Multiplier versus Spinning reel ????

Wright Guys here we go which do you prefere ????

I personally use a Spinning reel as i have no probs when fishing with my reel. (now my quality of fishing might be something else)

I know that you are saposed to get longer distance casting from a multiplier but that is not my experiance !!!

I have used both and whenever im using a multy i'm praying not to get a birds nest

i know that when i use a Spinning reel that i wont and maybee its me but then i really can let it WHANG

Dont get me wrong i can put a bait out a fair distance (as anyone who has had the pleasure of fishing with me can discribe)

But i think that if you want years of trouble free fishing then you should go for a Spinning Reel.

What do ye think ??????

both are good. Each to their own. I use multis. Just wot I use!

not bothered i use both-but alot easier to reel in 4lb weight of weed or fish with multiplier i find

Just curious what type of fishing are we talking about? general fishing or actual spinning?

Just curious what type of fishing are we talking about? general fishing or actual spinning?

I do both but i have to say that for trouble free fishing i have changed to a Spinning reel !!!

I can cast a desent distance on my Spinning reel without worring about a headwind or anything else.

At the end of the day its all about fishing and not about GUCHI gear in my book.

Why bother with tangels or birds nests when you can have trouble free fishing ???

What size spinning reel are you using and what's it loaded with? spinning reels are grand for most fishing clean beaches etc, but depending on how powerful the reel is fishing over rough ground / weed or fishing from a height off a rock mark could be a problem... i use both myself but i tend to keep the spinning reel for lure fishing or scratching for flats twinned with 8lb line & spinning rod.

I have been using a multiplier the last two months now my mate converted me to them , Ive had it nest on me twice since I started one really bad . I find once the line is layed level I can tell when to thumb the spool just by the sound of the reel slowing down as it looses height. I still use the fixed spool reel when I fish two rods. so to answer yous question multiplier for distance casting!

use both, but depends on situation, but perfer to use mulitis

I use both myself depending on what type of fishing I'm doing. I used to have awful trouble with over-runs on my multiplier and instead used a big clunky fixed spool but I seem to have just about got the hang of it and actually prefer using them now. In fact I use multipliers now for nearly all my beach fishing although occasionally I'll stick a fixed spool on my Bze, however for spinning, float fishing and that kind of thing I'll use fixed spools loaded with braid.

You also need a rod that is correctly ringed for a multiplier use if you are to get the best results from it.

As the man said, "each to his own." I use multipliers for every type of fishing I can 'cos I've done so since I was aged 10 or so and appreciate the superior line control, weight shifting, and (generally) longer casting capability.

Unfortunately, when I was growing up, good casting multipliers were expensive and often you'd see people attempting to use multipliers for casting when in fact the reel was actually a boat reel with no braking capability or even a balanced, machined spool, so multiplier use for casting got a bad name early. Selling the unknowing customer a crap outfit like the 12ft Essex beachcaster teamed with the Penn Baymaster or one of those horrible purple badly enginereed Shakespeare efforts was common. Don't start me on the Intrepid Sea Streak reel (http://www.anglersrendezvous.co.uk/cat/ ... streak.jpg). ABU Ambassadeurs and Daiwa Millionaires changed that, though they were expensive. However, you can now get good ones relatively cheaper, 'though probably not as cheap as fixed spools.

Anyway, if you do want to start using a multiplier, you need to understand that unlike a fixed-spool reel, with a multiplier the spool itself rotates on cast and retrieve, so unless you or the reel controls that spinning spool you're screwed. Then consider:

- if you really want one, then buy the best one you can afford. one with a spare spool preferably. make sure it's intended for casting, has a braking system of mag or carbon blocks or whatever too.

- if you're worried about line-spreading - which can be a pain with a fish on - and at night - then consider a model with a levelwind if maximum casting distance is not a concern (rarely on the east coast)

- tighten up the brakes when starting, and eventually ease them off as you become more experienced so you can get to a manual phase.

- learn to anticipate exactly where the lead is after you release - especially important at night - if you want to manually control the line and stop the spool when the lead hits the water. timing really is critical with these reels.

- casting into the wind - tighten up the brakes - with mags the harder you cast the more the brakes work (so I am told).

- keep the reel clean - grit, sand, etc, can throw off the spool even for a split second. any glitch at all in the spool rotating and line feed will cause problems. wash the reel out with tap water hard and use WD 40 after use. don't let the reel hit the ground when baiting up etc.

- practice and be confident with a smooth casting action. any jerkiness at all will result in a tangle. if you think you'd going to make a b*lls of a cast with a multiplier, then you probably will.

- if starting out, i'd load up with heavier line than normally until I get the hang of it. an overrun with a lightweight line is a nightmare to untangle. you'll end up cutting the line off the spool.

- get a rod that's ringed for the reel concerned. you may even be able to get one with a dropped S-handle for multipliers though these add weight and are not common now (an ABU Atlantic 484CS 11.5ft rod is 2-3 times the weight of a Daiwa sandstorm multiplier 13ft).

So, yes, grief involved. But, personally, I think if you want to try out multipliers then keep a look out for a good condition 1980-circa ABU Svangsta Ambassadeur 6000c or 6500c. Leave the newer ABU Garcias (poor build quality and engineering) alone, whatever they tell you.

And when you've mastered all that - then consider using a centrepin reel for a real experience... or one of these Alveys if you want to get really fancy: http://www.alveyusa.com/products/index.php