02-13-2007, 03:07 PM
Oh yeah, sure they are efficient for casting. I use to hate spinning reels. Infact, I have a hard time casting one strait. [sly] (I've never understood that) I'm getting better with it though. That rig I just purchased is really smooth and I can cast it very accurately with the braid on it.
I like spinning tackle for a "quick run" rig because of dependability. Not that casting rigs aren't dependable, but there is less room for error with spinning tackle.
You might be drifting through a spot and see a 60 pound Cobia pop up 50 yards away. He might not be up for a few seconds, or he might stay up all day. It's not a chance I want to take. If i've only got 2 casts at him, I want to know it's going to get to him with out fail both casts. I treat every quick run situation as i've only got 1 or 2 casts, so I stay more focused. I get more distance with spinning tackle spooled with braid because they don't have the spool resistance that a casting rigg has. Alot of times it's that "loner" fish that's a trophy, and if you screw it up, you might not get another chance at one for a while.
As far as jigging, I think spinning tackle would be just about the worse thing you could use. LOL, I couldn't imagine jigging with a spinning rod and reel. That Avet reel you have would be just about perfect for that, just like you stated. I rarely do any jigging here, but i'm going to try a few different tactics when the fishing gets slow this year.
I like light stuff for cudas. You know that big barracuda my son caught? If you look in the picture close, you can see the Okuma in the back. He hit my float rig. LOL, only 25 lb line. But, you really don't need heavy stuff for cuda's. 60-80 pound great barracuda never seem to have much juice. That 62 pounder Mike caught might have run out 80 yards, and the 25 lb line was plenty. He had him to the boat in 10 minutes. I think the spanish we get into on 10 lb line have more balls than a barracuda. The schoolies seem to be much stronger than the fat, lazy grown cuda's. LOL None the less, i'm spinning tackle all the way when i'm chunking lures for nasty game fish.[cool]
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I like spinning tackle for a "quick run" rig because of dependability. Not that casting rigs aren't dependable, but there is less room for error with spinning tackle.
You might be drifting through a spot and see a 60 pound Cobia pop up 50 yards away. He might not be up for a few seconds, or he might stay up all day. It's not a chance I want to take. If i've only got 2 casts at him, I want to know it's going to get to him with out fail both casts. I treat every quick run situation as i've only got 1 or 2 casts, so I stay more focused. I get more distance with spinning tackle spooled with braid because they don't have the spool resistance that a casting rigg has. Alot of times it's that "loner" fish that's a trophy, and if you screw it up, you might not get another chance at one for a while.
As far as jigging, I think spinning tackle would be just about the worse thing you could use. LOL, I couldn't imagine jigging with a spinning rod and reel. That Avet reel you have would be just about perfect for that, just like you stated. I rarely do any jigging here, but i'm going to try a few different tactics when the fishing gets slow this year.
I like light stuff for cudas. You know that big barracuda my son caught? If you look in the picture close, you can see the Okuma in the back. He hit my float rig. LOL, only 25 lb line. But, you really don't need heavy stuff for cuda's. 60-80 pound great barracuda never seem to have much juice. That 62 pounder Mike caught might have run out 80 yards, and the 25 lb line was plenty. He had him to the boat in 10 minutes. I think the spanish we get into on 10 lb line have more balls than a barracuda. The schoolies seem to be much stronger than the fat, lazy grown cuda's. LOL None the less, i'm spinning tackle all the way when i'm chunking lures for nasty game fish.[cool]
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