Any other right handed anglers exclusively use "left" handed baitcasting reels? I am a righty with everything. Writing, shooting, guitar, right eye dominant, everything. That said...

FS Digest

I am a righty with everything. Writing, shooting, guitar, right eye dominant, everything. That said, when I am using a baitcast reel I want a left hand retrieve and my right hand, my dominant hand, controlling the rod and the lure while my left does the reeling.

Am I alone on this?

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by centermass4

FS Digest

We float in the same boat. I do the same.

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by AgedMurcury78

FS Digest

Absolutely - it feels natural to me.

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by Johnnycage007godowar

FS Digest

I use a left handed crank baitcaster so I can manipulate the rod with my right hand. Feels more natural to me.

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by gooch_06

FS Digest

Always, always, always. Your dominant hand should be used for holding the rod, not winding around uselessly in a little circle. This is how I was taught and I'm amazed that people do it backwards all the time.

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by BabylonDrifter

FS Digest

I wish I had learned this way, I’m too old to change now.

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by Fortysnotold

FS Digest

Yup, broadcast, spinning, fly reels. I reel with my left hand on all of them.

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by MattHurting

FS Digest

I am a bit of a hybrid. For baitcasters or spinning reels when casting, I prefer right hand cranking. When ice fishing or jigging, I prefer to hold the rod in my dominant right hand and reel with my left.

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by GrayCustomKnives

FS Digest

Is this uncommon? Seems like it would be the instinctive way to do it.

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by mattboyrd

Fishhawk7

FS Digest wrote:

I am a righty with everything. Writing, shooting, guitar, right eye dominant, everything. That said, when I am using a baitcast reel I want a left hand retrieve and my right hand, my dominant hand, controlling the rod and the lure while my left does the reeling.

Am I alone on this?

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by centermass4

I'm right handed and have used a left hand retrieve reel ever since Shimano and Ambassadeur came out with them. I've always felt you can control the rod with your strong hand.

Raw Dawg Ron Loc: St. Petersburg, FL

I`ve seen em all, spinning rod and reel cast like a fly line? What works is what works for you! Bad wrist or elbow on dominate arm would make other arm stronger and probally accurate cast too! Test for the best accurate cast you have and just make it work for you!

Felix H Gomez

FS Digest wrote:

I am a righty with everything. Writing, shooting, guitar, right eye dominant, everything. That said, when I am using a baitcast reel I want a left hand retrieve and my right hand, my dominant hand, controlling the rod and the lure while my left does the reeling.

Am I alone on this?

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by centermass4

I only use spinning reels with left handed retriever. All others right hand.

MikeP Loc: New Jersey

I do. I began fishing salt water. The feel of the reel on the left was instinctive when I started freshwater fishing.

Raw Dawg Ron Loc: St. Petersburg, FL

OK, Just not upside down and reeling backwards to retrieve the line! I have seen that one and just scratched my head and shut up! Let em go on and reel on backwards??? Picture a spinning reel on top of boat rod in a pinch, try to reel a big in one that way???

JimRed Loc: Coastal New Jersey, Belmar area

Makes sense to not need to change hands after each cast.