Any other all spinning gear bass fisherman? 2024
pmoneyfishing reply :
Just wondering if there are any others like me. I love spinning gear!!!
mike_ohm reply :
I'm still on all spinning. Atleast for now. I've always loved it.
jbmaine reply :
me too, been using just spinning gear for 50 yrs. now.
Jim
Fishing_FF reply :
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 reply :
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. reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
Most of the time I fish from the bank and that means spinning gear.
new2BC4bass reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
Here some love of spinning gear:
100% spinning, actually 100% Shimano spinning.
jimmyjoe reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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 reply :
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.
Dtrombly reply :
I'm very much prefer casting. Though both have their place. I have 1 spinning outfit in my 5 rod arsenal.
IndianaOutdoors reply :
I grew up with spinning gear. Just bought some casting gear this spring. I learned to use them and I like them just as much as I like spinning gear. I still don't understand all the rhetoric about needing casting gear for this or that our that they have more power and torque. I find that spinning gear is generally more versatile. I spend allot of time fishing from small boats and wading or hiking to fishing spots so having one to three versatile rods is important to me.
NYWayfarer reply :
I like options. I always have a spinning and baitcasting setup with me when I am on the water.
My spinning setups are mostly for drop shot and ned rigs while Bass fishing and light weight lures for pan fishing.
Baitcaster setups are for everything else. Crankbaits, topwater, Texas and wacky rigged worms, etc.
shimanoangler reply :
I am right there with you. I live in the northeast and our waters are typically deep clear cold waters without a ton of grass, weeds or pads, so there isn't a need to be pulling bass out of the slop. Most of the techniques that work in my region are truly best fished on spinning gear, with a few exceptions, so my entire fishing "fleet" is spinning gear.
What are your reels of choice? What about rods? Always interested in hearing what other spin fisherman are using for gear.
Fishing_FF reply :
On 12/2/2017 at 11:05 AM, shimanoangler said:I am right there with you. I live in the northeast and our waters are typically deep clear cold waters without a ton of grass, weeds or pads, so there isn't a need to be pulling bass out of the slop. Most of the techniques that work in my region are truly best fished on spinning gear, with a few exceptions, so my entire fishing "fleet" is spinning gear.
What are your reels of choice? What about rods? Always interested in hearing what other spin fisherman are using for gear.
I'm in Florida where grass, weeds, pads, and other vegetation is abundant. Spinning just works for me. I can flip, pitch, skip, walk the dog, twitch a jerk bait, rip a crank, etc.
Going back to the photo I previous post starting from the right and moving left, my reel and rods are as follows:
Shimano Sahara FB2500 on a St Croix Mojo Bass ML
Shimano Stradic Ci4+ 2500 on a St Croix Avid X M
Shimano Nasci 2500 (standard model with lower gear ratio) on a St Croix Mojo Bass MH
Shimano Ultegra 2500 on a St Croix Mojo Inshore MH (since it is an inshore road, lure rating is higher 1/2-1 1/4oz so used in place of a heavy rod, but their true heavy is actually 3/4-2oz).
Shimano Sahara FB4000 on a Shimano Compre MH
Shimano Sienna 2500 on a Shimano Sellus M
The last 2 rods and reels are piece and are my travel rods for long distance trips/vacations.
I also use different color line so I can easily tell what lbs test is on the reel. The yellow is 10lbs and then green is 30lbs.
MassYak85 reply :
Since I was introduced to fishing by my dad when I was really young to probably 4 years ago I was spinning only. But lately I've been building up my casting arsenal and they've definitely become the majority. I still love spinning and if I could only have 1 setup it would probably be spinning, but you won't see me punching on 65lb braid with a spinning setup, although I'm sure it can be done.
crypt reply :
my tourney partner uses spinning only. he can flip and pitch better than anyone I know. punching was a problem until I built him a spinning rod for that.
Klebs01 reply :
On 12/3/2017 at 8:37 AM, crypt said:my tourney partner uses spinning only. he can flip and pitch better than anyone I know. punching was a problem until I built him a spinning rod for that.
Any particular reason you built the rod? My wife is spinning only and has St. Croix Rods rated up to 2 oz. and plenty of inshore rods if there isn’t a freshwater specific on that would work.
I kinda laugh at the finess only idea. Caught sharks, AJs, Goliath grouper and a ton of other stuff with big baits on spinning gear and there wasn’t an issue. I use casting gear at times for fun, but it’s not inherently better, just user preference.
Boomstick reply :
I do love my baitcasting gear especially for moving baits, but don't let anyone tell you that you absolutely need a baitcaster to fish certain baits either -- you don't. I've seen people flip and pitch on spinning gear better than I can on casting gear. It is harder to find spinning gear for larger baits, but it does exist.
crypt reply :
On 12/3/2017 at 10:05 AM, Klebs01 said:Any particular reason you built the rod? My wife is spinning only and has St. Croix Rods rated up to 2 oz. and plenty of inshore rods if there isn’t a freshwater specific on that would work.
I kinda laugh at the finess only idea. Caught sharks, AJs, Goliath grouper and a ton of other stuff with big baits on spinning gear and there wasn’t an issue. I use casting gear at times for fun, but it’s not inherently better, just user preference.
he wanted an 8 footer for punching, he didn't like anything out there.so I built it.
he like Tennessee handles also.
Lyman X reply :
If you ever fished a Zara Spook on a spinning rod.... Each has it's place.
