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While both types of fishing reels come in a wide variety of gear ratios (i.e., the number of turns the spool makes for each turn of the handle), baitcasting reels tend to be more widely-available in super-fast retrieves like 8:1 and 9:1

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Pros Level-wind line lay is even and consistent, no manual thumbing required Bait clicker built in (essential for slow-trolling, surprisingly missing on some budget reels) Stainless steel bushings + graphite frame survives Florida Keys salt punishment Three sizes cover the full trolling spread (smaller kings to bigger wahoo and mahi) Roughly half the price of a Penn Squall II or Daiwa Sealine SG in equivalent sizes Cons Not the reel you want for tournament-class billfish or big tuna