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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 1150315" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>Baitcast and spinning. Fly fishing occasionally for bass and bluegill.</p><p></p><p>dustingaunder's advice is good. </p><p></p><p>Some pro bass fishermen like left handed baitcast reels so they don't have to change hands after casting. I still use right hand reels. Funny how easy it is to reel left handed with a spinning reel, and how odd it feels with a lefty bait caster.</p><p></p><p>There are some newish bait cast reels that are pretty much backlash proof. Most of mine are old Ambassadeurs with flat sides, though I often install new gears to speed up the retrieve speed a bit.</p><p></p><p>I have a bunch of old reels I have bought and overhauled (somewhere over a hundred of them). My favorites are the "D" reels with the "direct drag" feature. With these (they are the green Ambassadeurs) the handle turns backward when the drag is working. If a big bass is in heavy cover, you stop the drag by holding onto the handle. It was designed for bass fishing in brushy water, and didn't go over very well, but nothing else works quite as well. There isn't a star, but a little knob where the star drag adjustment would normally be found. CB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 1150315, member: 711"] Baitcast and spinning. Fly fishing occasionally for bass and bluegill. dustingaunder's advice is good. Some pro bass fishermen like left handed baitcast reels so they don't have to change hands after casting. I still use right hand reels. Funny how easy it is to reel left handed with a spinning reel, and how odd it feels with a lefty bait caster. There are some newish bait cast reels that are pretty much backlash proof. Most of mine are old Ambassadeurs with flat sides, though I often install new gears to speed up the retrieve speed a bit. I have a bunch of old reels I have bought and overhauled (somewhere over a hundred of them). My favorites are the "D" reels with the "direct drag" feature. With these (they are the green Ambassadeurs) the handle turns backward when the drag is working. If a big bass is in heavy cover, you stop the drag by holding onto the handle. It was designed for bass fishing in brushy water, and didn't go over very well, but nothing else works quite as well. There isn't a star, but a little knob where the star drag adjustment would normally be found. CB [/QUOTE]
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