like the baitcasters for rigging as well. The thumb bar and star drag are a great asset. They also store easier than spinning reels. I like low profile reels. Shakespeare Axiom"s or Sigma's from Wally World work great. They used to be about $25 each
what beagleman uses
I like the baitcasters. I use the smallest Daiwa makes. Easy to store and I like the thumb bar for quick release of line in shallow water or you get hung up or tangled. We started out using spin casters but ended up breaking too many bails getting them out of the racks. Jared, I sent you a pm on some reels.
Baitcasters, Shimano 100 if you can find them. Push release, line out. Very small, light, great drag. Easy to handle when you get hung in brush.Quote:
Originally Posted by STL Crappie Nightmare
I use Okuma linecounters so I can tell my buddy my depth.