Left vs Right Handed Reels 2024
PhishLI reply :
https://tackletrap.com/index.php?main_page=specials
The Tackle Trap has a special deal on the Daiwa Catalina TW JDM reel in two gear ratios. 4:9 and 7:3 lefties. It's basically a scaled back Zillion HD, but with Magforce Z and a drag clicker. I have the 7:3. Awesome reel. Unbelievably tight and smooth. Just a touch wider than a Fuego CT. It's a monster long caster too. $175 and free shipping.
MassYak85 reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 8:31 AM, PhishLI said:https://tackletrap.com/index.php?main_page=specials
The Tackle Trap has a special deal on the Daiwa Catalina TW JDM reel in two gear ratios. 4:9 and 7:3 lefties. It's basically a scaled back Zillion HD, but with Magforce Z and a drag clicker. I have the 7:3. Awesome reel. Unbelievably tight and smooth. Just a touch wider than a Fuego CT. It's a monster long caster too. $175 and free shipping.
Thank God that's a lefty or I might have needed to start building a new cranking setup. Sweet deal though.
RichF reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 10:29 AM, MassYak85 said:Thank God that's a lefty or I might have needed to start building a new cranking setup. Sweet deal though.
I'm right there with you. Been wanting to replace my E5 on my deep crank setup. This sucker would've been to my door already if wasn't for that silly left handle.
HenryPF reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 8:31 AM, PhishLI said:https://tackletrap.com/index.php?main_page=specials
The Tackle Trap has a special deal on the Daiwa Catalina TW JDM reel in two gear ratios. 4:9 and 7:3 lefties. It's basically a scaled back Zillion HD, but with Magforce Z and a drag clicker. I have the 7:3. Awesome reel. Unbelievably tight and smooth. Just a touch wider than a Fuego CT. It's a monster long caster too. $175 and free shipping.
Just bought one - glad I reel with my left hand cause so used to spinning reels as a kid.
Michigander reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 1:34 PM, HenryPF said:
Just bought one - glad I reel with my left hand cause so used to spinning reels as a kid.
Other than for true flipping because the line would get caught on the handle, I just don't understand what a right handed baitcaster does for someone who is right handed other than the fact that that is what they first learned so it seems normal.
clemsondds reply :
Please forgive my ignorance, but what's the advantages of a reel like this over a dc reel (eg slx dc or curado dc)? I am always up for buying higher quality, but have just been really impressed with the dc technology. I have never used a high end reel...so looking to learn. thanks
NorthernBasser reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 1:41 PM, Michigander said:Other than for true flipping because the line would get caught on the handle, I just don't understand what a right handed baitcaster does for someone who is right handed other than the fact that that is what they first learned so it seems normal.
I'm right handed and that's all I knew growing up. Left hand reel for spinning and right hand for casting. I can't even imagine using a left-handed baitcaster.
PhishLI reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 1:47 PM, clemsondds said:Please forgive my ignorance, but what's the advantages of a reel like this over a dc reel (eg slx dc or curado dc)? I am always up for buying higher quality, but have just been really impressed with the dc technology. I have never used a high end reel...so looking to learn. thanks
This is an imperfect analogy: Think of DC as almost an automatic transmission vs non DC as a manual transmission. With either you still need to drive the car, just a bit less with the DC reel.
If you step up the line in Shimano you can find features like the core solid metal bodies of the Bantam and Metanium, and more advanced DC braking systems. Less flex under load and generally tighter tolerances of machined parts is what you get. The Daiwa I linked has a mostly metal frame. Just the non handle side plate is composite, but the set plate inside it that carries the magnets and spool bearing is metal. It's the same idea here. Rigid materials keep moving the parts in check. By feel alone I can say that this thing has tight tolerances. I can detect no gear lash. There's no lateral movement of the main shaft either. That's what more $ buys you ultimately. You typically get a more robust package. I wanted this reel for it's benign braking profile. I already have a SV reel, so I wanted a less restrictive experience. Your thumb needs to be on point when the brakes are run near the redline on this one, but the Magforce Z does it's thing well midcast. I watched it fluff slightly while overhand bombing a 12 gram lure and it sorted itself out quickly, a few times. I'm very happy with this purchase at this stupid low price, so I shared the link.
