Left Handed Reels - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

lamb · 02-20-2007, 12:53 PM

Conventional salt water reel choices for lefties are very, very limited.

Ditto what Nate says - smaller Avet is your best bet, the best selection. I think Avet makes all of their reels for lefties - one of the owners is a lefty (thank god)...

On a high end:

You can special order Accurates for lefties, but they are big $$$....

Daiwa makes Saltiga 30 for lefties… No clicker for some bizarre reason… Also big $$$...

Shimano doesn’t seem to care for lefties…

On a cheap end:

…good old Jigmaster Penn 500L. They make 'em for lefties. There’s also few other conventional Penn reels available in lefty models…

That’s pretty much it, from what I’ve been able to research.

Please let me know if there’s something else out there for us lefties…

02-20-2007, 12:53 PM	#5
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	Conventional salt water reel choices for lefties are very, very limited. Ditto what Nate says - smaller Avet is your best bet, the best selection. I think Avet makes all of their reels for lefties - one of the owners is a lefty (thank god)... On a high end: You can special order Accurates for lefties, but they are big $$$.... Daiwa makes Saltiga 30 for lefties… No clicker for some bizarre reason… Also big $$$... Shimano doesn’t seem to care for lefties… On a cheap end: …good old Jigmaster Penn 500L. They make 'em for lefties. There’s also few other conventional Penn reels available in lefty models… That’s pretty much it, from what I’ve been able to research. Please let me know if there’s something else out there for us lefties… __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a