Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Reels are the hottest topic for TackleTour. Everyone wants to know what the latest and greatest is and how they compare to the old guard. What's the best for light stuff, or what's your suggestion for heavy cover. Do we really need different retrieve ratios? It's all in here.

Speaking of casting reels only... do you reel with your right or left hand?

I reel with my right hand
451
43%
I reel with my left hand
597
57%
 
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by Johnny A » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:29 am

Right handed, right reeling.

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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by shakeyleftarm » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:31 am

I'm dominant left, reel right, also.
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by Finnz922 » Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:41 pm

right handed and reel right handed. would love to be able to cast right and reel left with baitcaster like I do with a spinning reel but my stubborn brain won't let me. god knows I have tried.

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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by njbasscat » Sat Mar 12, 2011 2:57 pm

Right handed and use right handed casting reels. Tried for a couple of years to switch but it feels akward to reel with my left hand. Sold my lefty reel.

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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by North Branch » Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:10 pm

Bob Ellis wrote:I am right handed, hence I have stronger right arm, hence I want the ROD in my right hand for casting, setting the hook, and fighting the fish and this goes for both bait casters and spinning reels. By process of elimination (I only have two hands) I reel lefty.
Same here... everything you said, plus I feel I can work lure/bait better with my natural side.
I get a kick out of it when I watch the "pros", and I see most of them using a right handed crank bait caster, and then pick up a left handed crank spinning outfit... and go back and forth between the two... never understood it?

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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by poker_lamina » Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:37 pm

I am a righty ,it just feels better when for me.

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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by Jighead61 » Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:24 am

Right handed, reel lefty .....

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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by 21farms » Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:56 am

i'm right-handed but i've tried switching over to lefty baitcast reels several times and have never liked it...this is even though i reel lefty on spinning reels. but, as i've mentioned previously, reeling lefty on a baitcasting reel is not the same as reeling lefty on a spinning reel because a spinning reel is naturally balanced under the rod whereas the heavier handle side of a left reel wants to torque downward in the open side of your right palm. besides, since i like to fish palming my reel (instead of having my pointer finger on the trigger), i'm not saving any steps by going to a lefty reel.
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by Smalleyez » Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:01 am

Right on brother!

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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by tracker01 » Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:18 am

Righty, all the way. Allot more choices.

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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by spencerinstl » Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:56 am

Right handed, but reel lefty.
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by Backbay » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:24 pm

Right handed for everything including hockey, golf,and lacrosse, have always reeled with my left hand.

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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by biggs » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:55 pm

Lefty for batting, hockey, golf..........reel with the right.
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by DMac » Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:02 pm

Dominant left, reel left. The switching hands after every cast really isnt that big a deal for me. Reeling right just doesnt feel natural to me.

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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by Mossy Oak » Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:11 pm

I'm right handed and reel with my left, although I am trying to learn to use a right handed curado e5 for cranking

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