In the end the higher end reels are simply luxury items. Reels in the $100-$200 price range are perfectly fine and can do nearly anything the higher end reels can during an actual day of bass fishing. If you appreciate a greater degree of tactile refinement, and are willing to fork over your bucks, the manufacturers present options. It's nothing more than that in actuality.
HenryPF reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 1:47 PM, clemsondds said:Please forgive my ignorance, but what's the advantages of a reel like this over a dc reel (eg slx dc or curado dc)? I am always up for buying higher quality, but have just been really impressed with the dc technology. I have never used a high end reel...so looking to learn. thanks
Some say it is the time you spend swapping the rod between hands can lead to a missed fish - i have never seen this happen.
My reasoning? I'm a righty and all my action in either spinning or baitcasting is delivered through the rod and my dumb hand (left) just spins a handle in a circle. Downfall - I can't use RH reels anymore, just feels odd.
clemsondds reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 2:39 PM, PhishLI said:This is an imperfect analogy: Think of DC as almost an automatic transmission vs non DC as a manual transmission. With either you still need to drive the car, just a bit less with the DC reel.
If you step up the line in Shimano you can find features like the core solid metal bodies of the Bantam and Metanium, and more advanced DC braking systems. Less flex under load and generally tighter tolerances of machined parts is what you get. The Daiwa I linked has a mostly metal frame. Just the non handle side plate is composite, but the set plate inside it that carries the magnets and spool bearing is metal. It's the same idea here. Rigid materials keep moving the parts in check. By feel alone I can say that this thing has tight tolerances. I can detect no gear lash. There's no lateral movement of the main shaft either. That's what more $ buys you ultimately. You typically get a more robust package. I wanted this reel for it's benign braking profile. I already have a SV reel, so I wanted a less restrictive experience. Your thumb needs to be on point when the brakes are run near the redline on this one, but the Magforce Z does it's thing well midcast. I watched it fluff slightly while overhand bombing a 12 gram lure and it sorted itself out quickly, a few times. I'm very happy with this purchase at this stupid low price, so I shared the link.
In the end the higher end reels are simply luxury items. Reels in the $100-$200 price range are perfectly fine and can do nearly anything the higher end reels can during an actual day of bass fishing. If you appreciate a greater degree of tactile refinement, and are willing to fork over your bucks, the manufacturers present options. It's nothing more than that in actuality.
Thank you for that great explanation! I know exactly what you mean. Unfortunately, at this stage, I just don't get out enough to perfect my cast enough to where I don't worry about backlash. With the dc reels, I haven't had to worry about it and provides a much more enjoyable experience and am able to do more fishing. Hopefully down the road, I'll be able to have more days of fishing where I can have time to appreciate a beautiful piece with such tight tolerances...
It kills me to pass up on a good deal...
Thanks again!
Michigander reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 2:34 PM, NorthernBasser said:I'm right handed and that's all I knew growing up. Left hand reel for spinning and right hand for casting. I can't even imagine using a left-handed baitcaster.
And that's in line with what I was saying, you grew up with right handed baitcaster reels so that is your reality now which is fine. But if you look at it without the historical part, what sense does it make compared to a left handed retrieve?
rtwvumtneer6 reply :
On 2/16/2020 at 12:53 AM, Michigander said:And that's in line with what I was saying, you grew up with right handed baitcaster reels so that is your reality now which is fine. But if you look at it without the historical part, what sense does it make compared to a left handed retrieve?
I should try to become efficient with both. My fishing buddy throws left handed reels and there are times, especially in a partner tournament, that it would be beneficial to pick up one of his rigs or vice versa. Physically, I can do it, but the mental block that happens must look something like Charles Barkley's golf swing ????
NorthernBasser reply :
On 2/16/2020 at 12:53 AM, Michigander said:And that's in line with what I was saying, you grew up with right handed baitcaster reels so that is your reality now which is fine. But if you look at it without the historical part, what sense does it make compared to a left handed retrieve?
Oh, I get it. But I just can't do left hand retrieve on baitcasters. I've tried and it feels so odd. Which is weird because I', complete opposite with spinning reels.
