Im my opinion a bait caster is better for jig fishing. But in summer time you have to be more stealth using light line and less or no weight other than your jig or bait. And although throwing the lighter stuff can be done with a bait caster using a spinning real is much easier and more proficient for the stealth stuff. I almost always use my casting rod in the winter time for float fishing, but when summertime low clear water and the ultra spooky picky summerruns are in its time to be as stealth as possible and the spinning set up is the best way to go to catch more fish.