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  1. 23-09-2017, 09:42 AM #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    What I have never understood about so many people that are right handed is why they would fight with there left and wind with there right.

    I am right handed everything and wind with my left. Pain in the ass buying baitcaster or overheads with left hand wind.

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    Totally agree. It seem fishing reels are the only thing ever make to suit left handers rather than right. Not only for casting but playing the fish, having your strongest arm on the rod. I can't understand why it has taken most right hander's so long to swap the handles over on their egg beaters.
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  3. 23-09-2017, 10:17 AM #62
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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    What I have never understood about so many people that are right handed is why they would fight with there left and wind with there right.

    I am right handed everything and wind with my left. Pain in the ass buying baitcaster or overheads with left hand wind.

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    When I got my first rod and reel at 7 the first thing was to put the winder on the left side of the reel. I've been on a few charters and always felt weird using their right handed overhead reels, just unnatural. I'm very right hand dominant.

    I've seen a few left handed bait casters (Daiwa/Shimano) going pretty cheap to and been very tempted.
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  4. 23-09-2017, 10:54 AM #63
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    Quote Originally Posted by gadgetman View Post
    When I got my first rod and reel at 7 the first thing was to put the winder on the left side of the reel. I've been on a few charters and always felt weird using their right handed overhead reels, just unnatural. I'm very right hand dominant.

    I've seen a few left handed bait casters (Daiwa/Shimano) going pretty cheap to and been very tempted.
    I had to get my baitcasters and overheads from overseas. Cheapish and need maintenance. I will need to get a couple more for snapper rigs. Let me know if you see any good deals.


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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    I had to get my baitcasters and overheads from overseas. Cheapish and need maintenance. I will need to get a couple more for snapper rigs. Let me know if you see any good deals.


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    I am pondering trying one of the bait casters off AliExpress, se m to have all the specs for around $40.

    Everything I have bought off there I have been surprised at how well they have been built as I have always expected absolute shit.
    I haven't been brave enough to buy anything expensive yet.

    For $40 I thought it might be worth a punt though?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudattack View Post
    I am pondering trying one of the bait casters off AliExpress, se m to have all the specs for around $40.

    Everything I have bought off there I have been surprised at how well they have been built as I have always expected absolute shit.
    I haven't been brave enough to buy anything expensive yet.

    For $40 I thought it might be worth a punt though?


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    Both my baitcasters I bought for 40 bucks of eBay iirc.
    I haven't got any pics sorry but one, after little use won't lock up after you cast. It is in permanent free spool. (could probably fix it easy but just used the other)

    The other of the exact same make and model just different colour has lasted perfectly.

    I have caught kahawai, (believe it or not snapper), salmon, trumpheter and some albies using it with braid.

    For 40 bucks it is worth a punt for sure.

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    If anyone is looking for a lefty small/medium baitcaster, I can't recommend the Abu Garcia C3 range highly enough. Light, but incredibly resilient. Make sure it's made in Sweden though.

    Maxel/Avet/Accurate make leftys suitable for mechanical jigging.

    Penn make a few leftys. Shimano are finally starting to make a few bigger overhead leftys.

    TiCA do lefty game fishing reels, but good luck tracking them down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwijames View Post
    My guess since you asked - Daiwa SL30SH (probably the best reel there )
    Nope you won't find any daiwas in my house, one of the fixed spool combos has a shimano baitrunner 6500, there is an okuma trio rex arena sitting in the corner and then not in the pic is a shimano ultegra, the penn squall 15 goes on one of the veritas surf rods in the pic when it is not being used on the boat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    I had to get my baitcasters and overheads from overseas. Cheapish and need maintenance. I will need to get a couple more for snapper rigs. Let me know if you see any good deals.


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    Quote Originally Posted by gadgetman View Post
    Will do. Have seen them in complete angler.
    Haven't been in there for years. Can't remember why but we used to call that shop Complete Bastards
    Next to gun shitty yeah?

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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    Haven't been in there for years. Can't remember why but we used to call that shop Complete Bastards
    Next to gun shitty yeah?

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    That's the one. Sold me some dodgy waders, only got 20 something years out of them. Old shop was connected to GC in Barbados street too.
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    New toy. After selling my reel to @terryf I needed a replacement.
    Orvis Hydros SL IV and spare spool. @Danny keen for a Rerewhakatu mission?


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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwijames View Post
    New toy. After selling my reel to @terryf I needed a replacement.
    Orvis Hydros SL IV and spare spool. @Danny keen for a Rerewhakatu mission?


    I don't know anything about fly reels but those look pretty cool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shearer View Post
    I don't know anything about fly reels but those look pretty cool.
    I like the color too
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    I have bought a 50 buck special from burnsco rod reel and spooled with line a while back as a "kids rod" after I near shit myself when a boy I took out nearly lost my 500 buck plus jigging setup over the side when he hooked two big ol donky kahawai simultaneously.

    After its first trip I took the rubber band off and I doubled its value with a spool of 20p rainbow braid instead, so far it has landed many snapper and gurnard and sharks including my sons PB snap that had him railed for a bit.

    new cheap gear is pretty good.....might not last so well tho.
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