Left handed or right handed baitcaster for true-running crankbaits?

[Darren.]

1 minute ago, J Francho said:

Bring back steel rods!

Wait, the magnetic draw from forces such as the earth's poles will make us have to recalculate!

I say let's go back to cane poling.

[J Francho]

Yeti's are real.

[S. Sass]

3 hours ago, J Francho said:

Yeti's are real.

Sasquatch is too ... or is that the same guy???

[Further North]

No:

[Ratherbfishing]

On 9/22/2016 at 6:21 PM, Further North said:

I am in a quandary.

I cannot decide if a left handed or right handed bait casting reel is best to get crank baits to run genuinely true - absolutely, objectively, measurably at a 90° angle to the plane defined by the axis of my reel.

I am naturally right handed, but am gifted with the ability to be ambidextrous with many things.  I can bat, cast a fly rod, shoot both handguns and shotguns...and um...at least one other ...um...activity...equally well with both hands.

Looking at the formula for torque:

T = F * r * sin(theta)

Where:

T = torque

F = linear force

r = distance measured from the axis of rotation to where the linear force is applied

theta = the angle between F and r

...I am concerned that as a natural right hander, I am applying force to the rod, the reel handle and the axis of the crank that will cause crank-baits to run off center.

Looking at this animation:

...makes me virtually certain that I am indeed doing something wrong and that continuing to do so will cost me thousands of fish per year...or worse, have me only catching dinks.

Keeping in mind that I am ignoring the effects or weather, the solunar tables, and it I had a dark beer or an IPA the evening before...what does this august body of bass fishing expertise think is the best solution to my problem?

Thanks a lot!  Now my head hurts.

I am, however, convinced that the rotation of the earth has thrown off my casts by as much as 30 degrees.  I am not sure what formula to use to correct this.

[J Francho]

When in doubt, take the derivative.

[.ghoti.]

never drink and derive

[Further North]

Just now, .ghoti. said:

never drink and derive

OK...I was gonna sit this out (cuz I claimed I was going to let it end)...but that is an absolutely deadly pun.  I love it.

[.ghoti.]

5 minutes ago, Further North said:

OK...I was gonna sit this out (cuz I claimed I was going to let it end)...but that is an absolutely deadly pun.  I love it.

 

i used  to have a shirt with that on it

[Further North]

1 hour ago, .ghoti. said:

I used to have a shirt with that on it.

So...you bought the PI Day shirt too?  Last year, when it really mattered?

[Turtle135]