{"id":2759,"date":"2025-05-01T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rodmaps.com\/?p=2759"},"modified":"2026-01-08T19:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:40:31","slug":"how-to-choose-casting-reel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rodmaps.com\/en\/how-to-choose-casting-reel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to choose your casting reel?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Straight from the United States, casting fishing has today become a must in the French landscape. However, many of you are still wondering how to choose your casting reel. The profusion of reels available on the market, the shapes and the ratios certainly have something to do with it. Here is an article that could enlighten you to better understand the key characteristics and advantages of a casting reel, and therefore in the future how to choose your casting reel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t

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  1. Anatomie d'un moulinet casting<\/a>
  2. Advantages and disadvantages<\/a>
  3. The different profiles of baitcasting reels<\/a>
  4. How to choose your casting reel according to the fishing technique?<\/a>
  5. How to choose your casting reel according to its ratio?<\/a>
  6. Useful links to start casting fishing:<\/a><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n

    Anatomy of a casting reel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    As explained in our article "\u00a0Casting or spinning: which choice to adopt?<\/a>\u00a0A casting reel, or baitbasting, is a spinning reel spinning on its axis. Thus, the crank acts directly on the spool and makes it possible to reduce the number of parts (and therefore the weight) of the casting reel. The casting reel attaches to a casting rod from above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A casting reel is made up of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • From a frame <\/strong>closing the coil and gears.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Of a crank<\/strong>, present on the right or on the left, often doubled for current fishing and simple for stronger fishing such as bigbait<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • A release button<\/strong> allowing the reel to be released. It closes again at the first stroke of the crank.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • A fixed star combat brake<\/strong> under the crank. It allows to tighten loosen the reel during a fight to better control the fish. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • A friction brake<\/strong> near the crank. It allows the coil to be slowed down by friction to avoid its runaway.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • A centrifugal, magnetic or electronic brake<\/strong>. It allows to influence the speed of rotation of the coil. it can be adjusted according to the lure, the distance to be covered, the type of cast to be made and of course the wind.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Weights for the centrifugal brake<\/strong>. They allow the speed of rotation of the coil to be accelerated. Weights placed in the center of the coil will turn faster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • From a wire guide<\/strong>. This is the ring through which the thread or braid passes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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