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Sweetwater · 08-30-2005, 03:21 PM

The greatest advantage of conventional, in my mind, is the ability to throw much heavier weights or lures (as in a beach application). The tension that is put on the line to throw 6 or 7 oz weights (say yer fishing bait of a beach) is just too great for spinning...it will rip your fingers up. Some people try these "trigger releases" but they don't work that well. In many applications, such as bait fishing sand eels you need heavier weights to hold bottom than what spinning reels allow.

Also, conventional reels can cast greater distances and have more retreive power than spinning reels.

08-30-2005, 03:21 PM	#16
Sweetwater Ruled only by the tide iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Truro Posts: 801	advantages of conventional The greatest advantage of conventional, in my mind, is the ability to throw much heavier weights or lures (as in a beach application). The tension that is put on the line to throw 6 or 7 oz weights (say yer fishing bait of a beach) is just too great for spinning...it will rip your fingers up. Some people try these "trigger releases" but they don't work that well. In many applications, such as bait fishing sand eels you need heavier weights to hold bottom than what spinning reels allow. Also, conventional reels can cast greater distances and have more retreive power than spinning reels.
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