01-15-2017, 07:42 PM
All of the reel names are real confusing!
It's hard to have a conversation about reels without having to stop and substitute a long confusing description for what should otherwise be a definitive word.
We might be tempted to say level wind reels to refer to reels that rotate, but not all of those have that feature and technically fixed spool reels rotate, too (though only against the drag and even the ones that haven't been broken and repaired).
There's spinning reels. They are used for casting.
Then there's casting reels. They're also used for casting, but they aren't spinning reels.
You might think you can have a conversation about reels with each picturing the same type of reel, but that's until someone brings up the spincast reels. What do they do? Technically, they're also for casting, but they aren't spinning reels. They're mainly cheap junk like the Barbie fishing set that look cute to little girls.
Trolling reels are used for trolling, right? Well, mine is also designed for casting.
Bait casting reels are definitely casting reels, but what type? I have them in both types. What makes it bait casting and not lure casting? Are there even lure casting reels? I just looked it up and found to cast lures, I should select a bait caster.
How and why did all this confusing nomenclature come about?
The Russians did it to confuse us in preparation for takeover by choosing our President.
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It's hard to have a conversation about reels without having to stop and substitute a long confusing description for what should otherwise be a definitive word.
We might be tempted to say level wind reels to refer to reels that rotate, but not all of those have that feature and technically fixed spool reels rotate, too (though only against the drag and even the ones that haven't been broken and repaired).
There's spinning reels. They are used for casting.
Then there's casting reels. They're also used for casting, but they aren't spinning reels.
You might think you can have a conversation about reels with each picturing the same type of reel, but that's until someone brings up the spincast reels. What do they do? Technically, they're also for casting, but they aren't spinning reels. They're mainly cheap junk like the Barbie fishing set that look cute to little girls.
Trolling reels are used for trolling, right? Well, mine is also designed for casting.
Bait casting reels are definitely casting reels, but what type? I have them in both types. What makes it bait casting and not lure casting? Are there even lure casting reels? I just looked it up and found to cast lures, I should select a bait caster.
How and why did all this confusing nomenclature come about?
The Russians did it to confuse us in preparation for takeover by choosing our President.
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