Baitcaster all the way for me, I just never got the jist of a spinning outfit. I always seem to experience line twist and make a mess. I'll second the notion for a righthanded person to get a left handed reel. If I cast with my right hand, and reel with my right hand, I've got to change the hand my rod is held in every time I retrieve a cast. Do that a thousand times a day and you're tired. Cast with right hand, reel with left hand, you never have to change hands.