Bait Casters

[puka9988]

hey Raiders

im wanting to try out a cheap bait caster but have a few questions.

are you able to chuck out bait on it or just lures?

and if you do chuck bait out are you able to put the rod in a rod holder/put it down etc. or will it birds nest?

cheers

stockoboy

[Ray R]

Hey Stocko, you can use them for bait fishing as well as luring and yes you can put them in a rod holder, set your drag correctly and should be fine, I have used my Shimano TSM 3 (Overhead) for both and worked fine, but if you set the drag to lightly and you get a fast pulling fish you could end up with a nasty backlash.

Try , test , practise, you'll be fine...

[stylo]

I use my BC for livebaiting. It has a bait clicker function. far-king awesome if you ask me ! Almost and I mean almost as good as my shimano BTR. I use it more as an overhead reel than a 'baitcaster' in that sense.

I prefer my spinning reels in the smaller/lighter classes. Definitely more finesse about them when going extremely light.

No harm in getting one and trying it out for yourself !

[puka9988]

Thanks guys

Will get out and have a go tomorrow.