Brett's_daddy reply :
On 2/16/2020 at 2:32 AM, NorthernBasser said:Oh, I get it. But I just can't do left hand retrieve on baitcasters. I've tried and it feels so odd. Which is weird because I', complete opposite with spinning reels.
I'm the opposite...to me all I knew was spinning reels growing up so I became so proficient using my dominant right arm to work the rod and my non-dominant left to reel that when I got into baitcasters just a few years ago trying to reel with my right hand felt so alien to me (even though I'm right-handed)...I could do it but it felt completely unnatural to me and I'm 100% more comfortable using a lefty casting reel and reeling with my left hand. Me personally, I want to use my stronger dominant arm/hand to work the rod and get powerful hook sets and such and my weaker arm/hand to reel.
Quarry Man reply :
I believe that right handed people should use left hand retrieve reels. I personally fish spinning reels on the left and casters on the left as well. I feel more comfortable this way. When I am fishing heavy cover, I want my stronger hand in the rod. Does swapping rods after every cast reduce time spent with your bait in the water? Maybe it does, maybe it doesn’t. But why switch if you don’t have to? IMO, working the rod requires more fine motor skill than reeling does. It’s just like writing, a lefty can write with their right hand and vice versa, but not well. Why not take every advantage you can get?
to each their own, but in the future I will be attempting to learn to cast with my left hand and retrieve with my right. Casting ampidextrous will help up shallow skipping cover from different parts of the boat. Reeling both sides helps in team tourneys like said above bc you can pick up a partners rod. Hope this helps
suzuki2903 reply :
ordered that reel today! seems like a great deal. im right handed but use left hand reels, tried a right hand reel once and felt very odd to me. im really surprised left hand reels arent more popular.
MassYak85 reply :
I fish righty reels and I'm right handed. It's how I grew up doing it. We're fishing for bass people, "stronger arm" doesn't matter unless you have twigs for arms. The fine motor skills you develop are what define your "dominant" hand. To me, something like turning a reel handle in a smooth circle fall in that category, to others, maybe twitching a bait falls more into that. It doesn't matter, do whatever is more comfortable.
Tizi reply :
I started with baitcasting gear and a right handed reel. It’s what’s comfortable to me. I am somewhat ambidextrous anyway. On spinning gear I use a left handed retrieve.
schplurg reply :
On 2/16/2020 at 12:53 AM, Michigander said:And that's in line with what I was saying, you grew up with right handed baitcaster reels so that is your reality now which is fine. But if you look at it without the historical part, what sense does it make compared to a left handed retrieve?
I don't get it either. I was gifted a right handed baitcaster (my only one so far) and I use that, but I don't understand why people prefer it if their right arm is dominant.
I only use it that way because of tendinitis in my right arm, and I've never tried a lefty BC. I could use either I'm sure. I do it with spinners.
I cast right handed with my spinning gear because left handed casting feels weird, but the reel is set to righty. I can cast lefty with it but I just don't. How complicated are most casting motions anyways? You may find you have better control with your off-hand as you won't try and power it so much.
PhishLI reply :
On 2/16/2020 at 7:06 AM, suzuki2903 said:ordered that reel today! seems like a great deal. im right handed but use left hand reels, tried a right hand reel once and felt very odd to me. im really surprised left hand reels arent more popular.
Cool! Report back and share your impressions.
Deeare reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 8:31 AM, PhishLI said:https://tackletrap.com/index.php?main_page=specials
The Tackle Trap has a special deal on the Daiwa Catalina TW JDM reel in two gear ratios. 4:9 and 7:3 lefties. It's basically a scaled back Zillion HD, but with Magforce Z and a drag clicker. I have the 7:3. Awesome reel. Unbelievably tight and smooth. Just a touch wider than a Fuego CT. It's a monster long caster too. $175 and free shipping.
I bought one also. Mine was delivered on Friday. Looks like a great reel. If you use code BBC10 you’ll get an extra 10% off sale price.
Midwest Big Bass reply :
Would this make sense for a 3/8 Chatterbait set up? I need to do some research!
Update: definitely does not look like what I am after. Too bad though. That is a great deal.
PhishLI reply :
On 2/16/2020 at 10:16 AM, Deeare said:I bought one also. Mine was delivered on Friday. Looks like a great reel. If you use code BBC10 you’ll get an extra 10% off sale price.
