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Good thread and great posts.
Over the past seven years I have struggled with all of these themes. I learned conventional to fish the ditch because that is what I thought you needed. I bought abus I changed them to smoothies...etc, etc.
Over the past season after fishing with powers and others I made the switch to spinning and I will not go to the ditch without it.
The braid levels the playing field in terms of casting so distance is no longer a factor.
As for drag I am almost convinced that the drag on some of the high end spinning reels is better than some of the conventionals.
For me it comes down to reliability and ease of use. I do not care how good you are with a conventional eventually you WILL have a backlash and then you'll spend some valuable fishing time fixing it.
This is even more true if you are fishing when you should be....at night. I can't tell you what a difference it makes to be able to make cast after cast in the pitch black without worrying.
Then again you can fish next to Carl and he'll throw a squidder on a yellow lami and he'll outcast and outfish you.
It is all about practice practice practice and finding what works for you.
Best of luck!!!!!
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