Left handed fishing reel

A fishing rod comprising:

• an elongated member;
• and
• a fishing reel comprising:
• a support member configured to fixedly couple with the elongated member;
• a bail assembly configured to retrieve or let out a fishing line, the bail assembly comprising:
• a rotor;
• and
• a bail arm extending from a line roller at a first end of the rotor in a counter-clockwise direction to a second end of the rotor as viewed from the front of the fishing reel;
• an input shaft irreversibly mounted on the fishing reel and configured to receive an input torque;
• and
• a gear box configured to be driven by the input shaft from only one side of the gear box, and drive the bail assembly to retrieve the fishing line;
• wherein the input shaft is configured to receive the input torque in a clockwise direction and drive the bail assembly to operate in a counter-clockwise direction to retrieve the fishing line.

A left-handed spinning reel, the spinning reel comprising:

• a body;
• a spool coupled with the body;
• and
• a bail assembly comprising:
• a rotor;
• and
• a bail arm;
• wherein the rotor and the bail arm are configured to rotate in a counter-clockwise direction to wind fishing line onto the spool in response to a rotation of a handle in a clockwise direction, the handle irreversibly mounted on one side of the body;
• wherein the bail arm extends from a line roller at a first end of the rotor in a counter-clockwise direction to a second end of the rotor;
• wherein a direction of a tangential velocity of the bail arm and a direction of a tangential velocity of the handle are in a same direction as the handle rotates to approach the bail arm.