Lighter and lighter Bait finesse :)

3 things have really spring to mind mate accuracy, i consider myself accurate enough for my needs with both spin and baitcast could be a lot better but hey that's learning. Then when fishing down the side of walls, fences and alike which i do a lot of usually where i shouldnt be in the first place keeping out of site not advised. casts pitched, flipped pre loaded overhead with little to no swing required.
But the killer is especially with the lighter lures OTD "on the drop" takes you think you feel them on a spinning rod? Now feel the line running through under your thumb you feel so much more.
But the single most important thing to me? i enjoy it and have enourmous fun fishing in this way getting a sense of accomplishment when you make a perfectly presented cast when it could so so easily go all tits up. Besides which i have caught a lot of fish on it big and small

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all being well out again tonight working through differing lures depends if i can escape kiddie duty though lol... Mark the bait finesse rods are sensative but very powerfull. designed to bust big fish from structure using heavy fluro lines or braid for that matter on certain reels.

Been doing this in FW since before it was commonly called 'bait finesse' basically just fishing ultralight lures with a baitcasting setup.


Fairly recently I got that Japanese Abu Revo LT which is rated for use in salt, so I'd quite like to try it sometime if I'm ever near the right kind of coast!

Oz, I have been fishing BC for long enough to know that if distance is important, then use a fixed spool. It just makes life easier. Baitcasters are more about accuracy and control than distance. For example, I have both BC and spinning versions of the standard Injection (SP73M and BC68M). If it is very windy or distance is important then the spinning version comes out to play otherwise the BC version gets the nod. Both work well.
One thing that does make a difference is the line. Braid on a fixed spool has meant huge leaps in distance for casting lures but personally, I don't think it makes as much difference on a BC reel as other factors influence it as well. Spool weight and the corresponding inertia, bearing quality, braking systems etc all contribute in ways that you don't even need to consider with a fixed spool. Add to that the BC rods are generally shorter too.
I wouldn't be without my BC outfits but thay don't do everything. Knowing what works best and when means you get the best of both.