heavy weight
conventional. Spots where I have very limited room for a backcast or if I am plugging light or expensive lures-spinning.
I sark at conventional. Here's why: I can throw jigs for hours at a time with out busting one off. However, put a 3 oz custom popper or needle on there and I am bound to get a backlash or knot and there goes a $20 (now a days $80?) plug out to sea when the braid snaps. I just can't do the custom plug on my conventionals bit without going broke or at least crying alot over a season.
If there isn't room for me to make a nice smooth backcast I snap em off... if it is valuable, I snap it off...
New spinning reels made for braid can cast as far as conventional.For me spinning wins out most, less I am throwing jigs at the canal or (gasp!) chunks or tins (for drum down south).
I only button the second button on the suit and I only have ever owned one suit and don't know about 3 button and my mams don't get in the way when I cast, but I would like real pockets for storing gear, not them fake things.