The 3 western bass pro's who changed anglers opinion about spinning tackle for tournament bass fishing were Bobby Garrland, Gary Yamamoto and Dick Trask.

Trask put split shot fishing and light dart head jigs in the forefront by winning 7 bass boats in 1 year! Garrland's with his Gitzits dominated the desert lakes followed by Yamamoto. If you wanted to be competitive 6 lb line was a must. 

By the early 80's nearly everyone had a spinning outfit if you wanted to catch bass consistanly tournament fishing.

I bought my son a spinning outfit and he kicked my butt so often I finally started using it and to my surprise enjoy catching more average size bass in lieu of force feeding them  jigs all day

Tom

My Dad and I would go fishing all the time. He loves ultralight tackle and the smallest diameter line he can get away with. We fished highly pressured public waters. A Bluegill on those setups would feel like fighting a 7 pound Bass. I grew up doing a lot of finesse fishing so spinning gear was a must. 
 

When I was old enough to make my own money I bought my first baitcaster. I used it for awhile and introduced it to my Dad who purchased his soon after. 
 

I still use a lot of spinning gear. Dad taught me when the bite is tough, downsize. You can still catch a big fish on a small lure. 
 

My current bank fishing setups are 2 baitcasters and 1 spinning combo.

I don’t gravitate toward either. I use the type that will best do the task at hand. Spinning or casting, I LOVE THEM BOTH... ALOT. 

 

With that said, you can’t have too many of either.