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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 2873072" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>If you have a poor quality one or have poor technique, yes. However, a good baitcaster has many advantages. You can use heavier line on a smaller reel and it doesn't affect casting distance as much. You don't have to worry about line twist as much as with a spinning reel. The huge advantage is control, especially for bass fishing. When casting to the shore or structure from a boat, you can lay your lures down VERY softly and with incredible accuracy. My wife (who can't master a baitcaster) marvels at how I can chuck a spinnerbait or crankbait 50 feet and land within a couple of inches of my target. I can lay up on a log or rock and let the lure slide into the water like something alive. It provokes immediate reaction strikes instead of spooking the fish. </p><p></p><p>While the old school (Japan) Curados are my favorite, I fish crankbaits more than just about anything else. My #1 crankbait setup is an old Falcon 6'6" ML rod with an old Ambassador Black Max 1600 reel, spooled with 12# Berkley Vanish flourocarbon line. It's a compact reel that palms well and the line guide is geared faster than most, so the line lays down across itself. That holds down on the backlash issue. I can back off the tension far more than my other baitcasters and still cast into the wind without backlashes. That enables me to cast farther and reach surfacing fish my fishing partners can't reach. I may go 8 hours with only 2 or three backlashes, and those are easily worked out without cutting off line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 2873072, member: 1132"] If you have a poor quality one or have poor technique, yes. However, a good baitcaster has many advantages. You can use heavier line on a smaller reel and it doesn't affect casting distance as much. You don't have to worry about line twist as much as with a spinning reel. The huge advantage is control, especially for bass fishing. When casting to the shore or structure from a boat, you can lay your lures down VERY softly and with incredible accuracy. My wife (who can't master a baitcaster) marvels at how I can chuck a spinnerbait or crankbait 50 feet and land within a couple of inches of my target. I can lay up on a log or rock and let the lure slide into the water like something alive. It provokes immediate reaction strikes instead of spooking the fish. While the old school (Japan) Curados are my favorite, I fish crankbaits more than just about anything else. My #1 crankbait setup is an old Falcon 6'6" ML rod with an old Ambassador Black Max 1600 reel, spooled with 12# Berkley Vanish flourocarbon line. It's a compact reel that palms well and the line guide is geared faster than most, so the line lays down across itself. That holds down on the backlash issue. I can back off the tension far more than my other baitcasters and still cast into the wind without backlashes. That enables me to cast farther and reach surfacing fish my fishing partners can't reach. I may go 8 hours with only 2 or three backlashes, and those are easily worked out without cutting off line. [/QUOTE]
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