Bassbugger

If your reel is one made in Michigan you have to remove the directional roller bearing in the clutch assembly and turn it over to reverse the direction. It is a lot easier to change the whole clutch assembly. I have had my Solitude III almost from the day the first ones went on sale. It has been upgraded once and the drag replaced twice. No fault of the reel, fault of a huge bunch of steelhead. Gotta love it.

I don't know anything about the new reels from Edco. If they didn't change the original design of the clutch you might be able to change directions like the old ones.

If you can't figure out where to get it done or how to do it yourself, let me know. I'll give you ten bucks for your reel.

fishbum