Can a spinning reel be used on a casting rod 2025

Subaqua Adinterim reply :

I am a relative novice to bass fishing and have learned a lot over the last couple years; looking to learn some more.

I was comparing poles from the same manufacturer at the store and the casting rod felt nicer and had more guides, all other things were equal - length, action etc.

So the question is - can a spinning reel be used on the casting rod.

Thanks for your advice.

NHBull reply :

While it could be mounted, the rod guides would prohibit a good cast

dwh4784 reply :

If you wanted to reel upside down and backward, which I've actually seen people doing.

roadwarrior reply :

You'll look a fool fishing that way.

RoLo reply :

Perish the thought.

fishnkamp reply :

What is your budget for a good spinning rod? The two rods you were looking at might have felt different to you but there are lots of good spinning rods on the market to choose from. Ratings for spinning rods do differ a lot from the same ratings on a casting rod. Even within casting rods from the same manufacturer. For example Gary Dobyns has explained that a mh casting rod vs a mh casting rod in his crankbait series is very different and even farther different in a frog series rod or pitching rod.

WRB reply :

Spin cast reel works!

burrows reply :

Spinning reel on a casting rod? What a reproach! How could someone?

Fishin' Fool reply :

IndianaFinesse reply :

Yes, but the spine will be backward and your casting distance diminished, because when line comes off of a spinning reel it comes of in wide loops. Spinning rods have a much larger bottom eye to accommodate this and to gradually make the loops of line smaller, while a casting rod would force the line to become almost straight at the first eye, which would mean a much shorter casting distance.

Subaqua Adinterim reply :

The first rod guide closest to the spinning reel being too low makes sense. Would not have considered using the rod with the reel on top anyway, so the looking the fool part would have been minimized.

Thanks again for the info.

bigturtle reply :

Sure you can. Don't let your dreams be dreams. Thats my go-to setup.

IndianaFinesse reply :

On 1/29/2017 at 10:07 AM, cutbait said:

The first rod guide closest to the spinning reel being too low makes sense. Would not have considered using the rod with the reel on top anyway, so the looking the fool part would have been minimized.

Thanks again for the info.

The bottom guide on a spinning rod is quite a bit bigger than on a casting rod, I don't think its any lower though.

Raul reply :

On 1/29/2017 at 9:06 AM, Fishin' Fool said:

X2 !

hunterPRO1 reply :

the pointy part of the casting rod gets in the way aswell,

the two are separated for a reason, can i and should i are two hugely different things.

Al w. reply :

I wouldn't purposely buy a casting rod for a spinning reel(many good spinning rods out there) but...if that was all that I had to put on there, it would work and I could fish. Hope you find a good rod.

MassYak85 reply :

Could you...sure. Should you...no.

Yeajray231 reply :

Apparently I'm not the only one whose been drinking tonight ! Lol

Subaqua Adinterim reply :

IndianaFinesse

Yes, that's what I meant, you made it more clear and understandable. The bottom guide is smaller on the casting rod, so it sits lower and closer to the pole, therefore, when the line comes off the spinning reel it does not flow as easily through the first casting rod guide.

Thanks for taking the the time on your explanations to help me as well as other newbies who may have had this same question understand.

Darren. reply :

While this isn't a pic of a casting rod, this is

what I've seen in at least one or two occasions

in the past many years.

Bluebasser86 reply :

On 1/29/2017 at 9:27 PM, Darren. said:

While this isn't a pic of a casting rod, this is

what I've seen in at least one or two occasions

in the past many years.

It almost causes me physical pain to see someone fishing like this.

I've fished with a spinning reel on a casting rod. If you can deal with the casting trigger digging into the middle of your palm you're a better man than I am.

Darren. reply :

On 1/29/2017 at 9:43 PM, Bluebasser86 said:

It almost causes me physical pain to see someone fishing like this.

I've fished with a spinning reel on a casting rod. If you can deal with the casting trigger digging into the middle of your palm you're a better man than I am.

Once when I was fishing a dock, there was a guy setup and

fishing this way. I so badly wanted to go over and "help" him

correct his setup, but he had an air about him that he knew

what he was doing, so I kept my tongue.

Subaqua Adinterim reply :

Been using a spinning set up since I was a little kid, right after I started walking - so many years ago.

I am right handed and learned to cast a spinning outfit with the right hand and reel with the left. It's still more convenient and natural for me to do it that way. I have one casting outfit and the reel has the handle on the left side.

The reason someone might suffer the wrong set up as you have pictured is that they are right handed and want to reel that way, or are not knowledgeable that with modern spinning reels, the handle can be moved to either side.

The reel in the picture seems to not offer that option; or if the option is there, it may be a little harder to remove the cover on the one side to change the handle set up. Looks like an old garcia cardinal reel, probably still works well after all these years.

