Langley fly reel question

[oldsaltnfla]

I have a Langley Ripley model 185 fly reel. It is set up for RHW. I would like to set it up to be wound with my left hand if this is possible. I have tried to find a way to turn the pawl around but to no avail. Does anyone know how to make this conversion? Is it even possible?
Joe

[sdlehr]

Joe, show us a picture of the guts showing the pawl.

[oldsaltnfla]

Joe, show us a picture of the guts showing the pawl.

Sid, you are correct. A picture would help a lot. I will post one pretty soon. Up here in the Smokies, I don't get to use the internet as often as I would like, but I will post a pic directly.
Joe

[Alan Baracco]

Joe,

The Langley Riffle Model 185 only came in RHW, either with a round line guide or one that was square. The position of the line guide really determines it is RHW. However, if you want to use it LHW simply turn it around and forget about the line guide. The click pawl should work fine.

Alan

[oldsaltnfla]

Alan, you are correct. There is really no way to convert the reel. The square line guide is riveted in on one side so it can't be moved. The pawl is also designed to be only RHW. What I did was to just turn it around like you suggested. With the drag set to minimal or no drag, it works fine in LHW. The places I fish in the Smoky Mountains and the small trout we catch there makes a drag unnecessary. With the reel turned around to LHW, there is just enough resistance when pulling line out that there is no over spin. It works fine this way.
Joe