Todd - it's a pain in the ass to switch hands after the cast. Sucks even more when you're holding the rod in your right hand, get bit, set the hook, then have to switch hands. Lost more than one fish to this because of that pause before I could start reeling. Sounds like you solved the problem by casting with your left hand and holding the rod in your left? I think it would be easier for me to learn to reel with my left than cast with my left.