Watch the Curado BFS vs a Spinning reel using braid here! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNFmfNSZvqeoh2g.html

Not bashing the test but...choosing a 500 size spinningreel was not a great choice. Spooldiameter(bigger)IS THE thing when casting thoose coffeygrinders. A wiser choice would have been a 2500 sized spinningreel. Thoose 500's are really not that great. I'm a baitcasting-nut myself but a missmatch is a missmatch...

500? this is the size for ice fishing, not for spinning. It would make sense to use size 2000-2500 with a standard spool size.

not even close to fair comparisson, 0.25mm on 500 size reel is like a joke...want so see the truth, pick a 1000/2000 size reel with a 0.08 braid and be surprised

Couldn't of picked a worse spin reel, for a start, its a basic bait reel for kids, versing specifically made BFS reels. I would suggest a 2500 Vanford or alike thats been designed for lure fishing. Next the rod been a cheapo, with slapped together parts, maybe ok for bait cast but definitely not spin reels, bet the spin rod first guide is less than 30mm(guessing 20mm), wont affect bait casters, but spin hate it. May i ask why your not using casting plugs or tear drop sinkers for these shoot outs? IMO, this is not an accurate test.

Replace Sienna to Vanford 2000S and retake the test😅

A 1000-2000 would have been a fairer comparison. But still interesting results non the less.

Thanks for your hard work, its fun to watch. Cant wait to see bigger spinning reel challenge as well.

Thank you so much for this test ❤❤❤❤❤

So a high end reel vs entry lvl xD... here they use 500s for pond fishing for trout (mostly Miravel or Vanford). TBH you lost me when I saw the Sienna :D See you next time bud

This video answered a question I always had, and that is why THEREELTEST channel almost never reviews spinning reels... and I'm a long time follower. A small diameter and shorter spinning reel spool does not equal to "ultralight spinning reel", it's mostly the weight of the reel that makes a spinning reel ultralight so it balance nicely with an ultralight rod. Casting distance on a spinning reel is mostly dependent on line diameter (thinner braid for best distance), spool diameter (bigger diameter the better), and line lay on the spool (longer spool height and slower oscillation makes the line come off easier), better spool lip design for less energy loss and obviously longer rod. These great features can be found on higher end reels like the Vanford, but even getting a 2000 size or 2500 size Sienna would be better than a 500 for casting. You picking the 500 Sienna distance casting 4 gram lure is like picking a Daiwa Tatula 300, in terms of picking the reel for BFS weight distance casting. I read some comments here and I have to agree on some of them… In a recent video, you mentioned you barely used spinning reels in fishing, so I just assume your knowledge in spinning reels is not as in depth with bait casters. Nothing like butt hurt feeling or anything like that, but when I saw this video on your channel I just noticed something off… you post great stuff man and I always appreciate the bible verses in the beginning.

I would like the Shamino 150 MGL HG vs Vanford 2500 vs Cheep Baitcaster ! Nice Test by the way.

well not getting that time back. what a stupid comparison

Have you done a 2022 aldebaran versus 2023 conquest bfs casting battle because im trying to figure out between these two which one I should buy and. And what’s your favorite bfs rod

Please do it on regular reels

I've been fishing for both bfs & ultralight setup... All good to go👍🏽

Great video and get ready for spin fanatics, they will be coming fast and furious. I will grab my spinning gear 100% of the time for dropshot and low light fishing. It use to be this way for trout fishing on streams, until two years ago. After a couple of days on the water with the 22 Aldebaran, there was no going back. I've never compared ultralight casting distance between the two because distance was never a problem with either due to the type of fishing. But I absolutely can say the distance on the open water is ridiculously in favor of baitcasters and it's not even close. The one thing that has people shying away from ultralight baitcasters is the effort needed to be able to have a repeatedly functional cast. Hand both reels to your friend that doesn't fish much and see how many casts he can make with each before you have to respool. For one of these, the answer is always one so I do get it if you do not fish a lot.

I have a casting and spinning delicacy. Maybe I will try to do the same with an optimal spinning reel or just compare the optimal spinning reeln to a 500 sienna

nice battle!!

Most people are using 0.6 or lower on a spinning reel that small. Not to mention higher tier shimano reels have the long stroke spool which further assists with casting, the sienna is an entry level spinning reel.