Klebs01 reply :
On 12/4/2017 at 8:21 AM, Lyman X said:If you ever fished a Zara Spook on a spinning rod.... Each has it's place.
? Fished them on both and they both work. Don’t have to worry about backlashes and slack line on spinning though.
Dtrombly reply :
I own 1 spinning outfit, it's for ned rigs, wacky rigs and lightweight poppers.. casting for everything else.
soflabasser reply :
On 12/2/2017 at 11:05 AM, shimanoangler said:I am right there with you. I live in the northeast and our waters are typically deep clear cold waters without a ton of grass, weeds or pads, so there isn't a need to be pulling bass out of the slop. Most of the techniques that work in my region are truly best fished on spinning gear, with a few exceptions, so my entire fishing "fleet" is spinning gear.
What are your reels of choice? What about rods? Always interested in hearing what other spin fisherman are using for gear.
We have lots of aquatic vegation in South Florida as well and I do just fine fishing with spinning gear. I do use larger than normal spinning reels so it makes it easier to muscle out the big bass out of the aquatic vegetation. My 2 favorite brands for spinning reels are Shimano and Penn.
shimanoangler reply :
On 12/3/2017 at 5:09 AM, Fishing_FF said:I'm in Florida where grass, weeds, pads, and other vegetation is abundant. Spinning just works for me. I can flip, pitch, skip, walk the dog, twitch a jerk bait, rip a crank, etc.
Going back to the photo I previous post starting from the right and moving left, my reel and rods are as follows:
Shimano Sahara FB2500 on a St Croix Mojo Bass ML
Shimano Stradic Ci4+ 2500 on a St Croix Avid X M
Shimano Nasci 2500 (standard model with lower gear ratio) on a St Croix Mojo Bass MH
Shimano Ultegra 2500 on a St Croix Mojo Inshore MH (since it is an inshore road, lure rating is higher 1/2-1 1/4oz so used in place of a heavy rod, but their true heavy is actually 3/4-2oz).
Shimano Sahara FB4000 on a Shimano Compre MH
Shimano Sienna 2500 on a Shimano Sellus M
The last 2 rods and reels are piece and are my travel rods for long distance trips/vacations.
I also use different color line so I can easily tell what lbs test is on the reel. The yellow is 10lbs and then green is 30lbs.
Our line ups are very similar. I have the Nasci and the Ultegra on several of my set ups, and I love the St Croix Avid X rod. One of my favorite rods and that includes several G Loomis rods I have. I have switched some of my lighter set ups to Pfluegers, the Patriarch XT and the Supreme XT, because of how light they are, ie almost all are 7.2 ounces or lighter, whereas the Shimanos are 8.5 or higher. I have the heavier versions on my MH set ups, where I fish heavier swimbaits and mid diving (larger) crankbaits. My other rod and reel of choice is the Okuma EVX B series and the Okuma RTX 25 and 30 series (clones of the Ci4 without the price tag).
TOXIC reply :
It used to be (in the olden days 
) if you wanted the stronger drag systems you had to throw a baitcaster. Spinning reels have come a long way since then and have better drag systems and components. Both have their place in my boat. I don't throw cranks on spinning and I don't throw Senkos on baitcasting. Could I? Sure, but to me there's the proper tool for the job. It's what works for you.
Spankey reply :
I am not 100% spinning. But if by some chance I were to forget to load my casting stuff it would not make or break my day. I'm a Shimano and St. Croix fan also.
If I could throw this in, I fish with (2) St. Croix Premier Series Crankbait casting rods and love them. I can fish 1/8 - 1/2 CB's with them with no problems. I know it's hard to make the conversion. I'm not suggesting you go buy a setup but if you do and you get yourself a setup that works and feels great you will not regret it. I love it for spinnerbaits and crankbaits.
RB 77 reply :
My Dad! Haha. It's not uncommon for us to head out on a trip and for me to never pick up a spinning rod and for him to not even bring a baitcaster! I usually have at least one spinning setup on deck for a finesse application if need be (drop shot, split shot, nail weight, etc.). Whether I actually use one depends on the pattern that day. With that being said, there has been many a day fishing our gin clear deep water reservoirs where I have had a drop shot rod with a spinning reel and some light line in my hand the majority of the day and have had some stellar fishing!
Yudo1 reply :
I think its been established that you can use spinning gear for every technique especially on this site. I started out 100% spinning like most. Spinning is superior to casting for vertically presentations like drop shots. But IMO, casting is more enjoyable and more efficient. I use lefty casting reels which is the most efficient for me because I just put my thumb on the spool, engage the thumbar, cast, thumb it, turn the handle to engage the gear, no switching hands. I planned on using spinning gear more this year so I bought a $500 jdm reel. I thought it would make me enjoy it more, but I made a few casts and immediately took the line off, re-boxed it and put it up for sale. The reel was amazing, but it didn't make me enjoy it more. The process of casting felt clumsy compared to using bait casters.
It all comes down to what you prefer and enjoy. We spend more time fishing than catching. Do whatever you're comfortable with. Actually I sort of wish I stuck with spinning gear because it was much easier on my wallet. My obsession with casting gear has sent me down the path of the dark side. I scour sites for good deals on high end daiwa, shimano and megabass reels and megabass, nrx and other high-end rods. Life was simpler when I just grabbed my president combo.
TOXIC reply :
I don't change hands. I change my spinning gear handles. 
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