I'm right handed, and like most, I started out fishing with setups where you would cast with your right hand and reel with your left. That was all well and good until I got into Bass fishing. The guy who taught me was left handed. He showed me how to use bait casters and I learned how great they were for Bass fishing. So, I decided to order my own bait caster, (without trying one out at a store of course). Something got lost in translation as I naturally ordered a right handed reel. When I got it I was confused because it was backwards . I tried to adapt to my new reel, but I just couldn't. I now own all left handed bait casters.