Oh boy... I think you just started a fishing reel war. I'm gonna take some popcorn

coming from person who used a lot BFS reels, this comparison/battle is kinda stupid, because the spinning (500) you use/choose was choking it's distance due that big lip rubbing on the line when the reel is dispensing the line from the reel, try the 1000/2000 the result might be bit better. somehow i feel you been unfair and bit biased. plus i feel like you don't really know the different in shimano spinning at all; just so you know the 500 size reel have big wide area lip on the spool compares to the 1000/2000. the 500 size spinning meant for short cast in stream and drop straight down only; not for distance casting. so i suggest you do your homework on spinning first before you do this funny unfair battle; just saying 🤣

Very interesting. 🤔

I love my 22 Aldebaran but it stands no chance against my Shimano Stradic Fm 1000 as far as casting akd consostency. It's not even close. But the Baitcaster works baits like micro glides, the girion, karashi so much better

I would think the spinning setup would be better when casting into the wind.

Great idea for content, but I have always noticed a bit bigger spool will allow better casting on a spinning reel. Just less coiled and kinked for easier flow through guides.

Someone could probably answer this for me, “Expensive Spinning Reel Vs. Cheap Spinning Reel, -which cast further and or does it even matter?” Thanks 🙏

THANKS GUY, I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS And i see what you meant by all the "butt triggered comments". Half are saying " should've used 1000 size", other half saying " should've used 250 size" . And the ONLY effort they made was to type a comment while sitting on their buts, not paying a dime. Thanks again for your efforts, Know-It-Alls are always going to comment. But do nothing.

Cool comparison here, but I have to weigh in. I certainly appreciate your hard work and time input to creating these videos. I do not have the means and time to create my own comparison. However I have to agree with others that a 500 size reel is not a fair comparison. Personally I would be comparing a BFS reel to my 2500 or 3000 size spinning reel. I hope we get to a thousand likes because I can’t wait to see the next comparison. I would like to see a segment with a full size spinning reel vs BFS. May I recommend for the next video a 2500 or 3000 size shimano ultegra. They are the cheapest reel with the “long stroke spool” which is supposed to help casting distance and can be had JDM for around $90 USD. Although I totally understand not wanting to spend the $ just to create a video. I predict BFS and casting reels always coming out on top anyways lol. Thanks for all you do sir!

In my opinion. I mostly use spinning for live bait pan fishing where i just cast it out and let it be and just retrieve it every minute bit by bit, mean while bfs for me is for artificial lures where all my known techniques (can count with one hand honestly) were displayed and were i actively cast and retrieve, for were i choose is bfs, it is fun to trick fish with lures..heheh😅😅

I don’t know a single Person who uses mono or fluro on any reels in Australia. Braid with leader is the first choice these days

I love watching your tests! Although in "reel" world fishing, imho, a spinning reel would on average, outcast any bfs if you include the "fail" casts involving pulling out bird's nests, wind, accurately casting from tree-lined banks etc. I will trade 10 feet any day when it comes to reliably casting a reel everytime. And yes, I do have and fish with several of both types of reels and enjoy both. That said, I would rarely go bank fishing with only my bfs due to the real possibility of a catastrophic birds nest lol. You put so much emphasis on cast length in your vids when there are so many other factors in reel performance you breeze over. Also, a reel expert such as yourself, should know the Sienna is not Shimano's least expensive reel. Just sayin'

If distance is the only metric then Abu garcia wins every time. Their reels ( last i checked) still hold the world records? Cheers. Love your channel.

This Luvias airity or the vanquished c2500shg

This guy is making a fool out of himself … again 500 spinning reel LOL

You miss up on this video ray Charles could see this coming

How does this make sense? Why not get top of the line spinning reel like stela?

Bro if your reason for not using braid was because of cost. U might as well scrap the whole video. What a googan, no one casts with a 500 size spinning anyway. At minimal get the 1000. Biased and useless comparison proving nothing. The only reasons bfs is better than spinning is that it’s more comfortable and a better feel of the fish or bottom.

You obviously don't know nothing about fishing with spinning reels

Should have used a Daiwa revros 2000 or similar not a tiny spooled 500 size

its not practical these days but the best thing to throw tiny lures far is an alvey

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Огромное спасибо за видео!!!

