I’ll take spinning all day.” Victor Tornado spits back: “Levelwind, hands down! Coffee grinders don’t make it here!” Readers were responding to an article comparing baitcasting and spinning reels.

But how do they choose between a baitcast vs. spinning reel for bass fishing? Baitcasting reels are compact, with a spool of line mounted perpendicular to the rod. The line comes off the spool ...