...and if you don't want to drop $500 plus on a DC reel? Then what do you do if you want to throw a 2 shot slinky to the other bank? Let's up the ante...what if the water is low and clear and you want to drift a roe cluster without any weight at all? If all ya got is your bc, you just eliminated that option. I'd say the spinning outfit wins the "versatility" contest.