4 Types of Saltwater Fishing Reels

Sunday, January 25, 2009 ·

By Donn Rollins

There are four types of popular saltwater fishing reels that are out there today. Some perform better than others, and others are used for certain types of saltwater fishing, like deep sea or inshore. The four types of fishing reels that I am going to discuss are the bait casting, spin casting, fly fishing and spinning reels.

The first kind of reel that I want to talk about is the spin casting reel, which is a great reel for beginner fishermen to learn on. Spin casting reels are the cheapest of all the types of fishing reels in most cases, and they are especially great for the kids.

Spin casting reels have a closed face, meaning that you cannot see the line on the spool. There are many cons about spin casting reels, one of them is if line gets tangled up you will have to pop the face off to untangle it. There are high quality spin casting fishing reels out there that will last you a long time, but they are also more expensive.

Saltwater spinning reels are made in a design which can hold many types of fishing line. There are small spinning reels and there are large ones, the spool is open and you can see the line come on and off the reel. The line is held onto the reel by a bail, which can close and open and makes it easy for casting.

The spool on the spinning reel stays still when you are reeling in line, and the bail will revolve with the rest of the fishing reel. Spinning reels have better drag systems than most spin casting reels, but when it comes down to it you will get what you pay for, just like anything.

Bait casting reels work by the line coming off of an revolving spool, and they are the most difficult of the fishing reels to learn how to use. They offer a lot more control when casting than the other types of saltwater fishing reels do though.

Some other great advantages to using a bait casting reel are, they are diverse and work better with heavier line. They have more power and control when you are fighting heavier saltwater game fish. A couple of disadvantages to fishing with a bait casting reel is they are more expensive than other types of fishing reels, and they are difficult to learn how to use.

When it comes to fly fishing reels, you need to know that they are only for retrieving and holding fishing line, they have nothing to do with casting. You just pull the fishing line off of the reel and then you are casting with the fishing rod using the weight of the fly and the line.

When saltwater fishing with a fly fishing reel the drag is extremely important. Another important thing you must consider is the amount of fishing line that the reel will hold, they come in many sizes and cost wise fly fishing reels can be about ten bucks to a couple hundred.

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