You can probably get some more distance from a spinning reel if you use 4 or 3 pounds line and bigger spool, But the baitcaster will probably still win

I’m surprised

Thick mono absolutely will kill distance on a small spinner, stiffness and memory on that line is just too much. Thickest braid id run on 500 size would be 0,10mm preferable under that. 0,10mm braid and i wouldnt be suprised if it casted 50% further. And im a baitcaster guy 90% of the time, its just more fun to cast with a BC

Unfair comparison, a 500 is not designed for casting at all. A 2000s or 3000s is preferred for this, I use bfs and still have spinning for 3lb straight through as bfs can’t match the distance really (and I say that with a grain of salt) as I’d much prefer it not be the case. Mono is also terrible for a casting comparison, it has stretch, and it behaves different on casting and spinning tackle. Try this video again but with either a 2000s or 3000s and see what changes.

Bruh... 500 30 buck ice fishing reel for kids and noodle tip rod. I get the 'haters' aren't willing to do the test do to cost restriction but a better test would be top performers for price range. BEST finesse spinner for under 150 and best spinner rod for under 150 vs the same for BFS. This will produce something real world. The rods don't need to be artificially matched because literally no BFS or Spin finesse fishers fish buy a rod to make sure they don't have a unfair advantage over some random angler. They get the best they can manage with X amount of dollars. Start a dono for the test IMO. I'd cough up 5-10 bucks to see it tested properly. Appreciate the effort but can't help but think this doesn't come anywhere close to reflecting real world results. Budget optimized BFS vs budget OPTIMIZED Spinner Finesse is still yet to be done.

Cheapest shimano spinning reel vs $300 baitcaster 🤔

Next time you should pick an ultralight Daiwa spinning reel to make a comparison with the Aldebaran BFS. Actually I miss the regular „butt triggering moment for the Daiwa fanboys“ sentence.

As usual, you’re making me spend money on my fish gear addiction! Keep being a Light to others and spreading the Good News! God bless you, brother.

Tham man great video. Now i know why I have better distances than my friends ussing baitcasting reels I just fought they don't know how to cast 😂

Good video, but the shimano sienna is indeed a really bad reel. I've got multiple spinning reels and the shimano sienna is easily the worst purchase i have ever made, something like Savage gear sg6 and sh6 or some other actually good spinning reel would come 1 to 1 very easily with the baitcaster. As my baitcaster i currently have Abu garcia revo x for pike, Kastking spartacus plus for 10-30 perch & zander set and then the kingdom micro monster for my 4-14g bfs set. And i can tell you that all of my spinning sets throw a lot further than the any of my baitcasting sets because you can rip it without any worries of getting backlashes and use the full power of your rod. Please make more content like this, and try to ask for some fishing shops or brands as a sponsor for making these test videos easier and cost free for you.

Is it just me or is like 85% of this whining about how he bought a tiny spinner? The spool was probably the biggest issue in terms of feeding. Honestly; the biggest takeaways should probably be "nobody runs Shimanos for casting distance" and "your 10 foot extra casting distance wont fix your accuracy"

Results were same. Your casting shows inconsistancy. Same rod you hit 85, then 100 with spinning and the casting hit 103. What you actually proved was your casting has a larger effect.

i don't see any of the use a 1000 or 2500 size reel people sending him a reel so he can put it on that same rod with the same line and cast it to see if distance improves. Or make a donation for him to buy that size of reel to test. Or you can buy all the components like he suggested and post a youtube video. May be we will comment your air temp, pressure and altitude wasn't the same as his or your bait caster wasn't set up right.

From what I have seen, braid would have helped all the reels.

Fair comparison! Give ReelTest a break lol. That cheap spinning reel is just fine for the test. When line peels off, it dosent rely on any advanced fancy features, it just peels off. With the adlebaran, yeah it makes sense to use the best, because everything works in conjunction to allow the cast to work. Anyone I see using spinning gear on light lures is usually using a 500 reel anyways.

The hell are you ppl talkin about 1000-2500 size spinning reels? Atleast where I live, 500 THE size for ultralight and isn't that what we're talking here?

This guy lost me when he pulled out the crappiest spinning reel in a 500 size when u shouldve been using a 1000 - 2000 size for max casting on ultralight rods and use a vanford at least for the longer spool for casting distance ... and fill up the spool with line ... i own both baitcasters and spinning reels and spinners definitely casts longer distance so this test is VOID ... DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS CHANNEL FOR ANY TACKLE ADVICE .