Watching "Life below zero", S12 E4, and the father was teaching his kids the right way to fish. He taught them to spin fish with the rod under the reel, (Upside down) and winding the reel backward or counter clockwise to retrieve the lure. I kid you not.

I've never watched the show but that if I did that would be the last one.

a lot of the time I see people doing that I will just tell them that the handle is on the wrong side.

walk off.

Open face reel goes under the rod.
Closed face goes above the reel.

Do you think that dude teaching his kids to fish with his rod and reel upside down would buy a $350:ribeye?

I saw the same thing --- all could think was somebody taught him that way .
Then I remembered someone from TFF saying how he got a chance to fish at Bill Dances private lake --- and on his first cast with Dance in the boat he used the reel upside down --- super funny story how he replied .

It was probably the ex-con dude that has 5 or 6 girls with the tattooed chin Eskimo lady. He seems pretty much like an idiot.

Started watching the program and found it interesting at the beginning.

Not so now.

I hope he would

The only one I really kinda like on that show is the Athabaskan with the young son and daughter. The old white headed guy with the skinny chick that is gardening and has the sawmill and built the elevator for his second story home is kinda kool. He has a lot of toys but is good at improvising.

These shows work too hard at creating drama

I can only take Sue Aikens in small doses. They finally introduced her girlfriend a few weeks ago.

Just goes to show that none of the actors, script writers, directors, producers, etc., know how to fish.. You're watching an outdoor version of Pawn Stars.

"They finally introduced her girlfriend a few weeks ago."

I am getting too old for some things.

I took a guy out in one of our club tournaments back in the late 90's and he did the same thing with a baitcaster. When I told him that he had it backwards he told me he could not reel with his right hand.
I use both right and left handed reels so I gave him one of mine and he got along the rest of the day. The next tournament he had a couple left handed reels. It happens but you cringe when you see it.

I was glad i could help him out.

That is the one that was teaching his son and daughter to fish with the spinning reel on top.