why would anyone use a baitcaster?

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[DuffMiver]

Baitcasters and spinning reels have their place and time in my book. Another pro about baitcasters is they hold alot of line with comparably same size spinning reel.

[subjectcode]

I use baitcasters for getting bird nests and spinning reels for every thing else

[MaryLee]

Casting with the press of a button is just a great feeling:
Zebco spincast has opened the chat.

[casper]

They aren’t that scary once you figure out the brakes and tension nob . Set the brakes at 5 and tension nob until your bait barely falls . Best beginner tip imo.

[totalannihilation]

Baitcasters are complicated to master but once you figure them out there's no going back to spinning reels unless you're throwing light tackle.

[fantomphoenix]

For those wanting to cast ultralight lures with a bait caster, BFS reels exist.

[veegames]

Baitcasters have by far the biggest learning curve, but once you get the settings dialed in you can really send it. I only use baitcasters now.

[somebiker]

I use both, I remember using a bait caster for the first time and spending lots of time adjusting and learning due to bird nesting, once you get good with them and you use a heavy lure, oh man you can send some lures way farther than you would be able too with a spin reel

[shsdomsalter]

I can cast trout magnets on my bait caster it's about how much money your going to spend or brand your getting

[ClickBait]

The best benefit is stopping your cast on the fly with your thumb . They are far more precise when flipping

[Todzilla]

20 years or so later and I'm still learning how to use mine.

[croatiancroissant]

I’m a fly fisherman ‘til death, but I remember my attempt at learning the baitcaster. Yeah……it looked like spaghetti in my reel every cast. I had nobody to teach me what the hell I was doing wrong.

[CaptiNumbat]

Great video!
However, the bait casting reels being smaller means that they retrieve line slower per turn, since the small diameter means less distance around the spool.
The gear ratio on bait casters are typically higher to compensate for this drawback.
Because what gear ratio is actually telling you is that for every 1 turn of the handle, the gears inside are making the spool spin at the specified number of times.
A 5.0:1 rated spinning reel spins 5 times for every 1 full handle crank.
A 7.3:1 rated bait caster spool spins 7.3 times for every 1 full handle crank.
But they are pulling in a very similar amount of line because the bait caster is doing a few more turns, yet pulls in line a little slower per-turn.

[danielholland]

I learned to fish with a spinning reel. I tried to use a bait caster and gave it up because of the bird nesting. Eventually, I’ll give it another try, but i want to enjoy my time fishing for now

[sponge]

I can't trust the word of a man in an origami kayak.

[bsch]

never in my life have I seen a more no-nonsense video, thankyou

[tyrranicalt-rad]

I tried using one once, bird nested tf out of it and never used one again. I prefer spinning reels.

[chrisstephens]

Once you get the feel of a bait caster you can cast into spots you wouldn't even attempt with a spinning reel since you can side cast easily. Real good for using a Mr. Twister with a jig head and a couple splits shots and casting up the side of a pond or lake.

[deejaytrizay]

Didn't even mention the main advantage of bait casters more consistently having lethal precision.