thebeardedbassman

Exactly! There use to be no option, and it wasn’t that long ago. Grew up on the salt as well and all we had were right hand retrieves. Also tried for a while learning the left when they came out, but fishing 20 years prior to that …..I went back to right hand cause it just feels better. Only wanted to learn left hand retrieve when I used to fish club tournies and did a lot of flipping. There were times the bait would get hit while switching hands after the flip…..not that much fun when that happens. I can do both now with ease, but prefer right. I know a lot of guys say they want their dominant hand on the rod to set the hook, but if a guy can’t set a hook on a bass with the rod in either hand, you might wanna try sticking to panfish…..just sayin.

Right? Most of us should be out on the water…..Oh wait, this is SU……most guys on here don’t even get their baits wet.

Guy needs to get Mike Longed…..snagged in the throat!

If I were going fishing tomorrow, and could only take one of my baits with me….

Definitely my go to smallie color here in Oregon. From Ned rigs to swimbaits. Steelhead also have a thing for pink!