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Baitcast reel question (Left Handed)
Posted on 3/27/12 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 3/27/12 at 2:37 pm
Got a Daiwa Exceler baitcast combo with some credit card points i needed to get rid of and it is in the mail.
Question:
Can i simply switch from a right handed standard retrieve to a left?
If not any ideas on how one would go about swapping the reel out for a left handed edition? Since i got it from points on a credit card they really don't have any options and I am cancelling the card as soon as the items arrive. (another story)
Tried to search online to see if this was an option but i didn't see an answer only right or left handed reels which made me think that I couldn't simply swap from right to left.
Question:
Can i simply switch from a right handed standard retrieve to a left?
If not any ideas on how one would go about swapping the reel out for a left handed edition? Since i got it from points on a credit card they really don't have any options and I am cancelling the card as soon as the items arrive. (another story)
Tried to search online to see if this was an option but i didn't see an answer only right or left handed reels which made me think that I couldn't simply swap from right to left.
This post was edited on 3/27/12 at 2:38 pm
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Posted on 3/27/12 at 2:41 pm to computerguy
You can't switch it over.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 2:43 pm to computerguy
No you can't switch
Posted on 3/27/12 at 2:45 pm to Boats n Hose
You cant switch it over.
Has this been said?
Has this been said?
Posted on 3/27/12 at 2:48 pm to computerguy
If they carry that reel at Academy I'm sure they'd let you switch it out. They take back everything.
This post was edited on 3/27/12 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 3/27/12 at 2:49 pm to Bama and Beer
That is unfortunate.
-Thanks for the quick responses
I wonder how a store would react if i walked in and asked to swap it out for a left handed edition?
-Thanks for the quick responses
I wonder how a store would react if i walked in and asked to swap it out for a left handed edition?
Posted on 3/27/12 at 2:51 pm to computerguy
Posted on 3/27/12 at 2:53 pm to computerguy
quote:
I wonder how a store would react if i walked in and asked to swap it out for a left handed edition?
I would doubt it unless they were affiliated with where you got it. Most people cast with their right and swap over, I'm like you and enjoy doing it right.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 2:55 pm to Lil Man
I will call academy and see what they say, thanks.
"Most people cast with their right and swap over"
No kidding this is something that always blew my mind. I could never understand why this was the standard way of casting/retrieving. Just doesn't seem very efficient.
"Most people cast with their right and swap over"
No kidding this is something that always blew my mind. I could never understand why this was the standard way of casting/retrieving. Just doesn't seem very efficient.
This post was edited on 3/27/12 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 3/27/12 at 3:08 pm to computerguy
quote:
I will call academy and see what they say
Wait for Chadboy to tell you how deal with Academy before you call. Where is that a-hole anyway?
Posted on 3/27/12 at 3:29 pm to computerguy
quote:
Just doesn't seem very efficient.
Welcome to the club, and I'm right handed.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 3:31 pm to Motorboat
Who gives a shite?
Posted on 3/27/12 at 4:18 pm to Bama and Beer
I wouldn't expect Academy to do anything for you, they don't carry the LH excelers.
I'd try to trade it on a forum for the LH version (Texasfishingforum, bbcboards.net, tackletour.com).
I must warn though, forum trades/prices is a black hole that will suck you in and make you spend gobs of money if you let it...I'm 4 days clean of my last deal
I'd try to trade it on a forum for the LH version (Texasfishingforum, bbcboards.net, tackletour.com).
I must warn though, forum trades/prices is a black hole that will suck you in and make you spend gobs of money if you let it...I'm 4 days clean of my last deal
Posted on 3/27/12 at 6:59 pm to ULMaggie
ULMaggie
lol, yeah i don't know if i will go the trade route but the thought did cross my mind.
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I think in the end I am going to see who carries the excelers and just call around to see if anyone will exchange a LH reel for a standard one. Figure if i call around enough someone may want to get rid of a LH one and replace it with a standard one. It is at least worth a shot.
After that I may just call Diawa and see if i can simply trade it in for a left handed model? A long shot but worth a call.
After that i will just have to learn to reel with my right hand and set the hook with my left...and then end up using the new rod as a gift. Hahaha
lol, yeah i don't know if i will go the trade route but the thought did cross my mind.
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I think in the end I am going to see who carries the excelers and just call around to see if anyone will exchange a LH reel for a standard one. Figure if i call around enough someone may want to get rid of a LH one and replace it with a standard one. It is at least worth a shot.
After that I may just call Diawa and see if i can simply trade it in for a left handed model? A long shot but worth a call.
After that i will just have to learn to reel with my right hand and set the hook with my left...and then end up using the new rod as a gift. Hahaha
Posted on 3/27/12 at 7:09 pm to computerguy
I all else fails sell it on eBay and buy a left handed one there. You can usually get left handed reels on eBay cheaper because they're harder to sell. I bought a lot of my reels there, mostly brand new.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 7:11 pm to computerguy
Left hand retrieve is the only way to go, I would look very foolish if I tried to set the hook left handed.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 7:13 pm to sloopy
I would look the same If I tried to do anything but cast and reel with my right hand. I can work the bait much better with my left. I can kinda cast with my left, but I'm more accurate with my right.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 7:18 pm to Boats n Hose
I feel like I may be able to get away with it but i figured I grew up reeling left handed on a spinning reel therefore I have bought left handed retrieving curados. Never really tried to retrieve right handed, so who really knows.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 7:21 pm to sloopy
Whatever works for you. Wish I could cast as well with my left hand as my right, to avoid the switching of hands.
Posted on 3/27/12 at 7:29 pm to Boats n Hose
As a noob on the baitcast scene, i prefer left handed reels. Like you said, much smoother & efficient.
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