This is something that is coming from a right handed man that reels all his bait casting reels with his left hand. Is he correct? I have had this discussion over and over for many years.
The discussion as to what is the right way to fish your bait casting reels. Most of us right-handed fisherman will use a spinning reel that has the handle on the left so we are casting and holding the rod with our right hand and reeling with our left. Then why is it that when we pick up a bait casting rod and reel that we still want to cast with our right hand, but then switch the hands the rod is in and reel with our right hand?
My fishing partner also prefers his trolling reels with left handed handles on them as well. A recent trip out to Lake Erie proved to be interesting when I was setting a line or reeling in a fish. This leads to a loose loop, which will most probably turn into a wind knot while casting for the second time.
Train yourself to close the bail by hand and you will reduce the risk of wind knots significantly. Feathering during cast simply means touching the spool to control the speed at which it releases the fishing. This helps control the speed and increase the accuracy of your cast. You should also feather your forefinger while reeling the line back to the spool.
This ensures your line has enough tension to wrap itself onto the spool without causing loops that can lead to casting problems later. Put your forefinger on the line while reeling in to create tension enough to ensure it is wrapped tightly to the spool. For reasons best known by experts, when you reel your spinning tackle against the drag, line twists become more customary. If the hook has caught a fish and it is stripping the drag, allow it to run against the drag until the drag stops making sounds.
If you want your spinning reel to last for the longest time, you will need to take proper care of it. Here a few tips to help you with that:. No, all spinning reels are not left-handed. However, most are because many anglers are right-handed. When the handle is on the lefts side, it means you will use your right hand on the rod handle and the left hand on the reel handle.
That said, the less dominant hand will have less work of turning the handle, while the dominant right hand will be on the rod where there is more work. Yes, you can change your tackle from being left-handed to right-handed. The procedure is simple as shown in the steps provided above. It is a feature in most conventional tackles that prevents the reel from turning backward while casting.
The anti-reverse switch allows you to choose when to engage it and when not to. The feature helps prevent casting problems such as line twists and tangles. To know more details about the anti-reverse system, you may check out our content on what is anti-reverse spinning reel and how does it work. Right-Handed Fishing Reel A right-hand fishing reel will have the handle on the right-hand side. This can be problematic for right-handed fisherman. After a cast is made they will have to switch the rod to the left hand in order to crank with the right hand.
Since Todd has been doing this for over 30 years, the switching hands process has become quick and easy. However, as a beginning fisherman, if you are right hand dominant it makes more sense to use a left-handed rod. This process is the same for fishermen who are left hand dominant. Left-handed fishermen would look for a right-handed reel because they can cast with the dominant hand without having to switch over the rod.
If you are someone like Todd who has been fishing their whole life, then switching over to a left-handed reel does not make sense. Learn more about how you can identify a largemouth bass, where to catch it and what bait and lures to use.
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