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I've been a fisherman all my life, but there's one observation I've made that nobody seems to be able to answer, even fellow anglers. All anybody has ever been able to come up with is "I don't know. I guess I've always done it that way. Never really thought about it".

Here goes.

Right-handed people cast their line and hold their pole with their right hand, lefties with their left hand. When trouting, right-handed people reel their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole, right?). Same scenario for lefties. Hold the pole with the left hand, reel the line with the right.

Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon? Why switch hands?

This one has be dumbfounded, and like I said, even seasoned, veteran anlglers can't come up with a logical explanation.

Question for anglers
 

When trouting, right-handed people reel their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole, right?).

Hrmm not me...I cast it with my right...place it in my left, and reel with my right




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Hrmm not me...I cast it with my right...place it in my left, and reel with my right




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Old spinning reel which only has a one-sided handle perhaps? Fly reels can be worked from either side.
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Hrmm not me...I cast it with my right...place it in my left, and reel with my right




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Old spinning reel which only has a one-sided handle perhaps? Fly reels can be worked from either side.
"TGP" wrote in message ...
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Hrmm not me...I cast it with my right...place it in my left, and reel with my right




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Nope, its how I feel comfortable

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Old spinning reel which only has a one-sided handle perhaps? Fly reels can be worked from either side.
"TGP" wrote in message ...
When trouting, right-handed people reel their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole, right?).

Hrmm not me...I cast it with my right...place it in my left, and reel with my right




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8shrug*

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Old spinning reel which only has a one-sided handle perhaps? Fly reels can be worked from either side.
"TGP" wrote in message ...
When trouting, right-handed people reel their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole, right?).

Hrmm not me...I cast it with my right...place it in my left, and reel with my right




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Stunning Steve entered the world pub known as rec.outdoors.fishing and
said...

Old spinning reel which only has a one-sided handle perhaps? Fly reels can be worked from either side.

I must be a bit different then fly rods and open face spinners I reel with
my left and hold with my right, closed face and bait casters I reel with my
right and hold with my left.

I am right handed btw.

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Jim M. wrote:


I must be a bit different then fly rods and open face spinners I reel with
my left and hold with my right, closed face and bait casters I reel with my
right and hold with my left.

I am right handed btw.



Same thing here with me. I think the main reason is normally when I'm
using a bait casting reel I can use both hands to put leverage on the
fish and pull back with while both hands are wrapped around the reel.
Seems with a spinning reel if I try that I kind of push the reel
sideways with my left hand and it just feels awkward. Also when I set
the hook or fight a fish with spinning reel I'll move my left hand to
the rod or just leave it on the handle but put on force against the
reel. Reading what I just wrote I haven't a clue what I just said, just
know it works for me.

Jerry

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i cast with me right
i hold it with my right
and i hold the fly rod with my right
reel with me left
i must be an exception to

adam
"Stunning Steve" wrote in message ...
I've been a fisherman all my life, but there's one observation I've made that nobody seems to be able to answer, even fellow anglers. All anybody has ever been able to come up with is "I don't know. I guess I've always done it that way. Never really thought about it".

Here goes.

Right-handed people cast their line and hold their pole with their right hand, lefties with their left hand. When trouting, right-handed people reel their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole, right?). Same scenario for lefties. Hold the pole with the left hand, reel the line with the right.

Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon? Why switch hands?

This one has be dumbfounded, and like I said, even seasoned, veteran anlglers can't come up with a logical explanation.

Question for anglers
 

i cast with me right
i hold it with my right
and i hold the fly rod with my right
reel with me left
i must be an exception to

adam
"Stunning Steve" wrote in message ...
I've been a fisherman all my life, but there's one observation I've made that nobody seems to be able to answer, even fellow anglers. All anybody has ever been able to come up with is "I don't know. I guess I've always done it that way. Never really thought about it".

Here goes.

Right-handed people cast their line and hold their pole with their right hand, lefties with their left hand. When trouting, right-handed people reel their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole, right?). Same scenario for lefties. Hold the pole with the left hand, reel the line with the right.

Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon? Why switch hands?

This one has be dumbfounded, and like I said, even seasoned, veteran anlglers can't come up with a logical explanation.

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Jerry entered the world pub known as rec.outdoors.fishing and said...

Jim M. wrote:


I must be a bit different then fly rods and open face spinners I reel with
my left and hold with my right, closed face and bait casters I reel with my
right and hold with my left.

I am right handed btw.



