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I'm definitely a right cast/left reel guy. I tried to convince the GF this was the best way but she insisted on doing the right/right switch hands thing. Well, guess what? I have 1 less rod and reel than I used to now.
End of July we were fishing red salmon and she hooked a fish and as she went to switch hands, it made a run and the rod went flying out of her hands, never to be seen again.
"243/85TSX It's as if the HAMMER OF THOR were wielded by CHUCK NORRIS himself, and a roundhouse kick thrown in for good measure."
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Probably 75% of my fishing is with spinning reels. I'm right handed and reel left. I want my dominant hand handling the rod to set the hook and fight the fish. Same way with the fly rod.
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Im right handed
Cast right, reel left.
That goes for everything- fly fishing, spinning, bait caster This^^^^^^ Same
My heart's in the mountains, my heart is not here.
My heart's in the mountains, chasing the deer.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Im right handed
Cast right, reel left.
That goes for everything- fly fishing, spinning, bait caster This^^^^^^ Same Likewise. It just never made sense to me to see someone cast with their strong arm and then switch hands to use the reel. For most fish it doesn't matter, based on their size, it just makes sense to cast with your strong arm and fight using leverage with our strong arm.
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John Steinbeck
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Campfire Ranger
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Reel and handle line with the left on trout rods.
Depending on wind direction I'll cast with either hand on top with my two handed spey rods. Wind those too with the left hand.
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Im right handed
Cast right, reel left.
That goes for everything- fly fishing, spinning, bait caster Same here.
Me
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Campfire Ranger
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All the old timers that taught me used their right hand to play the fish and reel. Worked for them, works for me.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Right handed, reel with my right hand. To do otherwise feels totally foreign. Because it is, by gosh!
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Right handed, cast RH, and reel LH.
Been doing that for as long as I can remember...
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