Quick question
Jan 11, 2021 09:47:33 #
My dad has been fishing for about a year with a spinning reel for a year now. He’s pretty used to it but he’s still a beginner. He wants a new combo and I was wondering if it’s ok to get him a bait caster or if it’s gonna be to hard?
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Jan 11, 2021 11:29:48 #
FixorFish
Loc: SW Oregon
What's his "patience level" ?
New technique, new skills. If you have one, let him try it a couple of times out, of course with some coaching. I don't care for 'em, but have dozens of spinning combos, so I might not be your best source of advice.
New technique, new skills. If you have one, let him try it a couple of times out, of course with some coaching. I don't care for 'em, but have dozens of spinning combos, so I might not be your best source of advice.
Jan 11, 2021 11:43:38 #
Jan 12, 2021 08:41:13 #
Jer
Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸
FS Digest wrote:
My dad has been fishing for about a year with a spinning reel for a year now. He’s pretty used to it but he’s still a beginner. He wants a new combo and I was wondering if it’s ok to get him a bait caster or if it’s gonna be to hard?
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Get him a gift card and let him pick his own combo. Take him to his favorite store and check them out together.
Jan 12, 2021 12:15:02 #
dougk
Loc: WA
If you have or could borrow a baitcaster, let him try it. You can do this in the back yard, park, etc. Make he also tries backcasting. You can a lot of money and frustration.
Jan 12, 2021 14:04:22 #
agatemaggot
Loc: iowa
dougk wrote:
If you have or could borrow a baitcaster, let him try it. You can do this in the back yard, park, etc. Make he also tries backcasting. You can a lot of money and frustration.
dougk is right, let him try one first, if it works don't fix it, meaning the Spinning outfit !
Jan 12, 2021 15:22:40 #
Able Man
Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)
Maybe just go ahead on and ask him if he feels "ambidextrous" or not. I used the right hand crank on the Zebco as a wee child, then got a Mitchell spinning rig for Christmas, at about 13 years old... Once I got "the hang of" the left-handed reeling, I was never too eager to be using the right hand crank.
Jan 12, 2021 15:29:50 #
I bought a baitcaster with some hesitation and quickly remembered why I use spinning gear exclusively. It is sitting in the corner of my garage with the second backlash still on it right next to my golf clubs from not being able to correct a hook. As somebody mentioned, if he has patience...... and the "touch" ....maybe. More expensive reels have more anti-backlash characteristics but my abilities for pro-backlash are superior than their anti characteristics. So I look at my spinning gear and know I can use it in my sleep, I look at the baitcaster and ask myself do I really want to hate myself? I know many people use them without issue, just not me.
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