Help me pick a casting combo. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

MrPatrick · 06-03-2013, 10:39 AM

It will , not I will. Sorry. I use both left and right bait casters interchangeably. When it comes to spinning though I only like left handed cranking.

Raskal311 · 06-03-2013, 11:16 AM

Is there a reason why most casting reels are right handed crank?

Baja_Traveler · 06-03-2013, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Raskal311

Is there a reason why most casting reels are right handed crank?

Most people are right handed and/or right hand dominant...

Raskal311 · 06-03-2013, 12:04 PM

I'm right handed and i'm right hand dominant which is why I perfer controlling the rod with my right hand. Maybe its because i've been fishing with spinner since I was a kid. Sounds like I need to borrow someones casting reel and try it out first.

Anyway I'm thinking about the shimano Cardiff which comes left and right handed. Any thoughts on this reel?

vincentek9 · 06-03-2013, 01:25 PM

what kind of fishing do you plan on doing with the casting combo? casting reels take a bit of getting used to.. but once you are accustomed to them... you hardly look back at spinning setups. its kind of like driving.... your feet arent sensitive to the pedals at first (your thumb will be too loose or too stiff on the spool at first) but then you'll know what to do.

another tip on bird nests.. when you get one.. just engage the reel.. put your thumb nail on the spool.. and crank a few times. then disengage reel and pull out line. do this several times and the stuck area of the bird nest will work its way out. its worked for me 90% of the time when i cant manually pick out the bird nest by myself.

Mahigeer · 06-03-2013, 01:31 PM

I have talked about this subject with many anglers. It seems that old habits are hard to break.
One reason that majority use right handed casting/conventional reels is because those were the only available kind. Now these days more and more manufacturers are making left handed ones.>>
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I am right handed and have used left hand for spinning reels all of my life. When I got a left handed casting reel by accident, I liked it very much. >>
Since I am right handed, I like to have the rod in my right (stronger) hand. After making my cast/s I don’t need to change hands. I keep the rod in the same hand.>>
Cranking the reel which has mechanical advantage due to gears, requires less power in my opinion than lifting a rod with fish hanging from it.>>
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06-03-2013, 11:16 AM	#2
Raskal311 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Ana/Westminster Posts: 1,256	Is there a reason why most casting reels are right handed crank? __________________ Kevin Yellow PA12

06-03-2013, 12:04 PM	#4
Raskal311 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Ana/Westminster Posts: 1,256	I'm right handed and i'm right hand dominant which is why I perfer controlling the rod with my right hand. Maybe its because i've been fishing with spinner since I was a kid. Sounds like I need to borrow someones casting reel and try it out first. Anyway I'm thinking about the shimano Cardiff which comes left and right handed. Any thoughts on this reel? __________________ Kevin Yellow PA12

06-03-2013, 01:25 PM	#5
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 533	what kind of fishing do you plan on doing with the casting combo? casting reels take a bit of getting used to.. but once you are accustomed to them... you hardly look back at spinning setups. its kind of like driving.... your feet arent sensitive to the pedals at first (your thumb will be too loose or too stiff on the spool at first) but then you'll know what to do. another tip on bird nests.. when you get one.. just engage the reel.. put your thumb nail on the spool.. and crank a few times. then disengage reel and pull out line. do this several times and the stuck area of the bird nest will work its way out. its worked for me 90% of the time when i cant manually pick out the bird nest by myself. __________________

06-03-2013, 10:39 AM	#1
MrPatrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waiting to launch Posts: 1,381	It will , not I will. Sorry. I use both left and right bait casters interchangeably. When it comes to spinning though I only like left handed cranking.

06-03-2013, 01:31 PM	#6
Mahigeer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,908	I have talked about this subject with many anglers. It seems that old habits are hard to break. One reason that majority use right handed casting/conventional reels is because those were the only available kind. Now these days more and more manufacturers are making left handed ones.>> >> I am right handed and have used left hand for spinning reels all of my life. When I got a left handed casting reel by accident, I liked it very much. >> Since I am right handed, I like to have the rod in my right (stronger) hand. After making my cast/s I don’t need to change hands. I keep the rod in the same hand.>> Cranking the reel which has mechanical advantage due to gears, requires less power in my opinion than lifting a rod with fish hanging from it.>> >> >>