Nice. I was able to get some time on mine Friday. It was windy and freezing. I had no problem throwing a less than aerodynamic 12 gram total boot tail swimmer for very good distance. I didn't expect that. The WP75 just kept going! I'll put some good time on it tomorrow with a range of baits, but it's already a winner as far as I can tell.
Dens228 reply :
I bought one when they were first offered and had right handed available too. I used it for the first time a couple weeks ago and absolutely love it.
dodgeguy reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 1:41 PM, Michigander said:Other than for true flipping because the line would get caught on the handle, I just don't understand what a right handed baitcaster does for someone who is right handed other than the fact that that is what they first learned so it seems normal.
Because some of us right handed people feel stupid and awkward reeling lefty. What's the big deal. Even lefties have to change their grip from the handle to palming when casting.
On 2/16/2020 at 7:47 AM, schplurg said:I don't get it either. I was gifted a right handed baitcaster (my only one so far) and I use that, but I don't understand why people prefer it if their right arm is dominant.
I only use it that way because of tendinitis in my right arm, and I've never tried a lefty BC. I could use either I'm sure. I do it with spinners.
I cast right handed with my spinning gear because left handed casting feels weird, but the reel is set to righty. I can cast lefty with it but I just don't. How complicated are most casting motions anyways? You may find you have better control with your off-hand as you won't try and power it so much.
Because we can cast righty better than lefty by far and we can reel smoother righty also.
new2BC4bass reply :
On 2/16/2020 at 7:21 AM, MassYak85 said:I fish righty reels and I'm right handed. It's how I grew up doing it. We're fishing for bass people, "stronger arm" doesn't matter unless you have twigs for arms. The fine motor skills you develop are what define your "dominant" hand. To me, something like turning a reel handle in a smooth circle fall in that category, to others, maybe twitching a bait falls more into that. It doesn't matter, do whatever is more comfortable.
I don't feel I have twigs for arms, but my rod arm sure tired out after a period of pulling a 1/2 oz. spinnerbait with Colorado blades (sometimes thru the top of grass/weeds) even though I was only catching bass. I was in my mid 60s and hadn't exercised in years. But I can still lift with one arm what has a few of my younger coworkers grunting while using two arms. I was glad I had both right and left hand reels with me.
I have no problem generating a circular movement with either wrist. I don't see what side a handle is on having anything to do with which hand a person casts with. If accuracy is paramount I will always cast right handed. Can't seem to overcome the umpteen years of casting right handed with spinning.
PhishLI reply :
Um, I just wanna put this out there. I didn't start yet another goofy Left Vs Right thread. I simply posted a link about a deal and a few comments about it in the Latest Sale Thread. I'm assuming that either myself or someone else broke a rule and that single post was morphed into it's own thread on a different forum.
But let me jump right in. I could care less what you "should" be doing or how.
I took up wading for one reason. I didn't want to be held hostage to fishing through small cuts in the treelines ringing the banks of lakes around here. No boats are allowed. I'm right handed and have always casted with my right and reeled lefty. When I wade out just far enough to avoid tree branches on the backswing I'm usually getting pretty deep. That's usually the limit of how far out I can go. Casting to the left and parallel to the bank with 7'+ rods is usually do-able here. But casting with my right arm and to the right is not. That loss of distance and ability to reach out is cut off by a few feet and that's enough to tree lures often.
So I bought a righty reel and taught myself to cast with my left and reel with my right. Yes I could've just used what I had, but I went all in.
I now can cast in both directions without going out dangerously far. This really opened things up for me. Now when I'm on a boat with someone else I don't feel handicapped or need to contort myself while casting, or to being relegated to overhead casting only. When they're in my way or the direction of the boat has changed and I'm casting with my right arm I simply switch casting arms. I'm getting good at it now. No more swatting my son in law's hat off. No more trebles whistling past my brother's lips. It's working out well.
Cityangler7 reply :
On 2/15/2020 at 8:31 AM, PhishLI said:https://tackletrap.com/index.php?main_page=specials
The Tackle Trap has a special deal on the Daiwa Catalina TW JDM reel in two gear ratios. 4:9 and 7:3 lefties. It's basically a scaled back Zillion HD, but with Magforce Z and a drag clicker. I have the 7:3. Awesome reel. Unbelievably tight and smooth. Just a touch wider than a Fuego CT. It's a monster long caster too. $175 and free shipping.
