I am right hand dominant, and I always use left hand reels. Am I the only one?
Sep 12, 2021 15:45:55 #
FS Digest wrote:
I always use my right hand and my right handed friends who fish use right hand retrieves does any other right hand guys use left hand retrieves
--
by DarkZero1
--
by DarkZero1
I am right handed and right eye dominate for shooting and do what some say is a no-no and switch hands (fishing that is). My reasoning is to hold the rod with my left hand fishing/playing the fish so I have my best hand to reel, net and any other thing needed to do to catch the fish, but that is me and I don't care what the supposed experts say should be done. You do your way and I will continue to do it my way after all it took 77 years to learn it and I am not about to change!
Sep 12, 2021 19:09:16 #
GLA
Loc: WA State
Fish don't care, so I do what I'm most comfortable with. Hold the rod in my dominant right hand and reel with my left.
Sep 12, 2021 19:50:42 #
WV Troutslayer
Loc: Morgantown Wv
FS Digest wrote:
I always use my right hand and my right handed friends who fish use right hand retrieves does any other right hand guys use left hand retrieves
--
by DarkZero1
--
by DarkZero1
I’m right handed and I reel with my left all the time.
Sep 12, 2021 21:02:25 #
Tommyboy
Loc: Indianapolis
I use both. I use the left hand reel on the right side when I troll and the right handed on the left.
Sep 12, 2021 21:07:08 #
Jim Kay
Loc: Franklin, Virginia
I am ambidextrous so it makes no difference. However, it also seems that for both reeloing and casting you need dominant hand strength.
Sep 12, 2021 21:58:11 #
Sep 13, 2021 01:58:50 #
Sep 13, 2021 06:04:36 #
CDFOY
Loc: Texas
I’m right handed and use right handed reels. If I tried a left hand reel i would probably loosen the drag all the way and fall out the boat. Lol.
Sep 13, 2021 12:26:55 #
johnlmac
Loc: Salem OR
For all you backwards fisherman you must be catching small fish. Try catching a 25- 30lb. salmon with your weak arm.
Sep 13, 2021 14:32:55 #
icee3
Loc: Sacramento CA
Count me in! Im right handed and all my Bait casters and spinners are left .
Sep 13, 2021 15:08:27 #
Ira Jones
Loc: UpState NY
I am right handed and have been using left handed level wind reels for years, Seems more intuitive.
Sep 13, 2021 15:25:11 #
Sep 13, 2021 19:31:39 #
johnlmac wrote:
For all you backwards fisherman you must be catching small fish. Try catching a 25- 30lb. salmon with your weak arm.
Never a problem for me, even for sturgeon 5 or more times bigger!
Sep 14, 2021 20:25:34 #
Govna
Loc: Kill Devil Hills,NC
When I got my first spincast combo around the age of 13, I started doing the very same thing. This was almost 54 years ago. It just seemed like it should be that way even with a little awkwardness at first. When other righties would use my pole, I watched them rotate the rod to turn the reel upside down (placing the reel on top of the rod) for retrieving. I thought it was quite funny to see.
Sep 14, 2021 20:52:52 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
Kerry Hansen wrote:
Never a problem for me, even for sturgeon 5 or more times bigger!
Yes Kerry. I'm right handed but I'm good with my left hand also. Running equipment required both hands. Baitcaster reel right spinning reel left. I can flip n pitch left-handed. Since I normally fish to right side of my boat I can apply more power into my BC. I cup my low profile n pull it to my right side. It just works for me. I do have one left hand BC. Feels skyward to me but I'm trying just because 👍
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.