You are obviously right spooled, but I have lost fish with my r/h reels after setting, but not my l/h. When hitting a fish with a r/h reel - You HIT, then you have to transfer hands BEFORE you can reel. Hitting a fish inevitably brings it closer to you. The combination of you hitting a fish, and then lowering the rod to transfer before you can begin to reel creates slack in your line. Hence, lost fish. A r/h person with a l/h reel can hit a fish with his r/h and immediately begin to reel to keep the line tight. I always encourage a r/h person to reel with a l/h reel. You reel l/h with a spinning reel don't you.

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