Originally Posted By: eyeFISH
Path of travel.

It's what levels the playing field... more of it tending to be the equalizer for those who are NOT ambidextrous.

Gross motor skills can be achieved with either extremity, but fine motor skills are best achieved with the dominant hand.... especially if they need to happen fast.

The greater the radius of travel, the better the uncoordinated hand can follow that exact path. Gross motor task. Think big ol' spinning reel crank.... or a saltwater conventional reel with an even bigger big ol' crank.

The smaller the radius of travel, the harder time the non-dominant hand can smoothly trace that same exact path of travel. More of a fine motor task. The smaller short-radius cranks on baitcasters fall into this category.


Nice explanation, Thanks. Still, maybe some strongly right hand dominant fishers should reverse all their spinning set ups to right hand retrieve. But the seemingly gross skill cast is actually very fine, as we have learned. And maybe some habitual right hand level wind retrievers may fine that the left hand works better.

I think in terms of common motor movements. If I use a left hand retrieve on most of what I do (spinning) then why do I want to use an entirely different motion with a level wind. But if I used a right hand retrieve level wind as a starting point, why would I want to use a left handed spinner.

Definitely in a high stress environment gross motor movements and the dominant side win out.l

I'm definitely overthinking this. Think I'll go fishing.