While I'm sure to get plenty of static, there are sound reasons for
right-hand reeling when right-handed. Not for small fish, but for larger
species. Spinning reels are anti-reverse, most fly reels aren't. If you
palm the spool, or even have to frequently wind and release, your best
hand is the most sensitive. If I have to tail a fish I'm more
coordinated with my right hand.
The rod changeover from right to left hand is virtually instantaneous
and has never given me a single problem in more than 40 years of fly
fishing. If you look in books for pictures of older salmon reels (single
action) you'll see that virtually all of them are right-hand reel; there
was a good reason and it wasn't to accommodate left-handers you can be
sure. Of course YMMV.
Cheers
Paul
www.galesendpress.com
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Paul Marriner
Outdoor Writing & Photography. Owner: Gale's End Press. Member: OWAA &
OWC. Author of: A Compendium of Canadian Fly Patterns (co-author),
Stillwater Fly Fishing: Tools & Tactics, How to Choose & Use Fly-tying
Thread, Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies, Miramichi River Journal, Ausable
River Journal, and Atlantic Salmon.
