Plueger 1494DA reel question
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Plueger 1494DA reel question
#1Hello all new here, could anyone tell me if the 1494 DA reel be used left and right handed. I use left hand and was told It can not be used lefty. It wasn't very expensive but I Just wanted to know if I threw money away..Thanks for any help. Mike
Re: Plueger 1494DA reel question
#2The 1494 reel and all those larger are easily changed from from right to left wind with only a small screwdriver, by just flipping the rachet. Google it up and you will see what I mean. Only the little 1492 can't be changed easily.
Re: Plueger 1494DA reel question
#4I didn't see you come back on so your reel must have worked out okay for you. Not all 1494 and other Medalists are automatically reversible. Don't know the years but I bought one and going to reverse to wind correctly from the left side I found the collar holding the ratchet wheel had a lip that would only fit one way. Found out certain years they could not be reversed and gave that away to young guy just getting started on the long, expensive road to fly fishing history.
Re: Plueger 1494DA reel question
#5I have several with that same affliction. The problem is not with the flange on the ratchet bearing; but, rather due the the absence of the groove on the ratchet itself that receives the flange on the one side of the ratchet bearing. This causes the ratchet bearing to sit too high; preventing it from seating properly, and preventing reel insertion into the body. If you can find a ratchet that has the groove on both sides, as I have done, you can switch out the ratchets and fix the problem. (They aren't easy to find!)