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While the best spinning reels are user friendly for beginners, baitcasting reels come with the ever-present threat of a horrible backlash on any given cast. But if you want to broaden your ...

Part of the reason was that spinning reels didn’t always have adequate spool capacity for heavier lines, and on baitcasters light line could get behind the spool and cause horrific tangles.