"rw" wrote in message
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Guy wrote:
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

As a righty, I find it much more convenient and natural to use a
left-handed retrieve. Before I started fly fishing I used spinning gear,
and the left-handed retrieve came easily.

The only time I've used a right-handed retrieve recently is while
sal****er fishing, when it's sometimes important to retrieve as fast as
possible.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Almost all my reels are left hand retrieve. When bass fishing or plugging
the salt for fish, is much simpler to cast with the right and retrieve with
the left. Same with the fly rod.