"JimH" wrote in message
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"SoFarrell" wrote in message
news:1112533058.e03e077ee05b93a2e6a153ff6cdd29f7@t eranews...
For live bait fishing, what's your pref? Open or spinning reels? Why?


I use spinning reels for all my freshwater fishing and used a conventional
open reel while on a charter boat several years back while in Miami. Open
reels were also the only reels we had as kids.

I still prefer the spinning reel.

The open reel is definitely more prone to tangles and backlash if you
don't
know how to use it. I don't know about any advantages it has over the
spinning reel.



Depends on the species / bait size. I fish for Yellow Tail and small tuna
out of San Diego and for the bigger fish and baits I use a Calcutta 401 ( I
like left handed reels) and a Shimano Bait Runner 2500 for the smaller
pinhead anchovies when I need to get them further from the boat. For live
bait fishing salmon in my home area of San Francisco I use open reels as our
anchovies are larger.

SoFarrell wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote

I use both for inshore and close offshore fishing. Penn spinning reels and
a couple of Shimano 251 open reels. For trolling these days, I use Shimano
charter specials, because I prefer the lever drag. I've got em all spooled
up with the proper weights of Berkley Fireline. When I have "rarely fish"
guests aboard, they prefer the spinning reels.


I use the shimano 250 You are left handed!

I use left handed reels although I'm right handed because it eliminates
changing hands after casting and puts the rod is in the dominant arm for
hook sets and long battles.

-rick-

On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:40:19 -0700, -rick- wrote:

SoFarrell wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote

I use both for inshore and close offshore fishing. Penn spinning reels and
a couple of Shimano 251 open reels. For trolling these days, I use Shimano
charter specials, because I prefer the lever drag. I've got em all spooled
up with the proper weights of Berkley Fireline. When I have "rarely fish"
guests aboard, they prefer the spinning reels.


I use the shimano 250 You are left handed!

I use left handed reels although I'm right handed because it eliminates
changing hands after casting and puts the rod is in the dominant arm for
hook sets and long battles.

?

Later,

Tom

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:40:19 -0700, -rick- wrote:

SoFarrell wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote

I use both for inshore and close offshore fishing. Penn spinning reels
and
a couple of Shimano 251 open reels. For trolling these days, I use
Shimano
charter specials, because I prefer the lever drag. I've got em all
spooled
up with the proper weights of Berkley Fireline. When I have "rarely
fish"
guests aboard, they prefer the spinning reels.


I use the shimano 250 You are left handed!

I use left handed reels although I'm right handed because it eliminates
changing hands after casting and puts the rod is in the dominant arm for
hook sets and long battles.

?

Later,

Tom


That's too much thinking for me. (just kidding).

"-rick-" wrote in message
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SoFarrell wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote

I use both for inshore and close offshore fishing. Penn spinning reels
and a couple of Shimano 251 open reels. For trolling these days, I use
Shimano charter specials, because I prefer the lever drag. I've got em
all spooled up with the proper weights of Berkley Fireline. When I have
"rarely fish" guests aboard, they prefer the spinning reels.


I use the shimano 250 You are left handed!

I use left handed reels although I'm right handed because it eliminates
changing hands after casting and puts the rod is in the dominant arm for
hook sets and long battles.

-rick-


Whoops I accused shortwave of confused me, but it was you!!!!!!!

Must be because I just got up.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:40:19 -0700, -rick- wrote:

I use left handed reels although I'm right handed because it eliminates
changing hands after casting and puts the rod is in the dominant arm for
hook sets and long battles.


?

Later,

Tom

The rod stays in the right hand.

On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:57:49 -0700, -rick- wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:40:19 -0700, -rick- wrote:

I use left handed reels although I'm right handed because it eliminates
changing hands after casting and puts the rod is in the dominant arm for
hook sets and long battles.

?

The rod stays in the right hand.

Yeah. That's a right handed reel. A left handed reel would put the
cranking handle on the right side of the reel.

Later,

Tom

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:57:49 -0700, -rick- wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:40:19 -0700, -rick- wrote:

I use left handed reels although I'm right handed because it eliminates
changing hands after casting and puts the rod is in the dominant arm
for
hook sets and long battles.

?

The rod stays in the right hand.

Yeah. That's a right handed reel. A left handed reel would put the
cranking handle on the right side of the reel.

Later,

Tom


Not the way the manufacturers figure it.

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:29:21 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:57:49 -0700, -rick- wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:40:19 -0700, -rick- wrote:

I use left handed reels although I'm right handed because it eliminates
changing hands after casting and puts the rod is in the dominant arm
for
hook sets and long battles.

?

The rod stays in the right hand.

Yeah. That's a right handed reel. A left handed reel would put the
cranking handle on the right side of the reel.

Not the way the manufacturers figure it.

They do for spinning reels. I don't think I've ever seen a spinning
reel packaged for lefties. You can reverse the crank easily enough
though.

Now bait casting reels - that's a whole different ball game. :)

Later,

Tom

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:57:49 -0700, -rick- wrote:

The rod stays in the right hand.

Yeah. That's a right handed reel. A left handed reel would put the
cranking handle on the right side of the reel.

That's true for spinning reels, not for level wind baitcasters.

-rick-