I'm right handed, and use the right- hand rewind curado. Is it just me, or do I have company? Cast with R. hand switch to L. and reel with R. holding drift rod in L. hand.

Add to above, I prefer the 6.2 to 1 to the 5 to 1. Mostly drift or bobber & jig fish with this reel. Use it mostly on a G. lommis IMX 1025 w/ a mod-fast action.

I do the same thing. My brother in-law who guides, fights me on this all the time. I feel that whatever is comfortable for each person is fine. He at some time has put the rod in his left hand to net a fish. I am sure that we are in the majority as most reels sold are right hand reels, and most people are right handed. Either that, or a lot of lefthanders fish. Both ways catch fish.

You are obviously right spooled, but I have lost fish with my r/h reels after setting, but not my l/h. When hitting a fish with a r/h reel - You HIT, then you have to transfer hands BEFORE you can reel. Hitting a fish inevitably brings it closer to you. The combination of you hitting a fish, and then lowering the rod to transfer before you can begin to reel creates slack in your line. Hence, lost fish. A r/h person with a l/h reel can hit a fish with his r/h and immediately begin to reel to keep the line tight. I always encourage a r/h person to reel with a l/h reel. You reel l/h with a spinning reel don't you.

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Right handed........used right hand reel for years......changed about 15 years ago.....cast right handed, have left handed reels, Curado, Calcutta, and others.

Agree that if you can use a spinning reel, then you can use a left handed level wind.

"Worse day sport fishing, still better than the best day working"

Holiday Market. I know it sounds funny, but I am right handed and am more comfortable with the rod in my left hand. Go figure! I reel with my right hand on a spinning reel also. I do not seem to lose a lot of fish. I can hit a baseball as easily left handed as right, but can't throw, cast or golf left handed. I also cast using both hands a lot of times like those surf fishermen, so I can keep either hand on the rod at that point. I am certainly not an expert at casting. I still believe it is personal preference. It's just I always here people using left hand reels making a big deal of it. Kinda like they are trying to justify there preference. Personally I could care less what hand a person reels with as long as they are having fun. Have a great Christmas
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