Which do you use more: Baitcasting or Spinning? 2024
Glaucus reply :
What do you bass fish with the most, a baitcasting setup or a spinning setup?
For me, it's spinning. Probably 75/25 in favor of spinning. I really love to finesse fish over power fish. The only time I pick up a baitcaster is when the vegetation gets thick or I'm throwing a crankbait, swimbait, or heavy top water, or fishing a river. I really love light line and weightless or lightly weighted plastics. Senkos, trick worms, Ned Rig, etc. I'm not a trophy bass hunter or a tournament fisherman. I'm usually on a pond or a small lake having a blast catching a ton of bass, many of which are 3+ lbs despite the belief that finesse catches dinks. Once in awhile if I've had my fill of bass, I'll throwing big baits out deep to try and hook into a monster, which at that point is all baitcaster.
scaleface reply :
What is spinning ?????
islandbass reply :
Maybe 60/40 for spinning, but ONLY because I drop shot A LOT, so it's a bit skewed. I love using both. I also drop shot with casting gear.
NHBull reply :
On 6/20/2018 at 12:47 AM, scaleface said:What is spinning ?????
It's where you go to ride a 1/2 bike with women in tights ????
I have 2 spinning rods on deck. One for wacky and one dropshot. Everything else is BC...I have been told, I am better with my thumb than my finger.....
the reel ess reply :
Almost equally because they have different uses. It depends on what the fish want. But I own 4 BC combos and 2 spinning combos for bass.
MrFrost reply :
I only have one setup for each, but the last two times I went fishing I only brought my BC setup. I can catch fish with any method using my BC setup. I'm sure there's better tools for the job, but I am far too green to know any different right now.
And frankly don't care. I enjoy my BC setup. Regardless of the method or bait I'm using.
HeyCoach reply :
I was 100% spinning up to last year when my rods were stolen.
Now I’m 50/50, but I want another spinner for drop shot.
LonnieP reply :
99 % baitcasting. 1 % spinning
DogBone_384 reply :
I use baitcasters unless it's really windy or I decide to toss really light baits.
Russ E reply :
It depends on where I am fishing.
In the murkier reservoirs baitcasters dominate.
if I am fishing the clearer small lakes Spinning and finesse dominates.
Drew03cmc reply :
Casting 90/10. No doubt.
Lead Head reply :
I fish mostly dirty water so it's all baitcasting for me. I don't even own a functional spinning rig right now. This site and all the great information/stories/people make me want to get into finesse fishing more, but for me it is only applicable for 2 weeks (+ maybe 2-4 random trips) out of the year. The bait monkey insists I need a finesse setup. I keep telling him I'll never use it but he just won't shut up. I'm holding strong for now, but we all know who wins out in the end.
blckshirt98 reply :
95% spinning, 5% baitcasting. 100% shore guy and I don't like taking more than 1 rod most of the time because the shorelines I fish aren't too friendly about laying rods/reels down (lots of dirt/dust). Spinning lets me fish finesse, and smaller sized reaction baits.
DRT reply :
90% BC and 10% Spinning. Personally I'm much more comfortable and accurate with a baitcaster.
Fishing_FF reply :
95% spinning. I added a pair of baitcaster because when prefishing or tournament fishing an area flipping/pitching/punching, I was just too slow with a spinning reel. I close the bail by hand as that’s the way I was taught and it helps prevent line twist issues. This however adds time, so I got a better tool for the job.
Jar11591 reply :
Casting, 90/10 for me. Don’t think I’ve even picked up my spinning gear yet this year. I’ve had spinning set ups on the boat, but I don’t think I’ve actually used any of them this year.
CroakHunter reply :
On 6/20/2018 at 1:02 AM, NHBull said:..I have been told, I am better with my thumb than my finger.....
I cannot wait to tell somebody this one liner.
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
95% of my fishing is flipping/pitching so baitcaster for me.
Im trying to spend more time with a spinning reel though
keagbassr reply :
Largemouth probably 98 baitcast 2 spin
Smallies probably 90 casting 10 spin
jbmaine reply :
100% spinning for me. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Koz reply :
Baitcaster. I break the unwritten rules and fish just about everything on it.
Because I bank fish where it involves a lot of biking or walking I usually keep it at one rode. Between carrying my tackle bag and water plus my rod that's more than enough for this old guy to carry. If I plan to be in just one location and not moving around I may bring a spinning combo with me as well.
Love the baitcaster.
Darren. reply :
Spinning 90/10 probably...
Quarry Man reply :
Spincast 100
spinning 60
Casting 40
soflabasser reply :
I use spinning for +90 percent of my bass fishing, with the exception of some big swimbaits which I use a baitcaster. In saltwater I mostly use spinning as well with the exception of my big shark and wreck fishing reels which are Penn Senators and other saltwater baitcasting reels.
Steve1357 reply :
On 6/20/2018 at 12:13 AM, Glaucus said:What do you bass fish with the most, a baitcasting setup or a spinning setup?