Just picked it up in 4:9:1, thanks.
Quarry Man reply :
On 2/17/2020 at 2:38 AM, PhishLI said:
So I bought a righty reel and taught myself to cast with my left and reel with my right. Yes I could've just used what I had, but I went all in.
I now can cast in both directions without going out dangerously far. This really opened things up for me. Now when I'm on a boat with someone else I don't feel handicapped or need to contort myself while casting, or to being relegated to overhead casting only. When they're in my way or the direction of the boat has changed and I'm casting with my right arm I simply switch casting arms. I'm getting good at now. No more swatting my son in law's hat off. No more trebles whistling past my brother's lips. It's working out well.
thats my plan too, when im coming one way down the bank, its easier to pitch and harder to flip, going the opposite direction, the opposite is true. I want to be comfortable pitching and roll casting with both arms. one way to do this is learn to use a righty, or just cast left had and reel left hand, advantage of trying different side is buddy tournaments being able to pick up their rod regardless of the side the reel is on
BaitFinesse reply :
On 2/16/2020 at 4:37 AM, Quarry Man said:I believe that right handed people should use left hand retrieve reels. I personally fish spinning reels on the left and casters on the left as well. I feel more comfortable this way. When I am fishing heavy cover, I want my stronger hand in the rod. Does swapping rods after every cast reduce time spent with your bait in the water? Maybe it does, maybe it doesn’t. But why switch if you don’t have to? IMO, working the rod requires more fine motor skill than reeling does. It’s just like writing, a lefty can write with their right hand and vice versa, but not well. Why not take every advantage you can get?
to each their own, but in the future I will be attempting to learn to cast with my left hand and retrieve with my right. Casting ampidextrous will help up shallow skipping cover from different parts of the boat. Reeling both sides helps in team tourneys like said above bc you can pick up a partners rod. Hope this helps
You got it backwards. Reeling actually uses more fine motor skills than working the rod. Look at your anology.
Fine motor skills: small precise movements in and hands and wrist such as grasping with fingers/thumb and wrist movements
Gross motor skills: arm, fore arm, shoulder, leg and large body movements
Grasping the reel handle and making rapid small circles with your hand by rotating at the wrist is heavily dependent on fine motor skills
Holding on the rod, working the bait and hook setting largely make use of gross motor skills of the arm holding the rod as well as other muscle groups in the body.
In either case practice makes perfect. The fine motor skills needed to reel as efficiently with your dominant hand can be learned with your non dominate by just practicing with a left hand baitcast reel. It does need to be a baitcast reel. It may seem like both are reeled the same way and make use of the same muscle groups and motor skills but that is not the case for everyone.
Spinning reels are suspended below the rod and can be turned with both forearm and shoulder muscle groups if desired and have a single handle with a large knob that can be grasped in a number or ways. It is because of this that spinning reel handle rotation is not as reliant on the fine motor skills in the reel hand as a baitcast reel. This is also why we often see a right handed angler have no problem with a left hand spinning reel but struggle to use a left hand baitcast reel.
Baitcast reels are palmed and have the handle above the rod. This places the reeling arm up against the anglers side and allows for rotational movement of the handle to be only performed by rotating at the wrist due to the body blocking the any rotation of the shoulder and forearm. You will sometimes see a workaround to this with right hand dominant guys using left hand baitcast reels. They will lift the reeling arms elbow away from the side and have the forearm parallel to the handle to allow for rotation of the forearm about the elbow to relive reeling stress on the wrist. Aka doing the chicken wing. The double handle and small knobs of baitcast reel also only allow for grasping the handle knobs to be done with the thumb and index finger which further relies on fine motor skills.
dodgeguy reply :
On 2/17/2020 at 5:47 AM, BaitFinesse said:You got it backwards. Reeling actually uses more fine motor skills than working the rod. Look at your anology.
Fine motor skills: small precise movements in and hands and wrist such as grasping with fingers/thumb and wrist movements
Gross motor skills: arm, fore arm, shoulder, leg and large body movements
Grasping the reel handle and making rapid small circles with your hand by rotating at the wrist is heavily dependent on fine motor skills
Holding on the rod, working the bait and hook setting largely make use of gross motor skills of the arm holding the rod as well as other muscle groups in the body.
