Spinning Reels
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A spinning reel keeps its spool fixed while the line comes off in loops from the spool edge. Spinning reels make up most of the 1,495 reels in the catalogue, by far the largest share of any type. The size spread follows from that: the three most common sizes sit in the middle of the scale, followed by the next size up and the next size down, with only a small group left at the small end. Gear ratio stays within a moderate band, and the median sits close to the catalogue-wide figure. Median max drag also matches the catalogue-wide figure, with a ceiling well below the heaviest conventional reels.
Spinning reel size follows the rod
Size on its own means little without the rod's casting range attached to it. Shore casting for sea bass shows this well, since a mid-length rod with a light to medium casting weight calls for a mid-size reel and a moderate minimum drag. As the same rod gets longer, its casting range moves up and the matching reel moves up a size. Every rod's casting range is listed on the spinning rod pages.
Drag type and weight
Most spinning reels use a front drag. Free spool, or baitrunner, models make up a smaller group, used in carp and bottom fishing to let a fish take line freely before the strike. Rear drag reels are a small minority now that front drag has taken over most of the range. Median weight sits below the catalogue-wide reel figure. No reel in this category carries a line counter, that feature is limited to conventional reels.
Brands with a similar share
Several brands appear in the listing, with three carrying similar shares and the remaining brands carrying far fewer models. Since the most common sizes each have models from Daiwa, Shimano and Okuma, filtering by size gives a faster result than filtering by brand first. Brands are not ranked against each other, only the measurements sit side by side.