bait caster fishing reel gear ratio?

Stick with a reel that has a 6-point-whatever gear ratio. The 6-point gear ratio’s are best for all-around bass fishing, as they are not too slow to fish a buzzbait but still not too fast to fish a crankbait. Whether it be 6.3:1, 6.4:1, or 6.1:1 I’d go with it. A 7-point gear ratio is too fast to fish a crankbait, and a 5-point gear ratio is too slow for a buzzbait. But a 6-point gear ratio will fish both of those fine.

The answer will depend on your personal preferences. For example, some people like to use a faster reel for topwater because they like to take up the slack quicker (and this depends on the technique you are using and also your personal style.) I would go with the faster ratio if you like to move your baits quicker and slower if you dont typically “burn” your baits through the water. I like using a slower reel for plastics (and as a result, I have several reels that cover the whole range but that isnt necessary unless you are very specific about the techniques that you will be using.) One question to ask is do you like using your slower spinning reel for your style of fishing? If the answer is yes then go ahead and pickup the 5:2:1. If you are missing fish on topwaters because you cant get the slack out of your line fast enough then go with the 6:4:1. I would recommend buying the most expensive baitcaster you can afford because quality seems to make more of a difference with baitcasters than with spinning reels. If you want to know what other people are saying checkout these links:

Hope this helps and good luck!

Yea you definitely need to stick with the 6.3 or 6.4:1 gear ratio seeing as how your fishing with a wide variety of baits. if you were just fishing with hard baits or just fishing with soft plastics it wouldbe a different story but when you use several kinds of baits its always best to get a gear ratio right in the middle.