08-14-2003, 04:47 AM
number one dont take it fishing.....
at least till you get the casting down.
go down to your tackle shop of find here on line a 1/8 pratice casting plug.
start with slow easy cast. dont even worry about distance or acurecy. I am in about the same boat you are in with bait casters. they take a bit more practice to learn than a spinning reel.
I started praticing with mine this spring and no matter which way I fased or which direction I casted I hit the same 4 foot diamiter tree.
you may have the same problem I am experancing and that is the follow throug and release. In following through I end up exerting way too much force that sends my aim cockeyed and a major over wind of line turning my line in to a rats nest.
I am finding that if I toss lighter and release sooner, around 12 or 11 oclock on the cast in stead of 10 or 9 oclock like on the spin cast reel.
now the rest is pratice pratice pratice of the back poarch till I get it right.
I am also finding that thumbing the spool to be a signifacant aid as well.
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at least till you get the casting down.
go down to your tackle shop of find here on line a 1/8 pratice casting plug.
start with slow easy cast. dont even worry about distance or acurecy. I am in about the same boat you are in with bait casters. they take a bit more practice to learn than a spinning reel.
I started praticing with mine this spring and no matter which way I fased or which direction I casted I hit the same 4 foot diamiter tree.
you may have the same problem I am experancing and that is the follow throug and release. In following through I end up exerting way too much force that sends my aim cockeyed and a major over wind of line turning my line in to a rats nest.
I am finding that if I toss lighter and release sooner, around 12 or 11 oclock on the cast in stead of 10 or 9 oclock like on the spin cast reel.
now the rest is pratice pratice pratice of the back poarch till I get it right.
I am also finding that thumbing the spool to be a signifacant aid as well.
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