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Post by bigblueeatsme on Aug 14, 2008 11:55:45 GMT -5
vote for best so i know what to get
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Post by bennie8888 on Aug 14, 2008 12:11:56 GMT -5
i remember when i first started fishing at pay lakes,the only thing i had was open face reels,then one day my buddy john freeman let me throw one of his rods out with a bait caster and thats all she wrote so, i like bait casters,hands down..............
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Post by fishdealer04 on Aug 14, 2008 13:57:30 GMT -5
I use baitcasters and spinning (open face) I use baitcasters because of the clickers, but the new Okuma's have bait clickers on the open face reels now too. I am much more accurate with open face reels, whether fishing for cats or bass, or walleye, or anything. However the brute force of baitcasters is another reason I love them for catfish and muskie as well. They have the power needed to fight big fish.
However if you can't cast a baitcaster....you might want to go with what works for you. Took me about 2 years to fully get baitcasting down. The larger baitcasting reels are a lot easier to cast than the low profile bass fishing ones.
But I am going to go with Baitcasters as my choice for big cats.
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Post by ohiopaylakes on Aug 15, 2008 12:42:36 GMT -5
For paylakes the baitcaster is a better reel. But Spinning reel; has there purpose and the higher priced spinning reels are very nice to fish with. I use baitcasters and spinning (open face) I use baitcasters because of the clickers, but the new Okuma's have bait clickers on the open face reels now too. I am much more accurate with open face reels, whether fishing for cats or bass, or walleye, or anything. However the brute force of baitcasters is another reason I love them for catfish and muskie as well. They have the power needed to fight big fish. However if you can't cast a baitcaster....you might want to go with what works for you. Took me about 2 years to fully get baitcasting down. The larger baitcasting reels are a lot easier to cast than the low profile bass fishing ones. But I am going to go with Baitcasters as my choice for big cats. |
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Post by gloomis1983 on Aug 19, 2008 2:36:17 GMT -5
bait caster for casting and leverage, if you get a spinning it will be big and bulky like a shimano baitrunner, but good reel
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Post by catfishfreakjosh on Aug 24, 2008 11:29:07 GMT -5
i prefer baitcasters not only 4 the clickers but the most of teh time better gear ratio and the better casting.. baitcasters cast farther 2 me...
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Post by ronniejohnson on Aug 29, 2008 14:50:37 GMT -5
abu garcia need I say more
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Post by fishdealer04 on Aug 29, 2008 16:14:52 GMT -5
i prefer baitcasters not only 4 the clickers but the most of teh time better gear ratio and the better casting.. baitcasters cast farther 2 me... They do have a lot of spinning reels that have bait clickers on them. Gear ratio is better on a baitcaster though for more power, however you can get them on a spinning reel too, but they tend to be more bulky. |
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