09-17-2013, 08:12 PM
DITO!!! I have no idea why one would want to cast and swap hands... Never understood that at all. (Especially when it comes down to pitching and flipping.) I believe it more comes down to the beginning. You could only get BC reels in right hand retrieve. People got use to the whole arm swap thing and just continued that way passing it down from generation to generation. Now that most reels are available in a left hand retrieve it is a no brainer to go with that.
This reel?
[url "http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lews_Tournament_Pro_Speed_Spool_Casting_Reel/descpage-TPSS.html"]http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/...l/descpage-TPSS.html[/url]
If so I have one. Planning on getting more. Great reel!!! Bummer the 5.4:1 is a right hand retrieve only though. I use it on my medium depth crank bait rod. 8-15 foot divers or so.
On the TW site...
I see a 7' med/mod fast. I'd couple that with the Lews 6.4:1 for cranks.
I see a 7' medhvy/fast. I'd couple that with the Lews 7.1:1 for any single hook applications (texas rigged worms, carolina, etc, etc)
For your first BC set-up and with Mead in mind the cranking set-up is the way I would go. I use my cranking rods 50 times more often than any of my plastic rods.
If you are planning on using your first BC set-up for plastics and you are stuck on Fenwick I'd go to the Aetos line of rods.
Personally... Dobyns rods or nothing for me
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This reel?
[url "http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lews_Tournament_Pro_Speed_Spool_Casting_Reel/descpage-TPSS.html"]http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/...l/descpage-TPSS.html[/url]
If so I have one. Planning on getting more. Great reel!!! Bummer the 5.4:1 is a right hand retrieve only though. I use it on my medium depth crank bait rod. 8-15 foot divers or so.
On the TW site...
I see a 7' med/mod fast. I'd couple that with the Lews 6.4:1 for cranks.
I see a 7' medhvy/fast. I'd couple that with the Lews 7.1:1 for any single hook applications (texas rigged worms, carolina, etc, etc)
For your first BC set-up and with Mead in mind the cranking set-up is the way I would go. I use my cranking rods 50 times more often than any of my plastic rods.
If you are planning on using your first BC set-up for plastics and you are stuck on Fenwick I'd go to the Aetos line of rods.
Personally... Dobyns rods or nothing for me
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