Same thing here with me. I think the main reason is normally when I'm
using a bait casting reel I can use both hands to put leverage on the
fish and pull back with while both hands are wrapped around the reel.
Seems with a spinning reel if I try that I kind of push the reel
sideways with my left hand and it just feels awkward. Also when I set
the hook or fight a fish with spinning reel I'll move my left hand to
the rod or just leave it on the handle but put on force against the
reel. Reading what I just wrote I haven't a clue what I just said, just
know it works for me.


I understood it perfectly. For me I think it's more that I'm just too damned
lazy to change the handles from one side to the other. The fly ride I
learned on though only had a handle on the left side, it was pretty old even
back 30 years ago when I learned how to use it.
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Jerry entered the world pub known as rec.outdoors.fishing and said...

Jim M. wrote:


I must be a bit different then fly rods and open face spinners I reel with
my left and hold with my right, closed face and bait casters I reel with my
right and hold with my left.

I am right handed btw.



Same thing here with me. I think the main reason is normally when I'm
using a bait casting reel I can use both hands to put leverage on the
fish and pull back with while both hands are wrapped around the reel.
Seems with a spinning reel if I try that I kind of push the reel
sideways with my left hand and it just feels awkward. Also when I set
the hook or fight a fish with spinning reel I'll move my left hand to
the rod or just leave it on the handle but put on force against the
reel. Reading what I just wrote I haven't a clue what I just said, just
know it works for me.


I understood it perfectly. For me I think it's more that I'm just too damned
lazy to change the handles from one side to the other. The fly ride I
learned on though only had a handle on the left side, it was pretty old even
back 30 years ago when I learned how to use it.
--
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Jerry entered the world pub known as rec.outdoors.fishing and said...

Jim M. wrote:


I must be a bit different then fly rods and open face spinners I reel with
my left and hold with my right, closed face and bait casters I reel with my
right and hold with my left.

I am right handed btw.



Same thing here with me. I think the main reason is normally when I'm
using a bait casting reel I can use both hands to put leverage on the
fish and pull back with while both hands are wrapped around the reel.
Seems with a spinning reel if I try that I kind of push the reel
sideways with my left hand and it just feels awkward. Also when I set
the hook or fight a fish with spinning reel I'll move my left hand to
the rod or just leave it on the handle but put on force against the
reel. Reading what I just wrote I haven't a clue what I just said, just
know it works for me.


I understood it perfectly. For me I think it's more that I'm just too damned
lazy to change the handles from one side to the other. The fly ride I
learned on though only had a handle on the left side, it was pretty old even
back 30 years ago when I learned how to use it.
--
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Mee too. I'm right handed. Spinning Rod. Cast with right hand, switch pole to left hand, reel with right hand.
Fly, opposite, cast with right hand, reel with left hand...Weird...??
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Hrmm not me...I cast it with my right...place it in my left, and reel with my right




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Mee too. I'm right handed. Spinning Rod. Cast with right hand, switch pole to left hand, reel with right hand.
Fly, opposite, cast with right hand, reel with left hand...Weird...??
"TGP" wrote in message ...
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Hrmm not me...I cast it with my right...place it in my left, and reel with my right




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Mee too. I'm right handed. Spinning Rod. Cast with right hand, switch pole to left hand, reel with right hand.
Fly, opposite, cast with right hand, reel with left hand...Weird...??
"TGP" wrote in message ...
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Hrmm not me...I cast it with my right...place it in my left, and reel with my right




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"Jim M." wrote in message
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Stunning Steve entered the world pub known as rec.outdoors.fishing and
said...

Old spinning reel which only has a one-sided handle perhaps? Fly reels
can be worked from either side.

I must be a bit different then fly rods and open face spinners I reel with
my left and hold with my right, closed face and bait casters I reel with
my
right and hold with my left.

I am right handed btw.



I am right handed also.

For fly fishing, right hand rod, left hand reel.

For spinning reels, right hand rod, left hand reel.

For baitcasters, right hand rod, left hand reel.

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"Jim M." wrote in message
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Stunning Steve entered the world pub known as rec.outdoors.fishing and
said...

Old spinning reel which only has a one-sided handle perhaps? Fly reels
can be worked from either side.

I must be a bit different then fly rods and open face spinners I reel with
my left and hold with my right, closed face and bait casters I reel with
my
right and hold with my left.

I am right handed btw.



I am right handed also.

For fly fishing, right hand rod, left hand reel.

For spinning reels, right hand rod, left hand reel.

For baitcasters, right hand rod, left hand reel.

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"Jim M." wrote in message
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Stunning Steve entered the world pub known as rec.outdoors.fishing and
said...

Old spinning reel which only has a one-sided handle perhaps? Fly reels
can be worked from either side.

