baitcast or spinning?

[embalmer883]

Wannabe,
the reasons you listed are the exact reasons I was thinking I would be better off with baitcasters. I think their gonna be the ticket for me! Thanks guys for all of your responses.

[yikess]

I went with the baitcasters for all the the reasons wannabe explained so eloquently. Easy storage is a BIG deal when spider rigging.

[fishmannyj]

I use the trigger spincast but I mainy tightline of use a slip cork method. Them spinning reels are mess for me I come from a bass fishing background with baitcasts. Before that I was using a canepole!

[splitshot]

I've used spinning, underspin and baitcasters (real baitcasters, not the $10 plastic junk). Baitcasters are now my best friends.

[Arkie John]

It's a matter of personal preference, but generally, crappie fishing is a light-line game and spinning gear is better suited for light line.

I just keep it simple. I use spinning gear on bass and crappie; medium stuff on bass and ultra-light on crappie. I have spinning reels on the 14' Wally Marshalls and they do just fine.

Actually, a 10-dollar fly-rod type reel is more than adequate for most crappie presentations. That's one thing I like about crappie fishing. A man can get into some serious fishing with very little money being spent.

I just keep it simple...like meliddleoself. :D

aj

[carcrz]

I've got a Pflueger (sp) underspin reel on a 12' B'n'M pole that I'm going to try out here when I get a chance. Looks like it will work as expected.

[lag]

I've used baitcast reels since the old Ambassador 5000 in the 60's. I've also used spinning reels since the mitchell 300's of the 60's. Like both a lot. Never been much of a baitcast spinner person. I started spider rigging several years back and have kind of evolved with the gear. I have gone to almost all B & M poles of different lengths to make my setup work. I have several of the Basspro small baitcasters with braid line and really like them. (The reels are the inexpensive free spool real baitcasters, but I caught them on sale really cheap) Since I'm not casting them I didn't look for any exceptional quality, just durability. They have not let me down so far. I have a few poles set up with pfluger president spinning reels to use for casting and most of the time I use them when the fish are in the bushes. BTW, I got left hand baitcasters so the handle is always on the same side no matter which one I pick up. If you are used to them and like them they are fine. I have 8 or 10 lb braid that is the size of 2lb mono. It's worked well so far. Only problem is that old eyes have a hard time with the small line.

[Quackrstackr]

I am buying these HT the telescopic ones.

I tried out my new HT rods like those this weekend. I caught fish on all 4 of them but one of them snapped in half on the very first fish that it hooked into.