For me, it's spinning. Probably 75/25 in favor of spinning. I really love to finesse fish over power fish. The only time I pick up a baitcaster is when the vegetation gets thick or I'm throwing a crankbait, swimbait, or heavy top water, or fishing a river. I really love light line and weightless or lightly weighted plastics. Senkos, trick worms, Ned Rig, etc. I'm not a trophy bass hunter or a tournament fisherman. I'm usually on a pond or a small lake having a blast catching a ton of bass, many of which are 3+ lbs despite the belief that finesse catches dinks. Once in awhile if I've had my fill of bass, I'll throwing big baits out deep to try and hook into a monster, which at that point is all baitcaster.
I've been throwing baitcasters for almost 50 years.
I use 6 lb test on weightless senkos and weightless texas rigged Zoom 6" trick worms with wire hooks all the time, blindfolded standing on my head.
I don't consider it power fishing....more like more efficient. You're line isn't beat and twisted all to hell, and the torque feels a lot better. And I can keep reeling all the way to the boat with the drag slipping without having to respool, constant pressure as they say....
If you like the rod in your right hand to set the hook worming, they make left handed baitcasters, I own several to mix it up during the day, carpal tunnel, arthritis, and all that when you get old....
It's all good
NYWayfarer reply :
I do 50/50 on my kayak. Bank fishing this year has been 90/10 Spinning/BC as I have been fishing light lures.
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
On 6/20/2018 at 5:05 AM, Steve1357 said:I use 6 lb test on weightless senkos and weightless texas rigged Zoom 6" trick worms with wire hooks all the time, blindfolded standing on my head
6lb test? You like living dangerously I see
Sam reply :
Spinning gear as I am a finesse fisherman.
Will use baitcasters for treble hook baits and topwaters and deep divers plus jigs.
Glaucus reply :
On 6/20/2018 at 5:05 AM, Steve1357 said:I've been throwing baitcasters for almost 50 years.
I use 6 lb test on weightless senkos and weightless texas rigged Zoom 6" trick worms with wire hooks all the time, blindfolded standing on my head.
I don't consider it power fishing....more like more efficient. You're line isn't beat and twisted all to hell, and the torque feels a lot better. And I can keep reeling all the way to the boat with the drag slipping without having to respool, constant pressure as they say....
If you like the rod in your right hand to set the hook worming, they make left handed baitcasters, I own several to mix it up during the day, carpal tunnel, arthritis, and all that when you get old....
It's all good
I'm aware that they make left handed baitcasting reels. That's not the point. The right tool for the right job is the point. And for finesse, my preferred style, spinning is far away the better and right tool.
Steve1357 reply :
On 6/20/2018 at 6:32 AM, Glaucus said:I'm aware that they make left handed baitcasting reels. That's not the point. The right tool for the right job is the point. And for finesse, my preferred style, spinning is far away the better and right tool.
Why do you think it is the better and right tool? I'm willing to learn....
Log Catcher reply :
I am probably 90% baitcasting and 10% spinning. I use baitcasters for everything. I get out the spinning gear for light weight or unweighted finesse techniques. Some days I get out the spinning combos just to make sure they still work.
WRB reply :
In my boat rod locker I keep 12 baitcasting outfits and 3 spinning outfits or 4 to 1 baitcasting.
Tom
Steve1357 reply :
On 6/20/2018 at 6:10 AM, NittyGrittyBoy said:6lb test? You like living dangerously I see
How about 4lb mono on a Abu 4500CB trout fishing with spoons?
Maybe it's my technique. I see a lot of TV pros and others using seven foot rods, whipping that lure out there with two hands, wearing thumb condoms so they don't burn it up. I learned to sling a lure backhanded until I got to where I could sling it overhanded. Use a 5' 6" pistol grip rod, pretty limber, all of it comes together in a nice cast, nothing violent about it.
Then again, 200 yard seven irons don't impress me either.....
It's all good though...
Mobasser reply :
My 2 main lakes I fish are old quarries that are clear and deep. For me, spinning 80% of the time. Casting for topwater, or night fishing
rtwvumtneer6 reply :
I carry a BC for cranking, a BC for jigs and Texas rigs, and another BC that doubles as a pool cue if the fish aren't biting. But, I almost always have a drop shot tied on to a spinning reel. And, it's saved me from getting skunked more times than I'd like to admit.
I like the golf analogy... Every club has a purpose. I just prefer to go for broke and play in the thick stuff!!
greentrout reply :
Depends on water clarity and weather conditions & where I'm fishing...70 percent baitcaster...25 percent spinning...5 percent spincast....
good fishing...
Ksam1234 reply :
Casting 99% of the time unless I’m with the fiancé using worms.. other than that cast , cast, cast.
OCdockskipper reply :
Depends on the time of year, the weather and the fish's mood, but once you balance the year out, it most likely works out to 70% spinning, 30% baitcasting. Most of the fish i catch are with a Ned rig or an unweighted plastic skipped under docks, both of which I use spinning for.
