Have You Thought About Going Lefty?

[zildjian]

Im right handed. I cast with my right hand, set the hook with my right hand, and reel with left hand for everything. It feels awkward any other way.

[cbass12]

I have a total of 6 baitcast reels and 4 of them are lefty. I use the right handed reels mainly for flipping/pitching, but have no problem transitioning to a lefty reel for that type of fishing. Growing up my dad had both left and right handed reels so it was almost out of necessity that I learned to be proficient with both of them. I am planning on buying a 7'6" mh casting rod here in the next week or so and it will be paired with a lefty pro qualifier.

[LuckyHandsINC.]

Sometimes I like to switch it up and go lefty. Sometimes ill sit on my right hand till it goes numb then...oh wait baitcasting always righty because I'm a lefty and want the rod in my dominant hand.

[Hyrule Bass]

Sometimes I like to switch it up and go lefty. Sometimes ill sit on my right hand till it goes numb then...oh wait baitcasting always lefty because I'm a lefty and want the rod in my dominant hand.

either you mean you use right handed reels, or you can hold the rod in the same hand as you reel with which would be quite the impressive feat...

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as for me, i use left handed reels, always reeled with my left hand using spinning gear and saw no reason to change that. im right handed, and prefer the rod to be in my right hand, just do not feel like i have sufficient grip on the rod if its in my left hand...

[smr913]

Spinning = Left, Baitcasting = Right. That's all my dad had for me to learn on, and when he finally bought me my first BC when I was 9 or 10 it was right handed. I gave a lot of thought about it while I was in college and even bought an Ambassador 5500 in left hand just to give it a try and I didn't care for it. Now that reel just sits in the closet.

[LuckyHandsINC.]

either you mean you use right handed reels, or you can hold the rod in the same hand as you reel with which would be quite the impressive feat...

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as for me, i use left handed reels, always reeled with my left hand using spinning gear and saw no reason to change that. im right handed, and prefer the rod to be in my right hand, just do not feel like i have sufficient grip on the rod if its in my left hand...

Your right I screwed up. I meant right hand retreive. Fixed it.

[Jig Meister]

Never reeled any way other than left handed, which I love, but sometimes buying a BC reel is a hassle because the leftys seem always sold/harder to find.

[Diggy]

I started right and went lefty, I prefer it (4 reels now). For some reason I still want to buy a rh one again just to have one in case im injured or something

[tholmes]

I'm left-hand dominant, so I reel both spinning and baitcasting reels with my right hand. I can't imagine doing it the other way.

Tom

[j.bruno]

Yea it all varies from person to person. The way i see it. You hold the rod with your stronger hand / arm. Thats just how i roll anyways.

[Hooligan]

Almost all my bottom contact rods have LH reels on them. A lot of my Cranking/Reaction rods are RH. Just the way it is for me.

[tipptruck1]

I am right handed. All my reels including spinning are right handed. It felt werid reeling with my left hand. I also flip and pitch left handed. You should see me cast. I move the rod to my left hand a lot. While the bait is still in the air.

My buddy who is a lefty. Will only use right handed gear also. He even pitches with his right.