>>682608>why baitcasters cast leftwat?
Right-Handed baitcasting reels are held in the left-hand so that the dominant hand can do the cranking. At least that has been the traditional way of going about it for quite some time. A right-handed angler would cast with their right hand, switch the rod to their left hand, and reel with the right hand. With more companies producing Left-Handed reels a lot of right-handed anglers are now using "Left-Handed" reels so they can cast and retrieve more like a spinning reel.
>the inertia of the reel has to be overcome by the lure before it can moveNow I think I follow you. The resistance of the spool (or more correctly the brakes/tensioner) are what determine how easily the spool spins and allows line to be released. Which hand retrieve isn't so important. However a common way of casting from the times before high tech braking, and which continues on today, is to to finish the cast such that the reel is sideways and the spool points toward the sky/ground (as opposed to keeping the reel oriented face up where the spool points out to the left and right). I forget the logic behind it but it does seem to help.
>>682618>>682622Football jigs were one of my biggest producers last year. The head makes the jig lay nice and flat to the bottom with the hook curled upward. With a crawfish trailer the little fake plastic claws stick straight up and it looks like a real crawfish in a defensive pose. Pic related was caught on a 3/8 oz Booyah Pigskin in "Nest Robber" colour with a Netbait Paca Chunk in "Peanut Butter & Jelly." I've been loving the variety of colours those Netbait trailers come in.
