I am a firm believer that a fisherman should hold the rod with their dominant hand and reel with their non-dominant hand. I say this because when will your non-dominant hand ever have more finesse than your dominant hand? You’ll never be able to write, shoot, or draw as well with your non-dominant hand and I think the same goes for imparting action on a lure with your non-dominant hand. Maybe I’m wrong, but if you’re right handed you should be using a left handed bait-caster and vice versa.

Our fishing society has mis-labeled reel's "handedness"... oe

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Handedness: What hand do you hold rod with?

Delaware Valley Tackle

February 8, 20251 yr

I’m right handed and primarily use left hand reels. Where I depart from the OP is the use of words like should, better, right or wrong. Its 💯 personal preference.
bulldog1935

February 8, 20251 yr

Firm beliefs should should stick with 1st person and never be applied to 2nd or 3rd person. Those of us who grew up fishing in the 70s naturally fished baitcaster and fly rod with left arm, and
OkobojiEagle

February 8, 20251 yr

wrong handed casting causes line twist...