mauso1 wrote: OBTW ..cast with strong hand strip and reel with weak.
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Reel Question
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GILs_GONE_WILD
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Re: Reel Question
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Re: Reel Question
I am left handed so most reels are ready to go for me. It feels weird if I reel with my left hand.
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Re: Reel Question
GILs_GONE_WILD wrote:Hmmmm .....Rik wrote:I want my strong hand/arm on the rod regardless of gear. My weaker hand/arm can spin a reel handle just fine. I want my strength where it's needed.
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and one grouper just to clear up that argument too. (same rod I broke on a tarpon this season)
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Reel Question
Those rods Gil posted are typically strapped in a harness. Your back/body powers the rod. You need your arm strength to crank. Quite a bit different from flats (or fly) rods.
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