I have to concur w/ Tony, shifting hands is awkward & the only time I have a fish on the reel is if it's big enough to take all the line I stripped. What do you do if a fish takes the fly as it hits the water? In spite of that, I also have to concur w/ the idea that whatever works for you is what you should be doingJ
I spent quite a few years spinning for warm water species before my departed father-in-law gave me his old Shakespeare fiberglass rod & auto reel. I tried putting fish on the reel & found it to be problematic; I just couldn't get the hang. Now that I have newer equipment, I only use the handle on the reel when I'm storing line for transport or the few times a year when I have to let the fish run. Maybe I just got used to having the rod in my right hand while I was fighting. Well, there was that one time I was a bit foggy in the AM & put the reel on backwards & was too lazy to restring. J From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Spezio Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 8:57 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Re: Left hand reel George, That may be right for most people but I find it awkward to switch hands to fight a fish. In most cases I strip the line in and seldom put it on the reel. Again, it is just my way. I started fly fishing in 1944 with no formal training., that goes back a way. I find I can let the line slip through my stripping hand if the fish decides to run and not have the line come off the reel. Back in my early days of fly fishing most fish were in the 6 to 10" size, really no need to get them on the reel. Now I fish bigger waters and some trout fall into the 20+ inch size but I still do it the same old way I am used to. We do what works best for us. I have fishing partners that do it your way and I di get some remarks about how I do it but we still catch fish and enjoy what we do. Tony --- On Mon, 4/6/09, George <k...@msn.com> wrote: From: George <k...@msn.com> Subject: [VFB] Re: Left hand reel To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, April 6, 2009, 8:35 AM Ian, I do not think of this as a left hand reel. I am right handed and cast with my right arm/hand. I then pass the rod to my left arm and reel with my right hand. This is/was the traditional way of learning to fly fish and how I learned over 50 years ago. Thus, you are right handed you are always using your dominant hand. Today's fly fisher has some how been mistakenly (in my opinion) learned to cast with their right hand and reel with their left. In which case reels need to be altered for right hand reeling. I still believe that most if not all manufactures still sell their reels oriented to the old way. Famed fly caster Lefty Kreh still advocates using your dominant hand as I was taught. George Vincent _____ From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of iain short Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 03:09 To: VFB-new Subject: [VFB] Left hand reel Hi Guys I am selling a left hand ABU DIPLOMAT 178 reel with padded case (you wind with the right hand) Silent wind in, and adjustable ratchet drag 3.25 inches diameter paint rubbed off in the usual spot Anyone interested email me off list at iainsh...@hotmail.com iain _____ Surfing the web just got more rewarding. Download the New Internet Explorer 8 <http://extras.uk.msn.com/internet-explorer-8/?ocid=T010MSN07A0716U> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