I must be a bit different then fly rods and open face spinners I reel with
my left and hold with my right, closed face and bait casters I reel with
my
right and hold with my left.

I am right handed btw.



I am right handed also.

For fly fishing, right hand rod, left hand reel.

For spinning reels, right hand rod, left hand reel.

For baitcasters, right hand rod, left hand reel.

I'm Right handed
 

I"ve always wondered that myself. I'm right handed but I hold
my fishing rod with my left hand and reel with my right.I know other fisherman that are right handed hold with their right and reel with their left. I guess its like someone
who is right handed but uses a left hockey stick. Its real
wierd.

Robin Shortt
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"Stunning Steve" wrote in message ...
I've been a fisherman all my life, but there's one observation I've made that nobody seems to be able to answer, even fellow anglers. All anybody has ever been able to come up with is "I don't know. I guess I've always done it that way. Never really thought about it".

Here goes.

Right-handed people cast their line and hold their pole with their right hand, lefties with their left hand. When trouting, right-handed people reel their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole, right?). Same scenario for lefties. Hold the pole with the left hand, reel the line with the right.

Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon? Why switch hands?

This one has be dumbfounded, and like I said, even seasoned, veteran anlglers can't come up with a logical explanation.

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I saw an answer to this from some "big game" fishermen on another site.
They said that, for fighting big fish, they preferred their
dominant/stronger hand to do the cranking. they appeared to view this
function more important than holding the rod.

I cast right and reel right. It just happened for me with no thought.

Chris Brown
"Stunning Steve" wrote in
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I've been a fisherman all my life, but there's one observation I've made
that nobody seems to be able to answer, even fellow anglers. All anybody has
ever been able to come up with is "I don't know. I guess I've always done it
that way. Never really thought about it".

Here goes.

Right-handed people cast their line and hold their pole with their right
hand, lefties with their left hand. When trouting, right-handed people reel
their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole,
right?). Same scenario for lefties. Hold the pole with the left hand, reel
the line with the right.

Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand
they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as
I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I
have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their
fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to
have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon?
Why switch hands?

This one has be dumbfounded, and like I said, even seasoned, veteran
anlglers can't come up with a logical explanation.

Question for anglers
 

I saw an answer to this from some "big game" fishermen on another site.
They said that, for fighting big fish, they preferred their
dominant/stronger hand to do the cranking. they appeared to view this
function more important than holding the rod.

I cast right and reel right. It just happened for me with no thought.

Chris Brown
"Stunning Steve" wrote in
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I've been a fisherman all my life, but there's one observation I've made
that nobody seems to be able to answer, even fellow anglers. All anybody has
ever been able to come up with is "I don't know. I guess I've always done it
that way. Never really thought about it".

Here goes.

Right-handed people cast their line and hold their pole with their right
hand, lefties with their left hand. When trouting, right-handed people reel
their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole,
right?). Same scenario for lefties. Hold the pole with the left hand, reel
the line with the right.

Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand
they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as
I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I
have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their
fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to
have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon?
Why switch hands?

This one has be dumbfounded, and like I said, even seasoned, veteran
anlglers can't come up with a logical explanation.

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yah i'm like you... cast with right.. switch to left.. reel with right
"TGP" wrote in message ...
Nope, its how I feel comfortable

8shrug*

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"Stunning Steve" wrote in message ...
Old spinning reel which only has a one-sided handle perhaps? Fly reels can be worked from either side.
"TGP" wrote in message ...
When trouting, right-handed people reel their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole, right?).

Hrmm not me...I cast it with my right...place it in my left, and reel with my right




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yah i'm like you... cast with right.. switch to left.. reel with right
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Old spinning reel which only has a one-sided handle perhaps? Fly reels can be worked from either side.
"TGP" wrote in message ...
When trouting, right-handed people reel their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole, right?).

Hrmm not me...I cast it with my right...place it in my left, and reel with my right




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Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand
they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as
I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I
have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their
fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to
have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon?
Why switch hands?


When switching hands, that second or two, that it takes to do so, could cost
you a fish of a lifetime as that fish picks up your fly and spits it before
you can react because you were too busy playing around switching the rod
hand.

After your fly lands on the water, you should be prepared for a strike
immediately. And that means keeping the rod in your casting hand and getting
rid of all the slack line with your reel hand to set the hook if a fish
takes.

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"Stunning Steve" wrote in
message ...


Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand
they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as
I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I
have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their
fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to
have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon?
Why switch hands?


