Question about baitcast reels
Jul 13, 2019 18:46:08 #
So I’ve been using left handed baitcast reels for a few months but I’m right handed and used left handed reels because I’m used to spinning reels. I ordered a left handed Revo SX on Amazon but they mislabeled it and a right handed reel showed up. I haven’t used the reel yet besides fiddling with it a bit but do you guys think I should return it or start using it and switch between which hand I reel with when I switch rods?
--
by eugwara
--
by eugwara
Jul 13, 2019 18:46:14 #
That's preference. I use left handed baitcast and spinning and I am right handed. I used right handed spinning for a long time and I swapped it over because someone said something about it and dear lord it felt so much better.
Some people are right handed and use right hand retrieve on their reels. If it feels good go right ahead. If its for cat fishing, I'd just keep it. But if its actually for casting over and over, I would personally return it and get the left handed retrieve.
--
by DarkRyok
Some people are right handed and use right hand retrieve on their reels. If it feels good go right ahead. If its for cat fishing, I'd just keep it. But if its actually for casting over and over, I would personally return it and get the left handed retrieve.
--
by DarkRyok
Jul 13, 2019 18:46:18 #
Yeah I’m right handed but have always reeled with my left hand. I was asking more if it would be too much of a pain to switch between which hand I reel with because I have 3 left handed reels and only 1 right handed
--
by eugwara
--
by eugwara
Jul 13, 2019 18:46:27 #
I reel with my left hand on spinning gear (back before they had swappable cranks i believe this would be the "right handed" configuration). I reel with my right hand on casting gear (also "right handed" configuration). Ive been doing it so long I'm not sure I'd be able to switch to left handed casting reels
--
by fnt
--
by fnt
Jul 13, 2019 18:46:34 #
That’s about where I’m at because I reel with my left on both spinning and casting and I’m not sure if I’ll be able to reel with my right hand on 1 of 6 reels
--
by eugwara
--
by eugwara
Jul 13, 2019 18:46:39 #
Jul 13, 2019 19:54:18 #
teabag09
Loc: Chesapeake, Virginia
FS Digest wrote:
Sounds like you need to swap it and get an actual left-handed reel!
--
by fnt
--
by fnt
I guess I'm bi because I have both and use both. My spinning reels are all reeled with left hand because I cast better right handed. The bait casters are mostly for salt water, not a loot of casting so I can use them reeling with either hand. Mike
Jul 14, 2019 10:13:22 #
Mostly about preference, what ever works and feels best for you. Left hand baitcaster, for a right hand caster, can be cast and reeled without changing hands. Preference is the key!!!
Jul 14, 2019 11:43:52 #
HawkOBX
Loc: eastern Pennsylvania
I am right handed and use left handed bait casters, what feels foreign to me is holding the rod with my left hand.
Jul 14, 2019 15:24:16 #
Jul 14, 2019 19:39:59 #
DeeJay
Loc: Southwest Virginia
I use both left and right handed casting reels. I am right handed, but it a easy switch over for me. I know several people who do also. It becomes second nature, you adapt to the circumstances and it becomes easier the more you do it. Practice at home, makes it easier to adjust.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.