dam0007 Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Figured I'd share this. A older guy in my club I fished with saw me using my lefty reels casting with my right hand. Asked why I fish like that, I replied I grew up handle on the left so it's whats comfortable for me. He said he was told many years ago the spool should always be vertical to the water when casting so the brake side is facing down... This was awhile back. But looking at some different reels this week that run on magnetic brakes not centrifugal brakes, it kinda makes sense... Any of you guys ever been told this? Quote
ColdSVT Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Centrifugal force knows no axis....magnets dont either Now the spool might shift downward with gravity but i woulnd think it would effect the brakin system in any matter that you notice Quote
dam0007 Posted June 12, 2014 Author Posted June 12, 2014 Centrifugal force knows no axis....magnets dont either Now the spool might shift downward with gravity but i woulnd think it would effect the brakin system in any matter that you notice True.... Urban legend maybe? lol Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 People hear or are shown to do things a certain way and fill in the "why" on their own. Rolling your wrist so the handle point down is just more ergonomic of a motion. I can't think of any mechanical design reason for such advice but then again I wasn't there either when it was thought up. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted June 12, 2014 Super User Posted June 12, 2014 People hear or are shown to do things a certain way and fill in the "why" on their own. Rolling your wrist so the handle point down is just more ergonomic of a motion. I can't think of any mechanical design reason for such advice but then again I wasn't there either when it was thought up. I've read the same thing about turning the reel vertical on the cast. I've tried both ways, and if it makes a difference in accuracy or distance or backlashing/over-runs I am not good enough to notice it. Quote
Super User Tywithay Posted June 12, 2014 Super User Posted June 12, 2014 Grab two magnets and stick them together....then turn them any direction you want and stick them together, did anything change? Quote
Super User Sam Posted June 13, 2014 Super User Posted June 13, 2014 Yes. Mark Menendez says to cast like that. It will help your wrist and arm not get injured or over worked. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted June 13, 2014 Super User Posted June 13, 2014 I've been playing drums for 35 years. Nothing I do fishing will ever compare to what I put wrists and hands through while playing. If your getting chronic pain from fishing, you need to see a doc because there's something really wrong. Quote
Smallmouth Hunter Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I have also heard the story about how it casts Better like that because that is the way the earth rotates and it will cast X yds further... Yea right. Quote
Tim S. Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 True.... Urban legend maybe? lol No, when baitcasters were first modernized(in the 70's, starting with Lew's reels), all the tournament guys did this. It allowed the spool to spin faster with less chance of a backlash. Had to do with gravity always keeping pressure on the line to one side of the levelwind guide, instead of down, which caused loops to bury under the spool(mono was pretty stiff back then and spool speed was a fraction of today's modern reels lol). My dad is in his mid-60's and he has always done this as far back as I can remember. Bill Dance is the one who told him to do it. Quote
TNBassin' Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I always have the spool vertical when casting. I was taught to do that when I was young. Quote
Super User aavery2 Posted June 14, 2014 Super User Posted June 14, 2014 This question has been raised many time across multiple forums. I looked at trying to find a definite answer to the question. What I considered the best answer was that it has to do with what is considered the proper casting technique. I can't recall all the details but it was largely due to what is considered the proper grip. Most of us cast with our thumb running parallel with the rod and at the top. The " proper" casting technique would have you place the V that is created between your thumb and forefinger in this position. Further it would have you slightly **** the reel so that for right handed casters the handle is slightly higher than the spool and the opposite for lefties. What all this is suppose to accomplish is letting your wrist have a full range of motion rather than becoming locked during the backcast, the ability to use your forearm as an extension of the rod, and several other things that I cannot recall. I felt like after reading the article that it applied more to BC reels that were far less developed than that of modern day equipment and that this was a way to help with casting distance and reduce stress in the casting motion. This technique probably still applies today but with lighter and more efficient equipment is a lot less crucial to being able to make long, accurate casts. I have a link to an article that explains this in some detail if anyone is interested. Quote
Super User Tywithay Posted June 14, 2014 Super User Posted June 14, 2014 This question has been raised many time across multiple forums. I looked at trying to find a definite answer to the question. What I considered the best answer was that it has to do with what is considered the proper casting technique. I can't recall all the details but it was largely due to what is considered the proper grip. Most of us cast with our thumb running parallel with the rod and at the top. The " proper" casting technique would have you place the V that is created between your thumb and forefinger in this position. Further it would have you slightly **** the reel so that for right handed casters the handle is slightly higher than the spool and the opposite for lefties. What all this is suppose to accomplish is letting your wrist have a full range of motion rather than becoming locked during the backcast, the ability to use your forearm as an extension of the rod, and several other things that I cannot recall. I felt like after reading the article that it applied more to BC reels that were far less developed than that of modern day equipment and that this was a way to help with casting distance and reduce stress in the casting motion. This technique probably still applies today but with lighter and more efficient equipment is a lot less crucial to being able to make long, accurate casts. I have a link to an article that explains this in some detail if anyone is interested. I think the "proper" technique is the one that's both comfortable and effective. That may or may not be the same for everyone. Quote
Super User aavery2 Posted June 14, 2014 Super User Posted June 14, 2014 I think the "proper" technique is the one that's both comfortable and effective. That may or may not be the same for everyone. I don't disagree, I know my own style is not like this, but then again I do suffer from elbow pain after fishing all day. I am sure that like the perfect golf stroke, someone has taken the time to break the cast down into ergonomics and such, and this is just what it would look like if you were to obey the science of it all. In the end we all have to do what works for us. Quote
Super User OkobojiEagle Posted June 14, 2014 Super User Posted June 14, 2014 In the end we all have to do what works for us. or we could ask an elite pro... (just poking at you) oe Quote
Super User aavery2 Posted June 14, 2014 Super User Posted June 14, 2014 or we could ask an elite pro... (just poking at you) oe ehh, what do those guys know? Quote
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