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How to find the right spinning rod and reel    by David Taylor

Most spinning rods and reels can be expressly labelled as saltwater and freshwater. Saltwater fishing tackle, reels especially, were always significantly more expensive compared to freshwater tackle. This price tag often reflected manufacturers struggle in producing affordable tackle which would not easily give way to corrosion. It is good that all of this is a thing of the past.

Majority of newly produced fishing rods and reels, with some minor exceptions, are manufactured from such materials so to make them less susceptible to corrosion caused by saltwater. Although most manufacturers still recommend for fishing tackle, reels especially, to be rinsed off in tap water after each use in order to prolong the life of equipment.

Over the years tackle manufactures have developed various technologies which allowed them to introduce materials like fiberglass, graphite and e-glass to the world of fishing tackle. They all have experimented quite a bit with these material and most of the time have come up with remarkable products.

The key to success in the world of so much competition from so many manufacturers is in ability to produce well balanced equipment. Well balanced fishing rods, poles and reels are essential for good casting. For this reason all manufacturers put guidelines on their products advising anglers which lines and lures are best suited to their fishing rods and reels.

If you are new to all this, I have written a series of reports on various spinning rods and reels such as for baitcasting and for light, medium and heavy tackle spinning. This one is mainly about the fishing rods and reels for heavy saltwater spinning or very large fresh water fish.

Due to the sheer weight, there reels are not really intended for all day use. An average reel should carry around 300 yards of 30 lb test line. But line capacity can very significantly from one manufacturer to another. Nice quality spinning reels are usually made by manufactures such as Daiwa, Shimano, Abu Garcia, Penn, Hardy Greys Chub, Leeda and Wychwood and many other. You can find most of these in your local fishing shop or in any online fishing shop.
Spinning reels should only be used with spinning rods and not with any other rods. This is because only spinning rods have an upside down reel seat. Spinning rods come in variety of length and types. When choosing a rod for your spinning reel keep in mind where you are going to fish and which fishing tackle you will be using.

You can combine your reel with anything from 9 feet to as much as 14 feet long surfcasting fishing rods. In such combination baits can be casted long way away from the shore. These rods would usually comprise of 2 or more parts which have to be joined together. This can be handy if you are planning to travel a long distance with your rod. Some angels prefer to use specially made one piece rods. These can usually be made to order in most reputable fishing shops.
You can also combine these reels with 7 foot length rods for the purpose of big game fishing on a boat. Or generally to cast and retrieve rigs and lures.

One major enemy of spinning reels is a line twist. But this is not the case for all tackle spinners because most middle and top range models with better size spools don't have this problem. It's only the lower range models which have rather narrow spools cannot always seem to cope with the monofil line. One way to eliminate this problem is to take out the line spool from the reel and spray it with a special lubricant which can be purchased from most fishing shops or online.
At last, the use of adequate weight rigs is also very important, especially if you are casting large baits. If you are not sure about what size rig you should be using, just visit a fishing shop and ask for advice.

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You can also find more information about fishing rods and all other fishing tackle on the website of Angling Direct. Angling Direct provides educational information about fishing and is a leading online fishing shop.
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