Blackfish

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

I can cast the bait caster as easily as any spinning rod.
I hold the rod in one hand palming the reel and use the same finger as you to feel for bites, difference is I won’t cut my finger setting the hook like happens ona spinning reel if you don’t slide the finger off.
I like vertical presentation most and find the bait caster gets the line off. Faster with less scope.
I don’t need to cast around as much as the boat is sitting on tiny pieces where you want the line to stay closer to the boat..

Another thing you will find is a 701 and 73m built as a caster have way more backbone than when built as a spinner.

Fore grip is needed on spinner because the handle bites you on a big fish.
No fore grip,needed on the bait caster as the reel,is palmed in my hand

I gotcha and might give it another try with my conventional Revo...Old habits do die hard though..

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

I gotcha and might give it another try with my conventional Revo...Old habits do die hard though..

Here you go.
Might catch you up to Joey lol

One hand revo 40 beast.

Can feel every little scratch with same finger you use with a spinning reel

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

Here you go.
Might catch you up to Joey lol

One hand revo 40 beast.

Can feel every little scratch with same finger you use with a spinning reel

Hey Dan - Joe's only double digit so far this season was right at 10 pounds and was caught on, guess what..... A spinner

BTW - Joe had lost his Mojo there for a while but he's made a recovery now that he's back to jigging... Seems like we've had a very light bite lately and the jigs have been out producing the rigs by a very wide margin. Another jigger fishing with us had a 13 pound fish and his PB as well..