I’m looking into getting a baitcaster reel. Can you put it on a spinning rod?

I don’t know why you would. It will not work very well. You won’t be happy. 

7 minutes ago, newriverfisherman1953 said:

I don’t know why you would. It will not work very well. You won’t be happy. 

^ This - the guides for a spinning rod are unsuited to a baitcaster.

 

There's a number of decent baitcasting rods out there for low prices - Diawa Aird-X is my favorite at around $50...even though I've been upgrading, I still have two in my arsenal.

7 hours ago, BassFisher517 said:

This is the last question I will ask today. ? 

Made it 7 hours anyway.

It's like a fellow I once knew in El Paso. One day, he just took all his clothes off and jumped in a mess of cactus. I asked him that same question, "Why?"

 

He said, "It seemed like a good idea at the time".  

 

Nobody is a cool as Steve McQueen...

 

45 minutes ago, BassFisher517 said:

I’m looking into getting a baitcaster reel. Can you put it on a spinning rod?

Sure you can do alot of weird things...don't mean you should

Rod blanks have a 'spine', as in a tendency to bend more/easier in one direction than any other. If your spinning rod is wrapped to the spine (bending easiest with the guides pointing down), and you fish it with the guides in the opposite direction, it may have a tendency to try to roll over to it's natural spine position (which would be guides down) when fighting a fish.

 

Some rods have a more pronounced spine than others, and not all rods are wrapped to the spine.

 

I think I would rather fish with a casting reel on a cheap casting rod than use a casting reel with a spinning rod.

1 hour ago, BassFisher517 said:

I’m looking into getting a baitcaster reel. Can you put it on a spinning rod?

STOP! I will give you a casting rod if you promise to go fishing and give the keyboard a rest.

 

58 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said:

Made it 7 hours anyway.

Lol. I thought it was the last

13 minutes ago, BassWhole! said:

STOP! I will give you a casting rod if you promise to go fishing and give the keyboard a rest.

 

Went today! No luck. Any tips?

3 minutes ago, BassFisher517 said:

Lol. I thought it was the last

Went today! No luck. Any tips?

PM me where you are fishing or where you are near and I'll put you on some.

3 minutes ago, BassWhole! said:

PM me where you are fishing or where you are near and I'll put you on some.

Just did