Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

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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 irec » Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:46 am

Right handed, but reel with the left. Started doing it that way because of an injury. Never went back.
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by gundog » Sun Apr 24, 2011 3:11 pm

PESCATORE wrote:I am right hand dominate but use left hand retrieve reels exclusively. I have for about 15 years. It just plain makes sense! I hope Shimano comes out with a low speed lefty reel this year. I appreciate TT's support for lefties!
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by bassninja » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:13 am

right-handed so i cast right-handed and reel with my left. i thought that was normal? :D
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by damian_megabass » Mon May 02, 2011 4:44 am

Dominate hand to cast and set hook, so I reel with my left, it just makes sense. :lol: :lol:

This goes for both casting and spinning reels for me......for some, casting righty, spinning lefty ](*,) doesn't make sense one bit at all. :lol:
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by Boods » Tue May 03, 2011 2:51 am

Ambidextrous.. I reel with my right because me left is stronger even after tearing my Rotator Cuff. Throw footballs right handed and kick left footed. I'm all screwed up.. :lol:
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by NickN » Wed May 04, 2011 10:21 am

Right hand with casting and left hand with spinning.
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by jpd0144 » Wed May 04, 2011 11:06 am

Cast right ...switch and hold rod in left ... while reeling right. Except when pitching and flipping. Flip and pitch with left while reeling right. I know .... I know ... LOL ](*,)
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by gbenn039 » Fri May 13, 2011 11:23 pm

I started fishing with spinning reels with the handle on the left and graduated to left handed baitcasters
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by georgeweeber » Mon May 16, 2011 9:52 am

unfortunately I grew up casting and reeling with the right and I still do.
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by onlyfishn » Sun May 22, 2011 9:42 am

i use lefty for everything except for swimbaits dunt noe y
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by jpd0144 » Wed May 25, 2011 2:39 am

I wonder ...if so many people voted left then why is the market targeted more towards right hand versions? Im sure reel manufacturers look at sales demographics of what sells the most to base their decisions ??? Thoughts anyone ? :-k
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by Toadslayer72 » Wed May 25, 2011 11:59 am

jpd0144 wrote:I wonder ...if so many people voted left then why is the market targeted more towards right hand versions? Im sure reel manufacturers look at sales demographics of what sells the most to base their decisions ??? Thoughts anyone ? :-k

ON pg.5 of this thread, towards the bottom of the pg., RStien321 breaks it down quite nicely.
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by jpd0144 » Wed May 25, 2011 12:54 pm

Toadslayer72 Thanks for the heads up ! It was ALREADY very well said. Guess I made a @%#&#@ out of myself on that one! Thats what I get for not reaeding each and every post ... :oops: :lol:
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by ecu daniel 14 » Wed May 25, 2011 1:15 pm

jpd0144 wrote:Toadslayer72 Thanks for the heads up ! It was ALREADY very well said. Guess I made a @%#&#@ out of myself on that one! Thats what I get for not reaeding each and every post ... :oops: :lol:
dont worry, I diddnt read every post either :D

I am ambidextrous \:D/
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Re: Reeling Demographics... are you a righty or lefty

Post by Toadslayer72 » Wed May 25, 2011 1:22 pm

jpd0144 wrote:Toadslayer72 Thanks for the heads up ! It was ALREADY very well said. Guess I made a @%#&#@ out of myself on that one! Thats what I get for not reaeding each and every post ... :oops: :lol:

No worries man, you didn't make an a-hole out of yourself :) . It's also quite common from what I've seen on the net for people to do what you did. It makes sense that the later one comes in on a thread that the likelihood of one reading the whole thing goes way down. He did say it so very slick too didn't he.
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