Why left hand wind on spinners and right hand wind on casters?

[JeffB]

The majority of bait casters are righties and that's what you learn on, so it just feels natural. But technically speaking, a right handed person should use a left handed reel and vise versa for a lefty. If you think about it, which arm would you rather set a hook with, your stronger dominate arm, or your weaker arm? Everyone I know that uses a right handed bait cast uses a left hand spinner, why, because that's what the side they grew up fishing on. It's funny bc I use righties for all my reels. I never used a spinner growing when I grew up, so once I bought my first one it only felt natural to move it to the right. All it is is that most bait shops only carry right handed reels for the most part. Usually what you learn with is what you stick too. I've tried switching, but doesn't feel right. It's like jerking it with the other hand, doesn't feel natural to the other arm and your buddy feels like he found a new friend! I can't think of any other way to put it?