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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Jim M
posted on this day, the 3963rd of September 1993
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