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lloyd3
Post 04 Jul 2017, 21:21 • #1 
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The timing of my reinstatement here couldn't have been better. As part of the purchase of an early Phillipson P-80 an Airex 375 came as part of the package. Since I'm a southpaw, I'm fairly wedded to left-hand retrieve. Any chance of converting this reel?
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bulldog1935
Post 05 Jul 2017, 05:55 • #2 
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I think I reshaped the springs on a couple of those for Les years ago and made it work in LHW
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lloyd3
Post 05 Jul 2017, 10:20 • #3 
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Ron: Thank you, and for so many things. If I can't figure it out I'll send it your way.
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lloyd3
Post 09 Jul 2017, 20:29 • #4 
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Ron:

After a Bulldog bath and a spring bend it's now a lefty.


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the hersh
Post 10 Jul 2017, 14:00 • #5 
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wish you had a before/after.i have 2 of those.dont want to break anything and just cant get comfortable reeling righty.am pretty much liking the hardy clones and have sold 3 medalists and some others that just seem a little heavy.the albettes need to find a home also. might keep one as i collect lionel trains also and have a small airex collection
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lloyd3
Post 10 Jul 2017, 15:16 • #6 
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Look over on my Phillipson P-80 post here, there are before/after pix of the reel there. It now appears that most of these reels were designed to be easily converted from the factory. I have even seen the factory instructions posted in the Bamboo rod forum archives and they state clearly that a LH conversion was designed into the reels. Supposedly, the single pawl reels are even easier.
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the hersh
Post 10 Jul 2017, 16:29 • #7 
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will do,they are smooth little reels and looks like not much can go wrong
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lloyd3
Post 10 Jul 2017, 21:22 • #8 
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I agree, beautiful simplicity.
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