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???? on spiral wrap
Posted by: Anonymous User (---.dialup.mindspring.com)
Date: January 31, 2005 11:08PM

If you were to build a spiral wrap rod for a left hander.......should the guides fall off of the left side of the blank...??
thanks, pb

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Re: ???? on spiral wrap
Posted by: Milton (Hank) Aldridge (---.maine.rr.com)
Date: January 31, 2005 11:28PM

Hi Pete,

It's your option. I spiral towards the handle side.

Hank
On The Rocks Fishing
Wells, ME.

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Re: ???? on spiral wrap
Posted by: Steve French (---.dsl.kscymo.swbell.net)
Date: February 01, 2005 06:57AM

Pete,
As Hank said the side you place the guides on is optional. I'm left handed and use a right hand reel so the rod never leaves my left hand. On rods for myself I spiral to the right. I do alot of flipping so a spiral to the right seems better to me than crossing the line over the rod.





Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2005 07:10AM by Steve French.

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Re: ???? on spiral wrap
Posted by: Doug Moore (---.dfw.dsl-w.verizon.net)
Date: February 01, 2005 09:16AM

Baitcasters...to the side of the handle. Free spoolers...to the opposite side.

Regards......Doug@
TCRds

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Re: ???? on spiral wrap
Posted by: Michael Sledden (---.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net)
Date: February 01, 2005 09:24AM

I do mine towards the handle of the reel. Mainly I do rods for bass fishing and this allows the rod to lie flatter on the deck of the boat.

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Re: ???? on spiral wrap
Posted by: Michael Sledden (---.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net)
Date: February 01, 2005 09:24AM

I do mine towards the handle of the reel. Mainly I do rods for bass fishing and this allows the rod to lie flatter on the deck of the boat.

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Re: ???? on spiral wrap
Posted by: Michael Sledden (---.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net)
Date: February 01, 2005 09:25AM

I do mine towards the handle of the reel. Mainly I do rods for bass fishing and this allows the rod to lie flatter on the deck of the boat.

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Re: ???? on spiral wrap
Posted by: Michael Sledden (---.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net)
Date: February 01, 2005 09:25AM

I do mine towards the handle of the reel. Mainly I do rods for bass fishing and this allows the rod to lie flatter on the deck of the boat.

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Re: ???? on spiral wrap
Posted by: Michael Sledden (---.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net)
Date: February 01, 2005 09:26AM

Sorry, was getting an error when posting, didn't realize it was going through.

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Re: ???? on spiral wrap
Posted by: Jay Lancaster (63.168.119.---)
Date: February 01, 2005 10:11AM

Sort of what Doug said. I see most level wind reels spiraled to the right & non-levelers spiraled to the left. It's easier to level with your thumb when the line spirals to the left.

Oh & I'm left handed also.

Jay

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