95% spinning because as a shore guy I usually take only 1-2 rods with me, and a spinning rod can cover a lot more techniques.  Finesse, smaller crankbaits, etc.  I'll use as baitcaster when throwing chatterbaits, topwater, or larger sized crankbaits.  Not a whole lot of pitching/flipping or deep water fishing from shore.

Over the course of my season I'm about 70/30...in favor of casting. 

really depends on where and how I am fishing. I prefer the control I get with a baitcaster, however, the spinning rods I own toss some really light lures.

In saltwater I've always used about thrice as much conventional tackle as spinning tackle,

but in freshwater I fished exclusively with spinning tackle for many, many years.

 

Today notwithstanding, I own twice as many casting outfits as spinning outfits,

so I'm probably using spinning gear roughly a third of the time.

 

Roger

I only use spinning for finesse small soft plastics when nothing else is working or teaching a new angler to bass fish,that is about 10% of my time on the water.

Tom

I started using a spinning rig a few years ago for skipping a 4" senko in flooded salt cedar. A lot of fun with a big fish, can get interesting quick. I only do it when the bite is tough and the water clarity is good or when skipping is the only way to get a bait in the spot.  Still love my texas rigs and jigs so 85% of the time I have a baitcaster in my hand.

75% casting 25% spinning

Bout 80% casting, 25% spinning.

 

Damon Common Core!!

80% casting, 20% spinning on my home lake.  The lake is small, fairly clear without much in the way of cover that fish can bury into & break me off, so over the years I have progressed towards smaller baits & lighter lines.

 

The numbers change drastically when I visit relatives in Texas & the South.

Bank fishing: 75% spinning 25% casting
Kayak fishing: 90% casting 10% spinning

Water clarity >> gin clear >> spinning with finesse tactics >> Not >> baitcaster about 75 percent of the time. 

I'm pretty much at a 50/50

For the last 7 or 8years. 100 percent casting. Really thinking hard about a decent dropshot set up though.

75% spinning / 25% casting but I have times out where I never pick up a spinning rod and vice-versa a casting rod. 

Probably 99% casting. I used to be a whole lot better finesse fishing, but I just don't have the patience anymore. So it has to be an extremely slow day in clear water for me to pick up the spinning rod.

On a typical outing I will use 4 casting rigs and 1 spinning rig. But there are also days when I do nothing but finesse fishing and will strictly use spinning gear, or if it's really windy and for whatever reason I'm not able to fish with the wind at my back. 

90% of my fishing is done with casting gear. It's just so much more enjoyable for me. I do have several spinning outfits however, and I'll opt for them for techniques that don't suit casting gear as well. 

80% bait caster.  I carry about 8 baitcasters in the boat and 2 spinning rods so the math works.

100% casting. 

If I lived somewhere else it may be different, but down here I don't even think about using a spinning setup. Even in areas where the conventional thinking would be to use one...skipping docks, and so called " finesse" fishing etc. I still prefer casting.

 

 

 

 

Mike

I'm gonna guess around 75/25, with casting being the 75. Most of it has to do with the fact that I only own one crappy spinning rod, when I upgrade here soon I'm sure it'll be more like 60/40. Esp when I start experimenting with shaky heads and drop shotting. 

 

I use spinning gear for 1/16-1/8 T-rigs, skipping docks, and Pop R's. My 7' M BCer does the rest of 1/4 T rigs, lighter jigs, spinnerbaits, Senkos, shallow diving cranks, etc.

Use to be 100% baitcaster, but recently its been 50/50... Starting to really love my spinning reels.. Easy casting..

100% spinning. At 71 yrs. old, I do not have time to mess with backlashes.

It changes each fishing trip.

I would say 60/40 with casting being numero uno.  I use spinning gear for soft plastics, mainly Senkos and other brand worms/lizards. Jerkbaits are also used on spinning setup.  All other hard and moving baits go on my casting gear.

On 5/11/2017 at 0:43 PM, Fishin' Fool said:

I used to be 100% spinning when I started but I'm switching more the other direction.  There's something to be said when your fighting a 5 pound smallmouth on and you have 12 pound line on versus 6-7 pound line on a spinning rod.  I'm probably 60% casting 40% spinning currently.

 

Most of my spinning setups have braid 15lb or 20... You don't have to go that light on spinning gear... I have one rod I can absolutely bomb a weightless fluke with hardly any effort... And the whole combo doesn't cost more than 75 dollars..