On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:56:48 GMT, "RalphH" wrote:


"Guy" guytee2 at comcast dot net wrote in message
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I am a "righty" (politics aside) and learned to reel right handed. After
abuse from some of my leftist fish partners that it was a waste of time to
cast right and exchange the rod to my left hand to reel right was the
"correct" method, I attempted the change. As much as I tried to reel left,
it felt awkward so I changed all my reels back to right hand reel. Just
wanted to know if I was in the minority.

Guy



Much the same as you the 1st reels I had were right hand retrieve so that's
what I am used to and can't change. English reels from 20 years or more ago
(I am thinking Hardy) were always right hand retrieve. I don't know why but
the best suggestion I heard was that for a right handed person using a
single action (1:1 retrieve ratio) it made sense to retrieve with the
dominate hand.

Why worry about it? If someone is critical of what hand you use to
retrieve, IMO, they have the, um, "real" problem, not you.

TC,
R