Re: Baitcasting reels-the attractive antique that reel companies won't admit to

Marty wrote:
I believe the weight of the reel is not as significant as baitcasters because of the inverted position,





Spinning fans always rely on this argument, but it's based on faulty logic, imho. There are precious few moments in fishing in which I hold the rod on a horizontal plane, other than vertical fishing, which amounts to less than 10% of my time. In fact, it's attitude is much more often much closer to vertical than horizontal. All that extra weight is extended out in front of my hand by the long reel foot, totally destroying the balance. A casting reel on the other hand, is IN my hand, and when I hold the rod vertically, all the weight of both the rod and reel (which is lighter than the spinning combo in the first place) is pretty much centered above my hand. It's not too bad of a deal with the little bitty reel on my drop shot rod, but any spinning reel capable of handling 12 pound line or more is just too awkward and heavy when the rod is much more vertical than 2 o'clock.



> The bottom line is I'm just a recreational angler who enjoys spinning and
> feel it accomplishes everything I ask of it.
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And I have no problem with that position at all. My problem is with no-it-alls who come on stating that there's no use in bass fishing for a bait casting reel.
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