subject: Fishing With A Bait Casting Reel [print this page] As a person who loves to fish or one who's just starting out in this great sport, it can be sure that you have see professionals using Baitcast fishing reels. It is also a great possibility that you have been told of the advantages of using a bait casting reel, by your friends or acquaintances that have used these reels to fish. The greatest advantage of a bait casting reel is said to be its increased casting accuracy. It might be time to start using one of these great reels to fish when you go fishing the next time.
Adding a Baitcast fishing reel to your fishing equipment is a great idea. Bait casting reels are known to give anglers a better chance at catching fish because these types of reels give you more control over the placement of the lure compared to other reels available in the market. Bait casting reels give you the ability to place lure exactly where you want, whatever the fishing environment might be. Using a bait casting reel you can place your lure close to the shore, in a thicket, or even next to trees or weeds. With all these advantages of course there is going to be a reason that people don't use these types of reels as starting reels for their fishing experience. The main reason people dont initially use the bait casting reel is that it one of the most difficult reels to handle among all the reels available to an angler. Although once you learn your ropes around the reel and learn the technique you can do well, you also need to get a good quality bait casting reel and have the correct setting for the reel to be able to enjoy a great bait casting experience. In time you will be able to use the bait casting reel like a pro.
There are several advantages and plus points to a bait casting reel, these advantages make this type of reel the choice of many pro anglers around the world. Bait casting reels can handle heavy lines very well, the gearing system of this reel allows you put pressure on the difficult fish during the fight, the bait casting reels give you more great control in your casting, by thumbing the spool you can control lure placement quite effectively, and the placement of the reel next to the rod gives you a better chance when fighting the fish.
Of course the reel has some disadvantages these include; to cast these reels properly you need a lot of practice, the bait casting reels are fairly expensive compared to other types of reels, it will be difficult to cast light lures with a bait casting reel and if you have problems with the reel and take it apart there will be a lot of parts to deal with.
The overall verdict on the bait casting reel is that they are great fishing equipment to use for your outdoor experience, although a little pricier, with a little practice you too can use these reels and join the pros for great fishing experiences.
