I have found a right hand retrieve reel is better for a long day casting, something about switching hands after the the cast helps with fatigue.
I fish for pike a lot and could land the biggest pike in the lake on a small reel, pike are powerful but the runs are short.
My go to is a Calcutta 50 I bought from Japan.
I would highly recommend one of the new small low profile lightweight casting reels with a magnetic brake, easier to learn on than a centrifugal brake.
I own a dozen Abu Garcia round bait casters and they have become trolling reels... technology has left them behind
