What is a fishing reel

What is a fishing reel?

   A fishing reel is the piece of fishing gear you us to put your line on and attached your hook to and cast out into the water with bait or spinner or whatever you are using to hook the fish.

   Used to be all you could get is a casting reel of a fly reel. Now there is the spinning reel which has made fishing a whole lot easier. In my opinion, the casting reel is the better between casing and spinning reels. They generally have a better breaking system and generally cast farther. You need to practice with this fishing reel when you buy it because they will tangle if not casted right. Better to practice at home instead of getting out fishing and getting all tangled up to where you can't undo it to keep fishing.

   I almost always take more than one rod and reel when I go fishing especially when I use my casting reel. No matter how good you think you are, you can tangle this reel beyond fixing while fishing.

   The birth of the spinning reel opened up fishing for everyone. The are easy to use and even come with closed face fishing reels and open faced reels.. Here again the closed faced, in my opinion, does not tangle as easily as the opened face spinning reel. But on the other hand the opened face is easier to clear up than the closed face fishing reel. With this type of reel you just hold the line and flip the bail and cast out you line or hold a button down and just release the button to take the break off the line so it will be trusted out into the water. Now all you have to do is just reel and the bail will flip back over the fishing line and retrieve it back on the spool.

   The fly fishing reel is uncomplicated but the art of fly fishing is more challenging then the other types of fishing. Here again if you choose to try this you need to spend some time practicing with your outfit at home. With this type of fishing reel you generally use a different type for rod and try a whipping action to get the line out where you want it. This type of fishing can be extremely fun. You need to pay attention to what type of bugs are hatching on the lake or river you are going to and be sure you have the flies for that type. Know where you going and the bug hatch is very important. Your fishing trip will be more successful if you use the proper flies.