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Chalk wrote:I have both, I can match or exceed my spinning reel distance with my baitcasters. My baitcasters are always finely tuned and some what modified, as stated it's knowing your tool.

It takes a highly modified and finely tuned baitslinger to match the distance of a spinner.

Reel Slow wrote:

Chalk wrote:I have both, I can match or exceed my spinning reel distance with my baitcasters. My baitcasters are always finely tuned and some what modified, as stated it's knowing your tool.

I noted you didn't say beat...I'd like to see that Chalk

I've seen it.

Just how important is distance? I know, very well, you want to make long casts on the flats. But how long a cast? 75 feet? 100 feet? More than that? I've gone to the trouble to check my cast length with different baits. The most difficult bait to cast, that I use, is a weightless soft jerk bait. I can consistantly throw it 70 feet. I can throw a skitterwalk 100 feet to 120 feet all day.

That said, if you're throwing a bait, and there's a little wind, and ya get a bow in your line, and that bait is 150 feet from the boat, you're probably not going to stick that fish.......even with braid.

You reach a point where distance isn't a factor. It becomes a matter of cast control. In my opinion, a casting reel gives you much more control of the cast.

As for which is better...............that's a matter of personal preference. If you're more comfortable with spinning gear, that's what you should use.

150' cast wont help much if you can't get it within 3-4 feet of your target

tin can wrote:I've seen it.

Yeah, remember that red in that pond in Louisiana? Tincan said I can't reach it, about that time I fired down range...before the lure hit the water I told Tincan I'd have to do a back flip to set the hook....sure enough, red took the bait and I couldn't set the hook it.

They both have their place.

I can place a bait much more accurately with a baitcaster. Its much easier to slow it down or stop it over the spot you are aiming for. Much more precise, and when site casting, that can be huge.

Spinning reels still have their place, especially on windy days with light tackle.

Chalk wrote:

Reel Slow wrote:I noted you didn't say beat...I'd like to see that Chalk

Note I said match or exceed, which means beat

I was half asleep .