Spinning gear is fine for light tackle up to 1/4 oz and great for skipping brush and docks, if you want to throw crankbaits and spinnerbaits I would use the baitcast reel.
You should be fine with jigs if you use a fine wire hooks and make sure you sharpen them.
Good luck...
You should be fine with jigs if you use a fine wire hooks and make sure you sharpen them.
Good luck...
Many of the kayakers here use baitcasters. I use them almost exclusively. It is true that it is harder to "cross their eyes" from a canoe or kayak due to low angle, less leverage but spinning gear has the same problem, so you do your best. I'm convinced that I lose more good fish from the yak than someone fishing from a boat simply because I can't always get a good hookset (e.g. I try to set the hook hard and the kayak slides toward the fish).