Another Stupid Question!

[excarper]

Originally Posted by JustMark

For me

Boat Rods= Right Handed multipliers
Beach Rod= Left handed FS (for now. Have to upgrade my beach kit)
Baitcaster (trigger type) = Left handed small multiplier
Fly Rods= Left handed reels

Do you use your right hand to cast and play fish on then?

[JustMark]

Pretty much, yes

[excarper]

cheers mark its gonna be weird winding with my right hand and holding rod with my left when i get a multiplier. I have seen a okuma magnetix on amazon for under fifty quid are they any good?

[JustMark]

If you are going fishing in the sea, look for a manufacturer that uses no ferrous based materials in any of their products. Okuma are good, but one vital piece is designed to rust away and therefore maintain the service element of their dealership agreement. A reel may cost £50, but a replacement cog will cost £40 at least once a year.

Until recently, Daiwa and Penn had product ranges that were ferrous free, but no more. The only manufacturer who has a current product made for endurance is Shimano, but this too is about to end.

It seems they don't want your loyalty any more, they just want your new product money because they believe past accolades are good enough.

Time will tell, but they are not factoring in "other" markets.

Some of the reels I have now are worth more than I paid for them because they didn't have built in degradation. Maybe we should be shouting at the manufacturers to stop being stupid and take control back from the accountants and bankers?

[philipn]

Originally Posted by JustMark

If you are going fishing in the sea, look for a manufacturer that uses no ferrous based materials in any of their products. Okuma are good, but one vital piece is designed to rust away and therefore maintain the service element of their dealership agreement. A reel may cost £50, but a replacement cog will cost £40 at least once a year.

Until recently, Daiwa and Penn had product ranges that were ferrous free, but no more. The only manufacturer who has a current product made for endurance is Shimano, but this too is about to end.

It seems they don't want your loyalty any more, they just want your new product money because they believe past accolades are good enough.

Time will tell, but they are not factoring in "other" markets.

Some of the reels I have now are worth more than I paid for them because they didn't have built in degradation. Maybe we should be shouting at the manufacturers to stop being stupid and take control back from the accountants and bankers?

well said just mark but they cant have a product that will last forever noone would buy another so they have to think of ways to wear there own product out strange but true sometimes in buisiness the spares marketing is worth a lot more than the actual product is

[KKK]

I use both multiplier and fixed spool and both have a handle on the right and I am right handed

[pingu]

my fixed spools are laft hand but my multi handle on the right and seems very natural once you start to use

if worried about multis just stick with a good bix fixed spool, didtance wise wont be far different i bet

dave

[nickthenovice]

I started using multis last year and had no issues with using my right hand to wind and the left hand to thumb the line back on to the spool. With regard to fixed spool reels I can use my left or right hand.

I think somebody asked about whether to buy a reel with a level wind or not; in my opinion you are better off starting out with a reel with no level wind for beach fishing and just get used to thumbing the line back on to the spool, ok it feels a bit weird to start with but you get used to it as did the many many thousands of anglers who have been down the same road. Buy a good reel rather than a cheaper model that will inevitably be a pain in the ass to use even in the hands of someone with many years experience of multis. Buy an Abu or Penn or something of similar quality, load it up with a minimum of 20lb line and ensure that you dont make the mistake that I made thinking its best to buy a bulk spool of bargain basement mono and practise with that as cheap mono more often than not will not behave on a multiplier. Also only fill the spool up to approx 50 - 60% capacity as this will help prevent over runs. Dont fish with your new set up for a while but go down to a beach which is clear of rocks and snags and just get used to casting gently with the brake settings set to max resistance, get used to watching the lead in flight and learn to break the spool with your finger before the lead touches down in the sea. You'll also need to get used to the way in which you hold a multi set up when winding in and also you'll have to learn in some situations to wind that much faster as the retrieve of a multi is some what slower that a fixed spool reel.
These are just some things to think about that popped in to my head in rather a random fashion and I'm sure that there are plenty of guys on here who can add more to this.

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the most concise reply of all cheers nick.

[nickthenovice]

You're welcome mate, best to go out with someone who's patient enough to teach you the finer points but most importantly be patient with your own development.
The most important thing is to remember that a multi is a completly different beast to a F/S reel. I actually sat down and thought about the mechanics of using the reel from how important it is to get your DRY thumb over the spool in the right position whilst applying the right ammount of pressure to hold the spool before the release of the lead during the cast and then learning to follow the lead in its flight in order to break the spool.
If you try and work it out in your head first you'll find it easier to sort things out on the beach later.
I chose a Penn 525 mag as my reel to learn with even though folk were telling me that this would be a mistake due to its reputation as a "fast" reel. My thinking was simply that I was only really going to learn once so why not jump in at the deep end? Learning to stop the lead at night takes a little bit of getting used to but after a while your ear will pick up the sound of the real slowing down and you'll know when to put your thumb on the spool.
Go for it!