Hi, just acquired a reel - really nice looking AuSable (No. 1864, Model 6D) I think. Stampings are hard to read. Currently it is a RHW and I want to flip it to
LWH. Drag works really well and it engages in one direction. It's a really nice reel and I'd like to fish it, but other than starting to cast and fish
with my left hand, are there any options. Doesn't look like a simple reel to take apart.
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Can I reverse the wind on a Shakespeare AuSable?
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Posts: 6 (03/06/09 07:07:43) |
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Master Guide
Posts: 736 (03/06/09 07:16:53) |
Essentially, that's a RHW reel. Now that people have been taught to fly-fish backwards for nearly two decades, it's worth mentioning the simplest thing
to do: cast right, fish right, but play fish left and reel right. This is the optimum method used for a far longer time than the current fad advocated and
learned by people who got their ideas out of glossy catalogs. It is also the way your reel was designed to be used, even though there may be some Rube Goldberg
way to reverse it. I bet once you try RHW you will come to prefer it, but at the very least you'll find it just as easy as LHW so life will be good with
any reel.
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Sport
Posts: 7 (03/06/09 07:54:04) |
Thanks whrlpool, I was thinking that was what I needed to do, I appreciate your comments. I really do like the reel, and the drag is really nice on it. Now, to
get a fish on and see what it is like.
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Sport
Posts: 8 (03/06/09 08:52:26) |
Just found the Shakespeare Russell thread talking about the same thing. Thanks. |
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Master Guide
Posts: 737 (03/06/09 09:56:20) |
Rmercado, you are very kind as I think I might have been a touch crusty in my reply. I'm glad you found the recent discussion. That's a nice reel to
have even if you don't get used to RHW and just sit it on a shelf.
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Master Guide
Posts: 278 (03/07/09 15:05:21) |
That shoe brake on the Ausable only works in RHW.
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Guide
Posts: 65 (03/08/09 17:38:10) |
One option for LHW is the take out the drag and only use the click. Also need to move the line guide to the other side. You can't get the drag and LHW.
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Posts: 498 (03/08/09 19:04:50) |
Whrlpool..."a touch crusty"? How do you really feel about LHW? I am going to have to give RHW a try this summer, since I have an old M72 with a
stripped screw head that prevents me from reversing it (previous owner). Since I grew up fishing all summer long from childhood with spincast and spinning
rods, LHW feels so natural. Have to fish that M72 though. Mercado, those Ausables look really nice. I don't have one, but really want one. Good luck
with yours!! What rod are you gonna fish it on?
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Sport
Posts: 11 (03/09/09 07:13:15) |
Wacokid,
The AuSable I have is really good looking with the only rim rash being on the side that would face the ground as you are lining up the rod - don't know why people aren't as picky as I am about keeping gear looking good. But I guess in the world of collecting vintage, you have to go through a lot of reels to fine the cherry ones.
I'm most likely going to fish it on my FF756 as it doesn't balance on the W&M 8 1/2 that I have. Those are really the only two vintage rods I currently own. I have a Temple Fork 5/6 in glass as well and a bunch of graphite. Looking at some modern glass rods as well. I'm going to try the RHW as I have a few more reels that are RHW only. -Rommel.
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Sport
Posts: 12 (03/09/09 09:26:27) |
Some of you must get into some pretty big fish. I just don't get onto the reel that often. RH or LH makes little difference to me. I have become used to
fighting fish while stripping in line with my left hand. It seems efficient, but I think I could manage with my right hand if needed.
Does that make me bi-curious or just ambidextrous? |
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wacokid54 |
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Master Guide
Posts: 499 (03/09/09 11:06:05) |
Frreed, I am sometimes blessed with the opportunity to fight big fish on a flyrod. Big trout, pike, and carp. I like to get them on the the reel for two main
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1. I am very clumsy when I get excited hooked up to a big fish, and struggle with the slack line. If fishing running water or a lake from shore, I step on it, get tangled in it, get knots in it, etc. All these issues can lose you a big fish. When I am float tubing, and using a sinking line, the darn line gets around my legs, and what a pain that is. ( I know, the apron on the tube is supposed to be where the line is, but I get excited!). 2. When fighting big fish on light tippet, or REALLY big fish, I feel that my line, the bend in the hook, and the hookup, is better protected by the reel's drag. That is why just about every reel I fish anymore has an adjustable drag. Pflueger Medalists, Martins with adjustable drags, Ross Cimarron, and a big Lamson. |
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Sport
Posts: 20 (03/11/09 19:58:23) |
Some of us just like the sound of a singing reel!! Also if you want to LDR a fish, just stop stripping and try to get them on the reel, happens to me 90% of
the time. Oh well......
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