97.5 baitcasting, 2.5% spinning

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.

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.

23 hours ago, 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.....? 

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. 

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.

I don’t even own a spinning reel anymore. 

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. 

On 6/19/2018 at 6:10 PM, 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. 

Baitcasting.  Made the switch years ago, and while spinning still has a place, it's not often.

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......

Casting 90, Spinning 10. I only use spinning drop shoting or other misc light line finesse techniques.

I'm pretty close to 50/50. I enjoy both equally. 

 

Tom

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.