By the term "Ringers" you may mean a Pflueger Medalist with the agate ring inset the front of the frame as a line guide?? Nice vintage reels, also like the Hardy Perfects-neither reversible for a LH winding though. I like the Hardy Perfects best- as did Hemingway- foto of him fly fishing Silver Creek in 1939--Hardy 3 pc. rod and a Hardy Perfect reel.. He fished Hardy rods both for fly fishing out West, but also used them on his deep sea fishing boat "Pilar"., Also used Vom Hofe reels for his salt water tackle. Not too shabby a choice there. RWTF
As for left hand wind, the pawl can be flipped to prevent overruns on the Perfects that have no agate guide. Ok to with agate guides other than looking goofy. I did it on my 2 7/8" for a #3 wgt. rod while fishing small flies and 6x tippets.
