Happy Left-Handers Day

[Selassie I]

Here's what conventional reels look like. The reel is on top of the rod. You have to use your right hand to crank... no option of switching sides on the handle. Seems to me that this should be the preferred side for the handle.

 

[RamFan503]

Here's what conventional reels look like. The reel is on top of the rod. You have to use your right hand to crank... no option of switching sides on the handle. Seems to me that this should be the preferred side for the handle.

My steelhead and salmon rods are all left hand crank level winds. It’s not as big of a deal with deep sea set ups as I’m not casting across a river or stream. Still takes me a bit to get used to it. I feel like I’m throwing a football left handed. Ain’t no one wanna see dat.

 

[RamFan503]

Here's what conventional reels look like. The reel is on top of the rod. You have to use your right hand to crank... no option of switching sides on the handle. Seems to me that this should be the preferred side for the handle.

BTW... nice fucking reels. Very sweet.

 

[Selassie I]

BTW... nice freaking reels. Very sweet.

Thanks.

You can never have enough. I have 4 of each of these. LOL... aka small fortune.

I have like 10 spinning set-ups. Hahahah

 

[RamFan503]

Thanks.

You can never have enough. I have 4 of each of these. LOL... aka small fortune.

I have like 10 spinning set-ups. Hahahah

So sad that my reels haven’t even been on my rods for over a year. I finally moved them from mini storage to my house. Still a bunch of wrapped rods and boxed reels

Gotta get them ready for next season on Pyramid, Boca, Stampede and Frenchman’s lakes. Freaking 25# cuts on Pyramid and huge bows on Frenchman and Boca. Stupid that I still haven’t worked those waters yet.

 

[LesBaker]

In this pic I'm holding the rod with my left hand

That's the way I have held fishing poles so I see now.

So sad that my reels haven’t even been on my rods for over a year.

I'm guessing nothing has been anywhere near your filthy rod for longer than that LOL.

 

[RamFan503]

That's the way I have held poles so I see now.

FIFY.

 

[Karate61]

I just went outside and took a pic of one of my spinning rod set-ups. This is what left-handed looks like on a spinning reel. Remember... the reel is under the rod on a spinning set-up. You can switch the handle to either side of the reel with spinning reels... so 90% of spinning rod users (righties) have the handle set up to crank with their left hand.

In this pic I'm holding the rod with my left hand... I reel the handle with my right. That's the lefty way.

Reading your description, I'm a lefty fisherman cause I hold left and reel right!

You have some nice looking reels Selassie!

 

[Prime Time]

 

[Selassie I]

Haha

No worries PT !

Not a day goes by that I don't think of the fish !!!

 

[LesBaker]

I worked with a guy a few years back who used to fish anywhere and everywhere. He kept his gear in the vehicle so he could go anytime. Obviously there are lots of places here, the ocean, lakes, canals you name it if there is water there are fish and gators.

He never kept any of the fish.

 

[Prime Time]

My dad taught me to fish for trout. This was near Red Bluff, CA, the Sacramento river. He used to put cheese on the hook along with red Salmon eggs. I enjoyed hanging out with him but hated it when we would catch a fish and then make me smack its head against a rock and gut and clean it. :eek: Beware when the fish rebel and take vengeance.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnohhGCNLJs

 

[Farr Be It]

I throw a baseball with my right hand but hit from both sides and kick a ball equally with each foot. I write and eat left handed. I play a guitar “backwards”and badly

My buddy happens to be the nephew of Tom Seaver. (Toms sisters kid) He had the benefit of some great one-on-one with his uncle when he was a kid. He actually became one of the few pitchers that could throw ambidextrous. He pitched for Michigan back in the ‘80s but never went pro.

I guess the Dodgers have a guy now Pat Venditte that throws both ways.

 

[OldSchool]

My buddy happens to be the nephew of Tom Seaver. (Toms sisters kid) He had the benefit of some great one-on-one with his uncle when he was a kid. He actually became one of the few pitchers that could throw ambidextrous. He pitched for Michigan back in the ‘80s but never went pro.

I guess the Dodgers have a guy now Pat Venditte that throws both ways.

I watched him pitch here last week, a guy picks th ingredients with each hand to two different batters in one inning. A first for me and was fun to watch.

 

[RamFan503]

My buddy happens to be the nephew of Tom Seaver. (Toms sisters kid) He had the benefit of some great one-on-one with his uncle when he was a kid. He actually became one of the few pitchers that could throw ambidextrous. He pitched for Michigan back in the ‘80s but never went pro.

I guess the Dodgers have a guy now Pat Venditte that throws both ways.

Interesting. Never heard of that before.