When switching hands, that second or two, that it takes to do so, could cost
you a fish of a lifetime as that fish picks up your fly and spits it before
you can react because you were too busy playing around switching the rod
hand.

After your fly lands on the water, you should be prepared for a strike
immediately. And that means keeping the rod in your casting hand and getting
rid of all the slack line with your reel hand to set the hook if a fish
takes.

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I must really be messed up!

I am left handed and cast right handed so I strip and reel with my left hand seems natural.

ron
"Stunning Steve" wrote in message ...
I've been a fisherman all my life, but there's one observation I've made that nobody seems to be able to answer, even fellow anglers. All anybody has ever been able to come up with is "I don't know. I guess I've always done it that way. Never really thought about it".

Here goes.

Right-handed people cast their line and hold their pole with their right hand, lefties with their left hand. When trouting, right-handed people reel their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole, right?). Same scenario for lefties. Hold the pole with the left hand, reel the line with the right.

Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon? Why switch hands?

This one has be dumbfounded, and like I said, even seasoned, veteran anlglers can't come up with a logical explanation.

Question for anglers
 

I must really be messed up!

I am left handed and cast right handed so I strip and reel with my left hand seems natural.

ron
"Stunning Steve" wrote in message ...
I've been a fisherman all my life, but there's one observation I've made that nobody seems to be able to answer, even fellow anglers. All anybody has ever been able to come up with is "I don't know. I guess I've always done it that way. Never really thought about it".

Here goes.

Right-handed people cast their line and hold their pole with their right hand, lefties with their left hand. When trouting, right-handed people reel their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole, right?). Same scenario for lefties. Hold the pole with the left hand, reel the line with the right.

Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon? Why switch hands?

This one has be dumbfounded, and like I said, even seasoned, veteran anlglers can't come up with a logical explanation.

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Because most reels are "right handed" in otherwords the handle is on the
right. And they feel more comfortable casting with the right hand. Most of
my casting reels are "left handed" so I cast right handed and reel with the
left. I am right handed.
"Ronald Ausman" wrote in message
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I must really be messed up!

I am left handed and cast right handed so I strip and reel with my left hand
seems natural.

ron
"Stunning Steve" wrote in
message ...
I've been a fisherman all my life, but there's one observation I've made
that nobody seems to be able to answer, even fellow anglers. All anybody has
ever been able to come up with is "I don't know. I guess I've always done it
that way. Never really thought about it".

Here goes.

Right-handed people cast their line and hold their pole with their right
hand, lefties with their left hand. When trouting, right-handed people reel
their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole,
right?). Same scenario for lefties. Hold the pole with the left hand, reel
the line with the right.

Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand
they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as
I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I
have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their
fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to
have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon?
Why switch hands?

This one has be dumbfounded, and like I said, even seasoned, veteran
anlglers can't come up with a logical explanation.

Question for anglers
 

Because most reels are "right handed" in otherwords the handle is on the
right. And they feel more comfortable casting with the right hand. Most of
my casting reels are "left handed" so I cast right handed and reel with the
left. I am right handed.
"Ronald Ausman" wrote in message
news:VOr1d.2658$bj2.1407@trnddc08...
I must really be messed up!

I am left handed and cast right handed so I strip and reel with my left hand
seems natural.

ron
"Stunning Steve" wrote in
message ...
I've been a fisherman all my life, but there's one observation I've made
that nobody seems to be able to answer, even fellow anglers. All anybody has
ever been able to come up with is "I don't know. I guess I've always done it
that way. Never really thought about it".

Here goes.

Right-handed people cast their line and hold their pole with their right
hand, lefties with their left hand. When trouting, right-handed people reel
their line with their left hand (since their right hand is holding the pole,
right?). Same scenario for lefties. Hold the pole with the left hand, reel
the line with the right.

Here's my question:

When salmon fishing, why do people switch hands and reel with the same hand
they normally hold the pole with? I guess I'm the exception to the rule, as
I salmon fish the same way I fish for trout, but EVERY other salmon angler I
have seen will switch hands when they play a fish, choosing to reel in their
fish and hold the pole with opposite hands. Wouldn't it make more sense to
have your strong arm hold the pole when playing a mighty atlantic salmon?
Why switch hands?

This one has be dumbfounded, and like I said, even seasoned, veteran
anlglers can't come up with a logical explanation.

Question for anglers
 

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...
Because most reels are "right handed" in otherwords the handle is on the
right. And they feel more comfortable casting with the right hand. Most
of
my casting reels are "left handed" so I cast right handed and reel with
the
left. I am right handed.


