I grew up fishing only spinning gear, which I think most people use LH. So when I picked up a BC a couple years ago I thought it made sense to use the same hand. My father won't use a BC, he told me he has thrown many into the river over the years trying to learn.

But if you grew up using spincasting gear, chances are you're used to casting and reeling with both your right hand if you were born right handed.

I use right hand reels and the rod is always in my left hand reguardless of the type of fishing I am doing.

I reel my spinning reel upside down and backwards!   

I reel my spinning reel upside down and backwards!

I have actually seen people doing that on a fishing pier in VA.

You know why?  They started on spincasters.

Left handed.

Right handed for me, but hold the rod in my left hand when pitching.  Cast with my right arm.

All my reels are right hand retrieve. I have converted my spinning and fly reels to right hand retrieve just to maintain consistency with my bait cast reels.

  Im certainly not saying one is better then the other. I was just curious how many fished with what. The best thing i did was incorporating lefty's into my arsenal. If your rippin all day it makes in nice to change hands. The biggest advantage is avoiding fatigue, but after using both for years I have developed a favored R/L reel depending on technique.

I am right handed, but my left arm is stronger than my right. 20 years of playing drums....

A drummer? I am surprised you know your right from your left.  Just kidding.  I am a bass player and have a lot of respect for drummers.

Back to fishing... I have both RH and LH reels.  I cast with both hands depending on where I want the bait to be.  Actually it was easier for my to learn to cast a baitcaster with my left hand.  Less control and less power led to fewere backlashes.  I haven't mastered pitching/flipping with my left hand so I do prefer a LH reel so I don't have to switch. 

I'm right handed, and I use lefties for bottom-contact baits and righties for all other lures.

A drummer? I am surprised you know your right from your left.

LMAO.  What do you call a guy that hangs out with musicians all the time?

The drummer.