What do you all prefer more in fishing freshwater?
I use a spinning reel all the time.. I also use a baitcaster. It took me about 6 months to get good at a baitcaster.. But i prefer a spinning reel. (Shimano all the way for any reel i own.)
For all day fishing, I prefer a bait caster
For all day fishing, I prefer a bait caster
Ya, but we see how you voted.
I didn't vote 🙄
Shoot, for freshwater a closed face spinner like a Zebco 33 will catch all you need! I've caught THOUSANDS of fish in all kinds of places using Zebco 33s - bass, brim, shellcrackers, specks, pickerel, catfish, gar, warmouth perch, rainbow trout, brown trout, brookies, blue kurper, buffalo carp, etc. For fishing a tight river, a little Zebco 33 on a little 3 foot rod is great for casting under limbs and bank edges! Man, I kinda miss my old Zebbies!
Nowadays the only reels I use are open spinners, but I can't remember the last time I went freshwater fishing. I used to use a Pflueger baitcaster and a Shimano baitcaster back when we fished the pits and lakes in Polk county for big bass. These were some of the earliest reels with the magnetic spool braking, but I would keep it set pretty loose so I could get further casts. I may still have those two baitcasters in a box out in the garage. I would probably spend more time untangling bird nests than fishing if I tried to use one these days!