It used to be 70/30 in favor of casting until I began using a braided line for spinning. That solved all of the twist issues for me and the increased casting distance made spinning become more & more attractive. About the same time I learned about the Ned rig from Team9Nine and Bluebasser86, so I find myself throwing that in place of a T-rig plastic worm or jig on a baitcaster.
Columbia Craw reply :
Largemouth 80% casting
Smallmouth 70% spinning
Mottel reply :
Let me know if I’m doing something wrong, but I use a baitcaster for both bass and trout. Is a baitcaster appropriate for trout?
Bankbeater reply :
I'd say 75% for baitcasting, and 25% for spinning.
burrows reply :
90% baitcaster 10 % spinning
N Florida Mike reply :
I use spinning most of the time for my t-rigged plastics.I have a lot of overhanging limbs around the home lake and do a lot of skipping there and under docks. Spinning is so much easier with these conditions.
I do have 3 baitcasters I use semi-regularly.One is for swimming frogs, another for hollow body frogs, and one for spinnerbait.
I'm looking to add one of each this year. My spinning outfits are pretty old and worn out, and I want a small, compact bait caster to add to the arsenal.
Bjreg3 reply :
80% spinning, 20% BC. I use BC for frogging.
Yudo1 reply :
100% bait casting for bass.
thinkingredneck reply :
I mostly fish for LMB in muddy or murky water. BC 3/4 of the time or more. I use braid all of the time except with treble hooks.
crypt reply :
99% baitcasting 1% spinning
Mike L reply :
On 6/20/2018 at 7:40 PM, Yudo1 said:100% bait casting for bass.
Ditto
Mike
Todd2 reply :
6 Spinning, 2 Casting. I only use the casting when pitching to cover. If I could learn to pitch with Spinning gear, I'd probably never use my casting gear anymore.
chubaka reply :
100% baitcast.
Fishingmickey reply :
97.5 baitcasting, 2.5% spinning
ohboyitsrobby reply :
Probably 70/30 casting gear. I'd prefer to throw casting gear all the time but sometimes you just gotta throw what gets bit and that sometimes requires spinning gear.
crappycrappie reply :
I don't even own a baitcaster. Most of my bass fishing is done in the river with 3-4 inch grubs and other small soft plastics. Occasionally I throw a small spinner for a change of pace. When I'm not bassin' I'm chasing panfish and trout.
new2BC4bass reply :
On 6/20/2018 at 1:02 AM, NHBull said:It's where you go to ride a 1/2 bike with women in tights ????
I have 2 spinning rods on deck. One for wacky and one dropshot. Everything else is BC...I have been told, I am better with my thumb than my finger.....
By the woman in tights.....? 
LCG reply :
Kind of like asking which tool you use more... Hammer or screw driver?
Each has there time and place.
I am 50/50 as of now.
Hulkster reply :
Baitcasting. I love my e6x 7'6 MBR 903c and curado 200i combo. so I use it most often.
This rod has made me fall in love with long rods.
GReb reply :
I don’t even own a spinning reel anymore.
BassFisher22 reply :
95% Baitcasting 5% Spinning. Ever since I got my first baitcaster I have seen no reason to go back. The only spinning reel fishing I do now is for the occasional trout.
new2BC4bass reply :
On 6/20/2018 at 6:10 AM, NittyGrittyBoy said:6lb test? You like living dangerously I see
I use 6# mono or co-polymer on at least 4 of my baitcast reels. Obviously I don't fish lily pads with these reels. I've landed bigger fish than any bass I will ever catch on 4# XL.
Edit: This year I used a spinning rod for the first time in several years. I had only taken one baitcast reel with me to Florida this year and that was spooled with braid and it was 60# braid for my frog rod. Had I remembered to take a reel with 30#-40#, then the spinning rod might not have gotten used this year. One of the spinning reels I took with me was spooled with braid. It caught the vast majority.
However, I purchased two spinning rods and reels this year to use for finesse fishing. My skill with lures less than 3/16 oz. is somewhat lacking with a baitcast reel. Things might be different if I had 50 years experience with a baitcast reel instead of being on my 9th year using one. 
I love baitcast reels. 
Further North reply :
Baitcasting. Made the switch years ago, and while spinning still has a place, it's not often.
onenutinthewater reply :
60-40 casting.
Love throwing gear and retrieving with caster but playing a fish is just more enjoyable to me on spinning gear- especially the larger fish. Something about having my thumb so close to the spool and the desire to try and stop a hot fish from peeling off my line is just so difficult for me......
RB 77 reply :
Casting 90, Spinning 10. I only use spinning drop shoting or other misc light line finesse techniques.
tholmes reply :
I'm pretty close to 50/50. I enjoy both equally.
Tom
kenmitch reply :
Baitcast probably 95% or greater for the most part. I only whip out the spinning combo when trying to not get skunked. I'll probably start targeting gills and redears during the summer months so spinning gear will be used more often.
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