In either case practice makes perfect. The fine motor skills needed to reel as efficiently with your dominant hand can be learned with your non dominate by just practicing with a left hand baitcast reel. It does need to be a baitcast reel. It may seem like both are reeled the same way and make use of the same muscle groups and motor skills but that is not the case for everyone.
Spinning reels are suspended below the rod and can be turned with both forearm and shoulder muscle groups f desired and have a single handle with a large knob thay can be grasped in a number or ways. It is because of this that spinning reel handle rotation is not as reliant on the fine motor skills in the reel hand as a baitcast reel. This is also why we often see a right handed angler have no problem with a left hand spinning reel but struggle to use a left hand baitcast reel.
Baitcast reels are palmed and have the handle above the rod. This places the reeling arm up against the anglers side and allows for rotational movement of the handle to be only performed by rotating at the wrist due to the body blocking the any rotation of the shoulder and forearm. You will sometimes see a workaround to this with right hand dominant guys using left hand baitcast reels. They will lift the reeling arms elbow away from the side and have the forearm parallel to the handle to allow for rotation of the forearm about the elbow to relive reeling stress on the wrist. Aka doing the chicken wing. The double handle and small knobs of baitcast reel also only allow for grasping the handle knobs to be done with the thumb and index finger which further relies on fine motor skills.
This is the best explanation ever !!! I can reel a spinning reel lefty but not a baitcaster.
schplurg reply :
I do think this discussion is on topic since the thread title is Left Vs Right Hand Reels 
Then again, the OP mentions nothing about it so, maybe not.
I don't see much difference in the way a BC or spinner is reeled but maybe that's just me. I just tried it. I can use the arm, elbow, relax and just use the wrist. the above description doesn't seem to apply to me. Maybe I d o it wrong though, certainly possible.
My spinning handles are a lot longer than BC, that's the only thing that makes a difference to me that I can tell.
But maybe I'm weird, I've been "forced" to do things left handed at times. I use a PC mouse either hand with no problems, and I played guitar for years which may have helped develop the left hand. I played hockey lefty (which is not at all unusual for a righty) and played golf righty.
For me holding the rod bothers my tendinitis, which is why I switched to lefty for the majority of my fishing. I do like to switch back and forth though. I'd buy a lefty or righty reel for BC just so I can switch maybe.
suzuki2903 reply :
received my daiwa catalina today. very nice reel! a little bigger then expected or compared to most lews and shimano reels that i own. feels very smooth and playing around in the yard it was easy to setup and casting is very very good. cant wait to get it out on the water now. for the price, it was a steal of a deal in my opinion.
Cityangler7 reply :
On 2/21/2020 at 4:37 AM, suzuki2903 said:received my daiwa catalina today. very nice reel! a little bigger then expected or compared to most lews and shimano reels that i own. feels very smooth and playing around in the yard it was easy to setup and casting is very very good. cant wait to get it out on the water now. for the price, it was a steal of a deal in my opinion.
I just got mine today as well, Suzuki's assessment of the reel is spot on.
J Francho reply :
I honestly don't know why some think one way is better than the other, especially in the dead of winter. 
Jermination reply :
On 2/21/2020 at 4:58 AM, J Francho said:I honestly don't know why some think one way is better than the other, especially in the dead of winter.
Flippin jigs on flooded muddy water man! I help with a couple high school teams in the area and always try to teach the kids to get comfortable reeling with their left hand if they are able. So much easier not having to switch hands every flip. Left handed stuff is harder to find, but it's usually a few bucks cheaper from what i've noticed.
RichF reply :
On 2/21/2020 at 5:04 AM, Jermination said:Flippin jigs on flooded muddy water man! I help with a couple high school teams in the area and always try to teach the kids to get comfortable reeling with their left hand if they are able. So much easier not having to switch hands every flip. Left handed stuff is harder to find, but it's usually a few bucks cheaper from what i've noticed.
Have you guys ever seen Hackney flip? Rod in left hand, right retrieve. Flip with your left and you never have to switch.
