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I don't use spinning gear at all. Do you?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:45 pm
by SSS
Got rid of all my spinning setups years ago, and they haven't been missed a single bit. Do you still use em?
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 3:21 am
by jvelth74
Currently I have no reason to use spinning gear because I would miss baitcasting fishing then.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 3:26 am
by Dalleinf
I prefer baitcasting tackle and use it most of the time. Once in a while when fishing from the coast, wind and waves and need for long casts can make me favor spinning gear. Moreover, I love my baitcasters and feel less affection for my spinning reels....I dislike salt in my baitcasters :-)
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 3:28 am
by nctrucker
i use whatever seems appropo: casting, spinning, fly. i'm willing to throw an old black Zebco 33 i grabbed a while back or even my abu matic 170. i've even trolled. quality is my deciding factor. i don't like cheap or poorly designed gear.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:14 am
by MountainMan 83
I spent the first 25 years of my fishing career using a 5' UL spinning outfit because that's what the ol' man used and brought me up on. Once I got my hands on a baitcaster, I completely lost interest in using spinning setups. He's still using those types of setups and will out catch me just about any time we're out. Bass too!
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:45 am
by Slazmo
So perplexed...
Spin for saltwater primarily, some spin reels for fresh also, but not as common.
But I do love to use baitcasters solely for freshwater situations, technically superior to spin for that accuracy and fish-ability. Spin has its place especially if its windy.
But nope both get a good rocking out when I can.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:57 am
by hoohoorjoo
I own 3 spinning reels. Last time I used one of them was at the beach last summer. My brother, on the other hand, uses spinning gear exclusively.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:52 am
by doomtrprz71
I only use spinning gear for fishing weightless senkos and trickworms.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:01 am
by fishonsc
I use spinning gear for bush fishing. Been doing more and more of it. There are some nice hidden spots if you are willing to machete your way to them.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:04 am
by njbasscat
Sure do. I have 2 spinning setups. I use them mostly for drop shot and small keitechs. Although I have BFS setups that can handle these weights, I like spinning rods for these. Also, small tubes work better on a spinning rod because I can get the lure to drop straight down.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:31 am
by LowRange
Not enough to justify a high end setup. I do like holding the rod in a overhanded grip with the reel suspended below for hopping and shaking. Spinning rods work well for me with drop shots and shaky heads. I would like to put together a budget nice drop shot rig out of a Revros and maybing a Kuying stick.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:35 am
by Cal
I use my Stella and Exist reels paired with rebuilt my DSR820S GLX sticks far more than any of my BFS setups.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:43 am
by Jeffbro999
I don’t even own a spinning combo. Mainly fish inshore in Florida on the Gulf Coast, so I’m definitely different.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:46 am
by Johnny A
I tried doing the “Spin Free Zone” for a couple of years a lo-o-o-ong time ago. It was actually not too bad but eventually I needed it for some places I was fishing. Fast forward 25 years, I could probably go to no spinning gear with even less of a probably but I keep a Certate 2500/MB Brigand for certain occasions.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:06 am
by Hobie-Wan Kenobi
fishonsc wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:01 am
I use spinning gear for bush fishing. Been doing more and more of it. There are some nice hidden spots if you are willing to machete your way to them.
I prefer short BFS gear for bush fishing. The one handed casting is really nice in that thick brush.