Baitcasting vs. Spinning: Choosing the Right Bass Combo

For serious bass anglers, there are distinct differences between baitcasting and spinning rod-and-reel combinations that go well past their physical properties.

Depending on fishing style, as well as lure and line size, both have a place in your bass arsenal.

Simply put, baitcasting is for power fishing, such as with worms, buzz baits and spinnerbaits. Spinning is for finesse and light presentations, such as with shaky heads and drop shots.

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But there’s much more to it than that, as Dr. Todd A. Kuhn explains in this episode of Beyond the Bait Powered by Streamlight — "The Right Combo: Baitcasting vs. Spinning." Learn more about selecting the right rod-and-reel combination for bass fishing in the video above.

Beyond the Bait Powered by Streamlight is a 13-episode video series on gameandfishmag.com that focusses on the best baits for bass fishing. Join Dr. Todd A. Kuhn every Tuesday this spring as he goes deep into how bass lures work, what bass find irresistible in them, and how you catch more on your next trip.

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Video Schedule

• Episode 1: Soft Plastics; Flukes, Worms and Lizards
• Episode 2: Soft Plastics; Tubes and Creature Baits
• Episode 3: Rigging Soft Plastics; Texas and Carolina Rigs
• Episode 4: Rigging Soft Plastics; Jig Heads
• Episode 5: Rigging Soft Plastics; Swimbaits
• Episode 6: Selecting the Right Soft-Plastic Hook
• Episode 7: Spinnerbaits from Top to Bottom
• Episode 8: Technical Topwater
• Episode 9: Choosing the Right Bass Rod Made Simple
• Episode 10: All About Line
• Episode 11: Baitcasting Vs. Spinning, Live April 21
• Episode 12: Find More Fish with Search Baits, April 28
• Episode 13: Weighting Your Bait, May 5