Thread: Solo reel

Doc
Thanks for jumping in. Yes Grizzly Jig has them listed under Lews when you go to reels.
"gene"

okay--I got my reels and rear seat rods in today. haven't tinkered with them at all. I would much prefer to reel with my right hand and I would really like to reel it in "normal" and not backwards. from what I am hearing yall say, the reel as it stands now will not do that. is that correct?? I don't wanna tear into the reels if I am only spinning my wheels. has anyone been able to successfully swap the clutch bearing and turn it into a right hand reel?? if so, shoot me and others some detailed directions. LOL

doc

I use the Okuma Fly reels and the Solo reel must work the same as the Okuma is shipped with handle left , no trouble to change the bearing around . The Okumas are very good too.

The reels look sleek. Prob last much longer than the BnMs wpcreels I use. I'd hope they're a good bit heavier, not too much, but for a better balance on the rear seats.
Not really understanding the reel-in dilemma. I

Thankfully I don't need to change the reels, I have always fished open face spinning reels with the rod on my right hand, I do use a casting rod in the left hand after the cast, LOL! Long time ago I decided to use the spinning gear like this and never had to worry about changing the reels and it didnt take long to get use to them like that.
now I would feel strange reeling a spinning reel with my right hand. Also I am right handed.

i have not put one on a rod yet, but the only rear seat rod I have is my fly rod which I will use, but also wondering if there is any problem using this reel on a normal spinning rod since they all have a bottom mount seat, just not at he end of the rod? Anyone know if there is any advantage with a rear seat?

Skip, I put one of my solo reels on my jig pole and it seems to work just fine, the rear mount does seem to be a little more ballanced but thr regular jig pole you have more lift with the butt under my forearm. probably just a matter of you are use to. I am going to try them both ways.

Buster

Skip this is my take on it. My majority of my fishing waters are 7 to 8 foot deep. I grip the pole so that the reel is under my forearm right in front of my elbow. Since this is a dipping and pitching method you don't need to touch the reel. I raise my pole and pull off line to allow the bait to be even with my hand holding the pole or a little longer. Using my off hand to grab the line between the reel and first eye and pull the line to shorten the amount of line hanging from the tip of the rod, much like when pitching a jig and pig for bass. Then I go around pitching and dipping the jig depending on the structure I run into always holding the line in my left hand. By holding the line you get to feel the bite real before it transmitted up the pole. The rear seat put the reel out of the way of the line in your off hand and eliminates a lot of unnecessary tangles of the line. When using the same method with a forward reel seat and a spinning reel, the reel with its long handle and bail give the line a lot of places to tangle. Do a little shoreline fishing and try it both ways and use what is most comfortable.
"gene"