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Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Ronald Atchley (96.125.236.---)
Date: April 01, 2023 11:30AM

Got an email today promoting rod blanks designed for left handed folks . I know I'm new to all this but I can't understand how a blank could be made differently so that it would function better for south paws . If someone could help me understand this , I would appreciate it .
Thanks .
Ron

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: El Bolinger (---.bstnma.fios.verizon.net)
Date: April 01, 2023 11:37AM

Well put it this way, Shimano poison adrena rod is 140% more sensitive, it's in all their marketing.

MacDonalds burgers are 100% beef

And cigarettes don't cause cancer.... they eventually debunked the bottom two, but they were allowed to market it for a while.

As for the top one it means absolutely nothing, it's fluff that sells to the uninformed. Much like a left handed blank, the inventor of the pet rock made millions selling rocks... like regular ground rocks.

But do please share who this manufacturer is so we can all have a good laugh.

Building rods in MA, Building the community around the world

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Ron Weber (---)
Date: April 01, 2023 11:38AM

Kinda wondering when this April fools joke was gonna bring something up. OH the powers of the internet and social media!!!!!

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Daryl Ferguson (---)
Date: April 01, 2023 11:44AM

I'm with Ron, April 1st was the first thing I thought when I got that email. lol

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Kendall Cikanek (---)
Date: April 01, 2023 11:47AM

They are cryogenically cooled in a massive refrigerator and then hard boiled to perfection. That’s a pretty good punch line.

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: El Bolinger (---.bstnma.fios.verizon.net)
Date: April 01, 2023 11:48AM

Just checked my emails, I thought it was hilarious - a prefect satire of Shimano and other nonsense marketing schemes. They did a good job with that one haha

Building rods in MA, Building the community around the world

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: El Bolinger (---.bstnma.fios.verizon.net)
Date: April 01, 2023 11:49AM

Now left handed casters can finally cast right!

Building rods in MA, Building the community around the world

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Michael Danek (---.alma.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: April 01, 2023 11:50AM

Left handed blanks work just as well as metric crescent wrenches.

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Matt Ruggie (---)
Date: April 01, 2023 12:20PM

I'll let ya know how they are tomorrow....WAS gonna pick up my left hand blank tonight but ran out of headlight fluid for the truck, so now I can't drive in the dark!

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: April 01, 2023 12:27PM

The only difference between right and left handed blanks is the direction the prepeg pattern is rolled onto the mandrel.

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Tim Scott (---)
Date: April 01, 2023 01:00PM

Was just laughing at the promo over lunch with my wife. Wasn’t last years a reel seat?

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: John DeMartini (---.inf6.spectrum.com)
Date: April 01, 2023 01:47PM

What's so funny,

I have a set of left and right hand metric screwdrivers (Philips), the big problem I have is keeping them organized.

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Evan Cobb (---.rochester.rr.com)
Date: April 01, 2023 02:28PM

Tim Scott Wrote:
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> Was just laughing at the promo over lunch with my
> wife. Wasn’t last years a reel seat?


I believe it was, a reel seat that can hold 2 reels at the same time, one casting and one spinning. Mudhole marketing staff really put in a lot of effort for it to, came out with a promotional video and everything. Very well done

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Ronald Atchley (96.125.236.---)
Date: April 01, 2023 03:45PM

Just as I thought . But , hey , don't yall go putting down the south paw crescent wrenches . Best money I ever spent .
Ron

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Kerry Hansen (---.wavecable.com)
Date: April 01, 2023 03:49PM

Be sure to stock up on Water Line.

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: roger wilson (---)
Date: April 01, 2023 06:41PM

Ronald,
I am left handed, and I always had to order left handed blanks to be completely happy with the blank.

My hand simply does not get the best out of a right handed blank.

Best wishes

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Ronald Atchley (96.125.236.---)
Date: April 01, 2023 08:38PM

roger wilson Wrote:
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> Ronald,
> I am left handed, and I always had to order left
> handed blanks to be completely happy with the
> blank.
> My hand simply does not get the best out of a
> right handed blank.
> Best wishes

Roger ,
Who knew ? My fishing trips have never turned out quite as well as I would've liked . Getting a left handed blank is probably the solution I've been searching for . Gonna load the boat from now on :)
Ron

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: John DeMartini (---.inf6.spectrum.com)
Date: April 01, 2023 08:57PM

My right hand has a firm grip on the rod and my left hand goes around in circles, its a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing.

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Re: Left Handed Rod Blank ??
Posted by: Daryl Ferguson (---)
Date: April 01, 2023 11:57PM

Being ambidextrous, I'm afraid I'm going to have to wait it out for those models to come out. What if I were to buy a lefty and accidentally grab it with my right hand, or vice versa? Oh, the horror!

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