Fly Fishing Reels?
Reader Question: I’m probably going to sound like an idiot for asking this here on the flyfishing reels site, but here it goes… I’ve been fishing with spinners, bait etc. since I was a kid, but after watching the movie “The River Runs Through It” I finally after 35 years of fishing bought myself an inexpensive fly rod and reel setup. The question I have is this, my reel has this ratchet type clicker but it clicks and turn in both directions. So, how do I set this up? To retrive it with right hand or can I go with left handed retrival?
Norman
Grand Rapids, MI
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Answer: That’s actually not an uncommon question and a lot of beginners ask it. When it comes to fly fishing reels it can come in a couple of different ways (in terms of how the ratchet clicker works).
The type of reel you have with both a line in / out is intended primarily for right handed retrival (so for right-handed people). If your reel comes with a line guide on both sides of the reel you can actually use it left or right handed (it won’t matter) – by the way, on some fly reels you can actually move the guide as well (in which case it won’t matter either).
Don’t worry too much about it since a fly fishing reel is a rather simple device. The ratchet clicker really is just there so that the line doesn’t keep running out…
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