Left Handed Baitcasting anyone?

[Arauthator]

Grandpa would tell ya. Cane Pole only!

He who has fun fishing. Already owns correct rod and reel.

Gear ratio I don't pay much attention to other than 5:1 for slow fishing. You could go lower I suppose than that.

[Arauthator]

This could just be coincedence but someone Im sure knows the answer.

Is the slower gear ratio= larger diameter on the reel handles... Like this DPV I just got is a nice wide rotation, not as big as a spinning reel rotation, but much greater than the rotation i have with my BPS baitcaster. I think that has helped make it a bit more normal for me.

Im going to get a veritas rod to match with the RH BPS baitcaster So I will still be going back and forth from left to right. But I will probably use lefty for Frogs and any baits that require lots of jerking action, As well as jigs.

Probably use righty for burning baits (Like you said you can reel faster with the right hand and its also a 6.4 to 1 as opposed to my 5.0 to 1 Lefty..)

There have been times when I wasn't catching anything where I switch Frogs over to LH deals. At times it worked at other times it made no difference. But more times than not it started producing fish. Sometimes Crappie instead of Bass. LoL

[ClarkIR]

For someone like me the 5 to 1 was best because I already fish too fast as it is... Sure I lose some speed on getting slack in but in the long run I think I will catch more fish. I like having the pole in my right arm for baits that require alot movement... My left arm is just dysfunctional... its really pathetic if you watched me use a zara spook left armed...

[Arauthator]

Nope. Pole in the right hand, reel with left. All you people who switch back and forth or have left and right hand reels make me laugh.

Well that tells me you are easily amused.

That's ok, because I am too. LoLs.

I learned the trick of switching back and forth by having tendinitis in my elbow from casting one way during tournaments. Once I switched to both reels, that problem went away. So for me, yeah, there are some good advantages like I've shown in this thread, but the main reason I switch back and forth is so I can use my arms after a full day of fishing. I never was able to play sports for very long as a kid because of this problem, and my brothers used to pull my arms out of socket all the time, on accident of course, because the tendons in my arms and legs never fully developed. I once even threw my arm out of socket by being a pitcher in baseball and throwing the ball to the batter.

In the Marine Corps, I barely made it out of boot camp because my knees would swell up as big as basketballs almost from the tendons not performing like they are suppose too. The pain was excruciating, but I did my best, held back the pain, and made it through in those 20 mile humps, and 5 mile runs.

So when you put it that way, I pretty much take it as making fun of my handicap.

[ClarkIR]

So when you put it that way, I pretty much take it as making fun of my handicap.

Most people on this forum dont know personal details about one another. I dont think in any way he was trying to insult anyone maliciously(assuming he doesnt know that about you).

You have a good concept going though about getting more miles out of your body by evening out the stress during a long day... I thought of that myself. This will definately help out with that.

[Arauthator]

Most people on this forum dont know personal details about one another. I dont think in any way he was trying to insult anyone maliciously(assuming he doesnt know that about you).

You have a good concept going though about getting more miles out of your body by evening out the stress during a long day... I thought of that myself. This will definitely help out with that.

Yeah, I agree Clark, my intent wasn't really one that was of an accusation, but more of one letting everyone know, there are people on forums with handicaps, most of us wouldn't make fun of those handicaps to a person to their face, well, on a forum, it's the same. You just never know what people are going through, or what a person has to contend with in life. Common courtesy should be practiced here too, it's a public place.

It's more of an etiquette thing....the point I was wanting to make.

Most of the time, not always, but most of the time when a person does something, like switch reals, there is a very intent purpose.

[The Great Maudu]

you talking about the button on the left or right? I like my button in the middle, but I'll take it on the left or right if i have too.

[roadrunner]

I bought my first LH reel this year it was a curado and the clutch would not engage have sent it in to be repaired. I was able to practise with the reel a little and I fish spinning with the handle on the left side so I was sure I would have no problems with the LH reel. All I can say it is awkward. I have tennis elbow and will use both it is going to take some getting used to. I cast baitcaster right handed and switch hands before the bait hits the water and I palm the baitcaster. I have done this for 45 years and that is hard to change.

[The Great Maudu]

Once I got a case of tennis elbow bad--best remody for me was to quit my ping pong league at my local tavern!!! Now I got a case of fishin elbow, but I not quittin my castin league...LOL!!!!