When the fishermen thinned out later in the day, I began to fish structure
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
This has been proven multiple times with abrasion tests
However, most casual fishers and even some experts would be happier with something more versatile and less expensive
So spinning rods are more sensitive, better for lighter line, lighter bait situations - baitcasting rods, less sensitive, better for heavier cover, heavier applications when you just need to have that horsepower to get the fish out of that cover
Idle gear with ball bearings To improve the rotation performance of the spool, two BBs are also placed on the connected idle gear shaft