| Spinning reels, whether freshwater or saltwater | | | | teaching novices the fine art of casting and fishing. |
| spinning reels, share one thing in common that differs | | | | Another important note is that a spin casting reel |
| from conventional fishing reels. When casting a | | | | should sit atop the fishing rod and the handle of the |
| spinning fishing reel, the fishing line is cast off the reel | | | | reel on the right side of the reel for right-handed |
| spool in a circular unraveling, around a stationary | | | | anglers. |
| spool. Casting reels on the other hand unravel with a | | | | Spinning reels, on the other hand, can handle |
| straighter motion, with the spool of the reel in | | | | freshwater lunker bass fishing, big-game saltwater |
| freespool, where the spool of the reel spins as the | | | | jigging, as well as freshwater and saltwater |
| line comes off. This free-spinning motion of the | | | | tournament style fishing. Spinning reels should hang |
| conventional casting reel spool often leads to messy | | | | below the spinning rod, with the handle of the reel on |
| line tangles if the spool is not controlled with the | | | | the left side of the reel for right-handed fishermen. |
| appropriate thumb pressure. The tangle free casting | | | | Spinning fishing reels have an open spool, with the |
| is what probably makes spinning fishing reels the | | | | fishing line thread through a bail, which is designed to |
| most popular type of fishing reel. | | | | hold the line. To cast, the angler must open the bail, |
| Spincasting reels differ from normal spinning reels in | | | | grab the fishing line with a finger, cast, and then |
| that the spool of the fishing reel is usually encased. | | | | either manually close the bail or turn the handle a half |
| This type of reel is normally cast with a push of a | | | | revolution to automatically close the bail. Please, when |
| button, which disengages the line. To engage the line, | | | | casting a spinning reel, DO NOT FORGET to open the |
| all the angler does is turn the handle a little to | | | | bail. I have seen many expensive lures go flying into |
| re-engage the spool. The limited line capacity, size | | | | the deep sea with the familiar pop or snap of the |
| and overall utility of this type of fishing reel should be | | | | fishing line because the angler forgot this critical step |
| restricted to freshwater fishing applications as well as | | | | in casting these reels. |