Why are reel manufactures ignoring left hand fishermen?

[Aiala]

My first spinner was a Mitchell Garcia 306... I learned to surf cast with it. No reversible handles back then, so I just became accustomed to left-hand winding. Now, I couldn't switch if I wanted to.   

~A~

[Reel 224]

My first spinner was a Mitchell Garcia 306... I learned to surf cast with it. No reversible handles back then, so I just became accustomed to left-hand winding. Now, I couldn't switch if I wanted to.   

~A~

Believe me you could if you had to, it's really not that difficult. Now learning to crank the reel backwards, that's difficult!

[Tunacious]

Guess I'm in the minority. I'm right handed and just switch out the spinner handle from the left side to the right side. Works for me...different strokes.

[Aiala]

Now learning to crank the reel backwards, that's difficult!

Ah, yes... the amazing upside-spinner method. I've gotten some good laughs over that, especially in advertisements and commercials. You'd think that the Mad Men would bother to research their subject, but nooo... I'll never forget one ad I saw with some rugged he-man type holding a Senator 6/0 on a roller rod with a freshwater Fat Rap dangling from the line!!  Riiight, good luck with that, LOL 

~A~

[steelfish]

Guess I'm in the minority. I'm right handed and just switch out the spinner handle from the left side to the right side. Works for me...different strokes.

I do the same.. and mostly all the people I know they also change the LH from spinners to RH

Im feel more comfortable while casting spoons or plastic with my RH to speed up, crack at lower speed, etc and twitch the rod with the left 

[Keta]

When steelhead fishing you often hang up on structure when switching hands, all but 2 of my salmon and steelhead reels are LH.

[David Hall]

I just quit fighting it and I use right handed gear for everything fishing, rifles and bows all right handed.
Only writing eating and hand tools with my left.
I'm totally screwed up, the world was not developed with the lefty in mind and around the home I grew up in, there was no lefty gear, I played baseball for two years using my older brothers righty glove, upside down on my right hand.  Didn't effect my playing one bit.
You do know that the left side of the body is controlled by the right hemisphere of the brain and the re right side is controlled by the left side.
Therefore left handed people are the only ones in their right mind!

[Breadfan]

I thought most RH people fish spinners with LH handle position and cast with the right hand - at least everyone I know

Yes, I just don't get that. I finally bought my first spinning reel a couple of months ago and I could not even think about reeling with the left hand, so I got a Mitchell 301 left handed, that you reel with your right hand. Err, or is that a right handed? Go figure. To me all spinners are left handed and right handed people use them left handed. Whose on first?

[MFB]

Right handed, but fish left hand retrieve except for a couple of conventional reels that I can't change easily. Growing up the first reels I used were Dad's old Mitchell's they were all left hand wind. To me it makes sense to have your strong arm on the rod.

Regards

Mark   

[Tiddlerbasher]

x2 Mark

[fIsHsTiiCkS]

I fiahsh left hand spinner and right hand conventional

[Wwen]

Hi,
If you are still looking for lefty conventional reels. You still have hope!

Here are a few options:
A lefty Shimano Trinidad is called a Shimano Ocea Jigger 1501, 2001, or 3001. It is exactly same as Trinidad except there is one additonal bearing for smoothness, spool lock for snags, and an auto engage function that can be disabled.
Also you have lefty Maxel Ocean Max Jigging reels with active spring loaded AR Dawgs and an AR Bearing and Dual Carbontex Drags available domestically with a 5 year warranty.

I believe Alutechnos may make lefty big game reels. Not 100% sure.

I hope this helps.

[ALASKAFISHMAN]

I am also right handed, but fish left...  I like having my dominant hand on the rod.  I fly fish, spin and conventionally fish this way.  There is no right way, just do what feels right.  I do have to agree, I am limited in my choices of reels, but always manage to find one that will fit the bill.

Brent 

[foakes]

Just supply and demand --

I have bail springs and bail wires for Mitchell 301, 303, 307, 309, 409 -- plenty of them, but never needed more than a couple in 30+ years.

Just 1 out of 25.

Best,

Fred

[tholmes]

I'm a lefty, and I have zero issues with what is called a "right-handed" casting reel. Cast with the left, reel with the right. It's perfect, no switching hands. Most modern spinning reels are convertible, so no problems there either.

Tom