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Fishing: Why is a baitcasting (multiplier) reel more accurate than a spinning reel?

  • I've heard pros claim that a baitcasting reel casts more accurately than a spinning reel does. It seems like casting accuracy would be affected by the rod more than the reel. Is it because the guides on a baitcasting rod face upward while a spinning reel face downward or is it really because of the reel? Or is there any merit to this claim at all?

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    Absolutely, there is merit to the statement. With baitcasting equipment, the angler can present their offering in a splashless presentation. Heavily pressured fish will sometimes only react to a bait that had been presented without a splash. The mechanics envolved include casting technique, spool management, and bait presentation. Flipping & Pitching (bass fishing) are two techniques that are highly dependent on absolute control of bait presentation. Casting Technique - to begin the presentation, the angler starts with a low trajectory cast (side-arm or under hand - depending on the distance of the target).  As the bait travels towards the target, raises the rod tip just a few degrees, stops the baitcasting spool with their thumb, then uses the rod tip to lower the bait to the water. Spool Management - as the angler allows the line to payout from the spool, the angler controls the speed and distance that the bait is going to travel by applying pressure to the spool.  As the bait reaches their target, the angler stops the line payout and drops their rod tip to create the splashless presentation. Once the bait enters the water, the angler can control the rate of fall of the bait by, again, controlling the payout of the line. Bait Presentation - not as important during the cast as apposed to after, but 100% as important in illiciting a response. With a baitcaster, line control is easier and more precise as the mechanics only involve the pressure from the angler's thumb. Spinnerbait & heavy jigs can be presented with less of a splash on longer casts by slightly modifying the line payout and rod tip movement at the end of the cast. An extra lift of the rod tip during the bait's entry into the water is required.

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A baitcast reel is not necessarily more accurate than a spinning reel. The difference is of accuracy for your average, for everyday fisherman it is easier to learn on the baitcast reel than the spinning reel. This is due to release mechanics. The baitcast reel uses the thumb primarily in casting, whereas the spinning reel uses your finger, and more of a side motion to cast. Both can be very accurate, it is just that one is a bit easier to cast more accurately.   If you would like to check out different reel models and options, checkout http://www.dinga.com.au/catalogue/fishing/fishing-reels.html

Gordon Balcomb

Everyone has extensive answers, but the answer is actually very simple.A http://www.scalzfishing.com/different-types-of-fishing-reels/ is more accurate because you have complete control of the spool with your thumb. This means you can stop the bait at any moment, resulting in both further and more accurate casts. There is a "braking system" and "line tension knob" feature that helps with casting distance, but the true accuracy comes from your thumb control.

Andrew Aww Yeh

I concur with Patrick.  And, to prove his point using my experience, fishing on an open body of water, like a lake or the ocean or something akin, it's difficult to see how any one cast can affect so much.  Unless you're lily pad fishing.....But on a river.....the effects are seen much more quickly.  Imagine the current of a river carrying you swiftly downstream.  You have two banks to choose from.  The right bank and the left bank.The boat isn't stopping.  You have mere seconds to decide the right cover, distance, presentation etc.  When I cast or pitch - I'd better be accurate.  By using my bait casting setup, I can pinpoint - from about 50 yards away - the exact spot I want.  With practice it's like firing a weapon.  My body just responds in tandem with my brain.  I see the spot, I swing back and let the bait fly.  It's pretty accurate.  With a spinning reel (like my buddy in the back of the boat) his accuracy was to get in a general area or for solid good distance.  He'd see good cover, but he couldn't pinpoint it.  He'd hit....somewhere in there.  Flipping, pitching, casting - all around, the bait caster will put me right on the money every time.  With practice, of course.

Miriam Kramer

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