Thanks again for all the explanations on the casting vs. spinning rods, I'm sure it has helped not only me but other novices.

Largemouth21 reply :

On 1/29/2017 at 10:10 AM, bigturtle said:

Sure you can. Don't let your dreams be dreams. Thats my go-to setup.

I mean sure, who doesn't use a jig-treble-creature beat with a bobber too...

Raul reply :

On 1/29/2017 at 9:27 PM, Darren. said:

While this isn't a pic of a casting rod, this is

what I've seen in at least one or two occasions

in the past many years.

And reeling in backwards !

dwh4784 reply :

I've seen several people over the years fishing a spinning reel like that, upside down and backwards. Pretty much exclusively paired with 12+ lb coiled up mono floating across the surface attached to a big red/white bobber.

RoLo reply :

On 1/29/2017 at 11:20 AM, Yeajray231 said:

Apparently I'm not the only one whose been drinking tonight ! Lol

What do you mean "tonight"?

I never knew there were special nights for drinking

Roger

Mocktopus reply :

I did so for many years. I had a rod stolen and was given a BC by a friend. I've never had a budget for fishing supplies worth mentioning so I made due with what was available. I've since made up for the infraction by getting a proper reel on that rod and a second BC setup. Honestly though I had no issues getting good long casts. And I caught my 3 pb's with it so if I don't do well this year I may have to put the spinner back on it.

Darren. reply :

On 2/14/2017 at 9:58 AM, Mocktopus said:

I did so for many years. I had a rod stolen and was given a BC by a friend. I've never had a budget for fishing supplies worth mentioning so I made due with what was available. I've since made up for the infraction by getting a proper reel on that rod and a second BC setup. Honestly though I had no issues getting good long casts. And I caught my 3 pb's with it so if I don't do well this year I may have to put the spinner back on it.

You are hereby forgiven, assuming you have stopped

the practice...

Mocktopus reply :

On 2/14/2017 at 10:02 AM, Darren. said:

You are hereby forgiven, assuming you have stopped

the practice...

I have officially stopped as of August of 2016. I hope to catch a new pb that will be accepted as legitimate by my new found bass fishing family here at BR.

Darren. reply :

On 2/14/2017 at 10:06 AM, Mocktopus said:

I have officially stopped as of August of 2016. I hope to catch a new pb that will be accepted as legitimate by my new found bass fishing family here at BR.

We are here to help! LOL

Good luck on all future bass fishing endeavors,

@Mocktopus!!

RoLo reply :

On 1/29/2017 at 9:27 PM, Darren. said:

While this isn't a pic of a casting rod, this is

what I've seen in at least one or two occasions

in the past many years.

Okay I give up...So what's wrong with that?

Darren. reply :

On 2/14/2017 at 10:12 AM, RoLo said:

Okay I give up...So what's wrong with that

Flip your reading glasses upside down!

RoLo reply :

On 2/14/2017 at 10:13 AM, Darren. said:

Flip your reading glasses upside down!

AHHH that did it! Thank you

Darren. reply :

On 2/14/2017 at 10:16 AM, RoLo said:

AHHH that did it! Thank you

I love this forum...

RoLo reply :

On 2/14/2017 at 10:20 AM, Darren. said:

I love this forum...

Me too, and it's visited by some well-known celebrities.

For example, I believe that Cutbait was actually "Allen Funt".

Roger

Darren. reply :

On 2/14/2017 at 10:22 AM, RoLo said:

Me too, and it's visited by some well-known celebrities.

For example, I believe that Cutbait was actually "Allen Funt".

Roger

Well then, we are officially "legit"

david in va reply :

On 1/30/2017 at 12:51 PM, RoLo said:

What do you mean "tonight"?

I never knew there were special nights for drinking

Roger

We all know there are special nights for drinking, any night that was presided by a day is a special night for drinking, however if a night is presided by a night it is not a good drinking night , but may not be a total bad one either

RoLo reply :

On 2/14/2017 at 10:32 AM, david in va said:

We all know there are special nights for drinking, any night that was presided by a day is a special night for drinking, however if a night is presided by a night it is not a good drinking night , but may not be a total bad one either

I only drink when I have something to celebrate or when I'm depressed.

But I almost never get depressed, only when there nothing to celebrate.

Columbia Craw reply :

On 1/29/2017 at 4:21 AM, dwh4784 said:

If you wanted to reel upside down and backward, which I've actually seen people doing.

You beat me to it. Oooooohhhhhhhhhhhh....I gotcha a dollar.

dwh4784 reply :

On 2/14/2017 at 10:52 AM, RoLo said:

I only drink when I have something to celebrate or when I'm depressed.

But I almost never get depressed, unless there is nothing to celebrate.

And here I thought they made this shirt just for me...

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