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"JimH" wrote in message ... "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. |
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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- |
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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 |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... 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). |
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"-rick-" wrote in message ... 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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... 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. |
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:29:21 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . 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 |
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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- |
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