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.

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

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

You'll look a fool fishing that way.

 

Perish the thought.

 

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.

Spin cast reel works!

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

 

 

jk

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.

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.

 

 

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

2 minutes ago, 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.

1 hour ago, Fishin' Fool said:

 

X2 !

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.

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. 

Could you...sure. Should you...no. 

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

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.  

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.

 

15 minutes ago, 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. 

41 minutes ago, 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. 

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.

20 hours ago, 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...

14 hours ago, 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 !