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How would you switch the drag side on a eagle claw brave eagle fly rod (fec10)?

I have recently bought a eagle claw brave eagle fly rod on ebay. When i opened it up and started to play with it i relieved that the way the drag was set was for a person that real with the right hand (odd). I throw with my right and reel with my left. Is there any way to switch it around. Thanks -Hoopie

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1. Yes, there is- All reels have a way of switching from right to left hand retrive. Remove the spool and look inside the reel- does it have a simple click and pawl drag? (two triangles that click on a central gear) If thats all it is, then you can simply respool the line the opposite direction. If there is a clutch then it will have to be converted. There should be directions for how to switch it- either without tools or a few simple ones. If you still can't figure it out, check out Eagle claws website and ask for help, or take it to a fly shop they can help you figure it out. P.S>- I looked at the reel on ebay, looks like its a single action click and pawl, so should be a simple matter of just respooling line the other way. Good Luck
2. I'm sorry but respooling in the other direction isn't the answer here(you'd be fighting the drag to reel it in) but when you open it up ..you'll notice that what holds that little triangle thing in..there should be the same thing on the opposite side in the same area (if its at 11 o'clock now..the opposite side should have one at 1 o'clock..just take it off the 11o'clock position and flip it over to the 1 o'clock so that it is the mirror image of it's original position...sounds more complicated than it really is