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Baitcasting
Baitcasting meaning
A form of casting in which the weight of the bait pulls the fishing line off of the spool (subject to some control by thumb pressure)
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Baitcasting reels were originally designed to be cast when positioned atop the rod, then rotated upside-down in order to operate the crank handle while playing a fish or retrieving line.
Baitcasting reel users soon discovered that the clicking noise of the pawls provided valuable warning that a fish had taken the live bait, allowing the rod and reel to be left in a rod holder while awaiting a strike by a fish.
Because the baitcasting reel uses the weight and momentum of the lure to pull the line from the rotating spool, it normally requires lures weighing 1/4 oz. or more in order to cast a significant distance.
Many of today's baitcasting reels are constructed using aluminum, stainless steel, and/or synthetic composite materials.
The baitcasting reel dates from at least the mid-17th century, but came into wide use by amateur anglers during the 1870s.
The baitcasting reel's unusual mounting position atop the rod is an accident of history.