Jermination reply :
On 2/21/2020 at 5:07 AM, RichF said:Have you guys ever seen Hackney flip? Rod in left hand, right retrieve. Flip with your left and you never have to switch.
i have, but the majority of right handed people i know couldnt brush their teeth with their left hand, let alone guide a rod ????
J Francho reply :
On 2/21/2020 at 5:04 AM, Jermination said:Flippin jigs on flooded muddy water man! I help with a couple high school teams in the area and always try to teach the kids to get comfortable reeling with their left hand if they are able. So much easier not having to switch hands every flip. Left handed stuff is harder to find, but it's usually a few bucks cheaper from what i've noticed.
Or teach them to flip with their left.
Jermination reply :
On 2/21/2020 at 5:14 AM, J Francho said:Or teach them to flip with their left.
also a valid option. i can't flip with my left, and i'm left handed. sort of. bat, golf, reel with my left. throw & write with my right
J Francho reply :
I can’t do any cast with my left.
kayaking_kev reply :
I went from fishing zebco spincast the few times I fished as a kid and using one the first half of season my first season bass fishing before moving to a baitcaster, so I skipped the spinning reels and right handed reels felt a lot more natural to me. I never had a problem in my short time fishing setting the hook while holding the rod in my left hand, but I have noticed now that I have been using longer rods that I do get a little more arm fatigue. I also think it's going to be easier to learn to reel left handed than it is to cast or pitch left handed, so I purchased a Catalina 7.3.1 and a Tatula 100 7.3.1 both left handed for $200 from the flea market forum yesterday. I've been wanting to try the Daiwa TWS anyway. I plan to put them both on Xtasys, so they will get used. I've only tried a friends left handed reel for a short time once, so it's going to be a bit of a gamble. I don't see myself switching my cranking reels over to left hand anytime soon though. Have any of you ever switched from right to left handed reels or started using both after first starting out using a right hand?
PhishLI reply :
On 2/21/2020 at 7:25 AM, J Francho said:I can’t do any cast with my left.
I'm a righty. Getting good at overhead bomb cast took me longer to get right than other casts when using my right arm. It was more about refining my casting mechanics and thumb control during a higher effort movement, and at very low brake settings, than anything else. I probably do it more than any other cast now especially when I'm wading lakes. i need to cover water. The odd thing is this: It's the thing I could do best with my left arm right off the bat. I can throw baits nearly as far with my left. Its the other techniques that are lagging behind, like my brain is wired in reverse. Skipping, which I do lots of righty, is killing me lefty, but I won't quit on it.
PhishLI reply :
On 2/21/2020 at 4:50 AM, Cityangler7 said:I just got mine today as well, Suzuki's assessment of the reel is spot on.
I put some good time on mine Monday. I just about spooled it throwing a 3/4 oz Dark Sleeper. 12lb Big Game. 7'3" stick. 3/8 oz baits are quite manageable. It's more than a prettier Tatula. It's buttery smooth pulling weight. A true upgrade. I'm ordering a Zillion HD spool for heavier line for bigger baits, once I confirm fitment.
Adam Markley reply :
On 2/21/2020 at 8:04 AM, PhishLI said:I put some good time on mine Monday. I just about spooled it throwing a 3/4 oz Dark Sleeper. 12lb Big Game. 7'3" stick. 3/8 oz baits are quite manageable. It's more than a prettier Tatula. It's buttery smooth pulling weight. A true upgrade. I'm ordering a Zillion HD spool for heavier line for bigger baits, once I confirm fitment.
Do you think it can handle bigger baits with the stock spool? 1-4oz tops
PhishLI reply :
On 2/22/2020 at 12:37 PM, Adam Markley said:Do you think it can handle bigger baits with the stock spool? 1-4oz tops
Sure, but line capacity when using 25 pound mono and chucking big baits way out there might be an issue. The truth is I'll never really use this reel for that duty, even if the geartrain is up to the task. 20lb mono will be the highest I'll go in stock form. I have 300-400 sized reels for bigger baits. However, I wouldn't mind having the deeper HD spool to swap in for lighter baits like Ganteral Jrs., etc. When I'm not on a boat I want to cover water and bomb cast. A lighter weight aftermarket SV spool is also in this reel's future. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with the stock spool, I just like playing with toys, especially if there're options available, and there are in this case.
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