Ok. Since this is a fly fishing news group, I will put this to an end.
Almost all (that I know of) fly reels are made to be ambidextrous. You can
simply turn the reel around, make a switch inside the reel, and it will
automatically retrieve the other way. (Check your owners manual.)

Got that?

Quite simple when one uses that god given organ called a brain.



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"I did my duty. I was honorably discharged!" Bush proclaimed,
as though that proves anything. Keep this in mind. Convicted
D.C. sniper and serial killer John Muhammad served in the
Louisiana National Guard from 1978 to 1985. He was twice
court-martialed, once for striking an officer, another time for
stealing. He was AWOL and spent time in the jail.
Muhammad left the National Guard with an honorable discharge.
--NIAGARA FALLS REPORTER

Question for anglers
 

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...
Because most reels are "right handed" in otherwords the handle is on the
right. And they feel more comfortable casting with the right hand. Most
of
my casting reels are "left handed" so I cast right handed and reel with
the
left. I am right handed.


Ok. Since this is a fly fishing news group, I will put this to an end.
Almost all (that I know of) fly reels are made to be ambidextrous. You can
simply turn the reel around, make a switch inside the reel, and it will
automatically retrieve the other way. (Check your owners manual.)

Got that?

Quite simple when one uses that god given organ called a brain.



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"I did my duty. I was honorably discharged!" Bush proclaimed,
as though that proves anything. Keep this in mind. Convicted
D.C. sniper and serial killer John Muhammad served in the
Louisiana National Guard from 1978 to 1985. He was twice
court-martialed, once for striking an officer, another time for
stealing. He was AWOL and spent time in the jail.
Muhammad left the National Guard with an honorable discharge.
--NIAGARA FALLS REPORTER

Question for anglers
 

""Hooked"" wrote in message
...
"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...
Because most reels are "right handed" in otherwords the handle is on the
right. And they feel more comfortable casting with the right hand.
Most
of
my casting reels are "left handed" so I cast right handed and reel with
the
left. I am right handed.


Ok. Since this is a fly fishing news group, I will put this to an end.
Almost all (that I know of) fly reels are made to be ambidextrous. You can
simply turn the reel around, make a switch inside the reel, and it will
automatically retrieve the other way. (Check your owners manual.)

Got that?

Quite simple when one uses that god given organ called a brain.


And if you used that god given organ called a brain you would notice the
nf.sports,rec.outdoors.fishing also are posting to.

Question for anglers
 

""Hooked"" wrote in message
...
"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...
Because most reels are "right handed" in otherwords the handle is on the
right. And they feel more comfortable casting with the right hand.
Most
of
my casting reels are "left handed" so I cast right handed and reel with
the
left. I am right handed.


Ok. Since this is a fly fishing news group, I will put this to an end.
Almost all (that I know of) fly reels are made to be ambidextrous. You can
simply turn the reel around, make a switch inside the reel, and it will
automatically retrieve the other way. (Check your owners manual.)

Got that?

Quite simple when one uses that god given organ called a brain.


And if you used that god given organ called a brain you would notice the
nf.sports,rec.outdoors.fishing also are posting to.

Question for anglers
 

""Hooked"" wrote in message
...
"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...
Because most reels are "right handed" in otherwords the handle is on the
right. And they feel more comfortable casting with the right hand.
Most
of
my casting reels are "left handed" so I cast right handed and reel with
the
left. I am right handed.


Ok. Since this is a fly fishing news group, I will put this to an end.
Almost all (that I know of) fly reels are made to be ambidextrous. You can
simply turn the reel around, make a switch inside the reel, and it will
automatically retrieve the other way. (Check your owners manual.)

Got that?

Quite simple when one uses that god given organ called a brain.


And if you used that god given organ called a brain you would notice the
nf.sports,rec.outdoors.fishing also are posting to.

Question for anglers
 

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...


And if you used that god given organ called a brain you would notice the
nf.sports,rec.outdoors.fishing also are posting to.




Hey, I'm not the responsible party for cross posting!

Question for anglers
 

""Hooked"" wrote in message
...
"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...


And if you used that god given organ called a brain you would notice the
nf.sports,rec.outdoors.fishing also are posting to.




Hey, I'm not the responsible party for cross posting!




Well you did, and I read the post in R.o.fishing

Question for anglers
 

""Hooked"" wrote in message
...
"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...


And if you used that god given organ called a brain you would notice the
nf.sports,rec.outdoors.fishing also are posting to.




Hey, I'm not the responsible party for cross posting!




Well you did, and I read the post in R.o.fishing

Question for anglers
 

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
.net...


Well you did, and I read the post in R.o.fishing




Doh!