i have about 7 trevala jigging rods… i use them for bottom fishing and offshore jigging//bottom fishing.
2 of my 6ft6 rods are the conventional style rest are spinning.
i have 2 avets on the 2. i was wondering if i could use spinning reels on the conventional without a problem.
if i did switch them out what would be the noticeable diffrences.
The rotation the of spinning reel with cause a lot of bounce through the closest guide when the rod is under load. Most spinning jigging rods do this a little anyway because of the amount of flex; it will just be worse.
Iain Pelto
Sea Hunt Triton 160 w/ 90 ETEC “JB3”
Native Manta Ray 14
I did this on one rod. I had a good bait caster rod, a bad bait caster reel, a good spinning reel, and a broken spinning rod. The only bad thing about it was the “trigger” on the grip. It sticks up and pokes my hand if I’m not paying attention. It doesn’t bother me, because it’s a catfishing rod. If I was constantly casting it, it would really annoy me.
Semper Fi
18’ Sterling
115 Yamaha
Big Ugly Homemade Blue Push Pole
Rods are only meant to be bent a certain way, and, the large rotation of the spinning reel, and compared to how the guides on conventional rods are closer to the real seat, makes it even worse, do yourself a favor and buy a new rod.
WS Tarpon 140
If you are only dropping a jig, it might work ok. Be careful if it has a trigger! LoL. Oh…and do not try to cast it.
And NO, rods are NOT meant to be bent a certain way. They can bend any way around the axis and perform the same. As a matter of fact once you turn it upside down it will be much more stable than it ever was with the guides on top.
I would just buy a new rod as well…but that is just me.
I’m no authority on rod building but the following are some differences I know of between casting rods and spinning rods:
* All rods have a back bone; this is the firmest side of the rod. To find a rods back bone, and flex point: set the base of the raw blank on a table, lift the tip up about a foot and press down on the center of the blank at the same time. A good rod builder will place the eyes on the blank so this backbone will help snap the rod tip forward unloading the rod during a cast. On a spinning rod this back bone will be on the same side of the blank the eyes are on but will be on opposite side on a casting rod.
* The eyes on both rods are noticeably different as well; the eyes on a spinning rod stand well way from the rod blank and funnel the line from it’s high spool to it’s rod tip… but the eyes on a casting rod stay low to the blank and guide the line from the reel’s low spool to the rod’s tip. In other words, the eyes on both rods are placed in a way as to take the line from the reel to the tip of the rod in as close to a strait line as possible. Also, the spacing of the eyes and the back bone of a rod work together to evenly distribute the pressure on a rod so it doesn’t break so easy.
* As for rod triggers: they help when casting a rod with one hand; the foot on a spinning reel is used as a spinning rods trigger while a casting rods trigger is part of a casting rods reel seat.
Having said all that let me also say… yes you can strap any reel, to any rod, and bend it any way you want… if you own it.
I hope this helps.
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I can tell you that the backbone (spine) makes no difference at all.
It used to be taught that it did, but now we know better.
The backbone does nothing to prevent a rod from breaking. Nothing.