Any good tips out there for getting a consistent release on the cast ?? I'm guilt of letting go to early in the cast and causing the lead to go sky high, so any good tips, fingers holds etc.. would be great received
In reply to Post #1
Get a casting lesson with Terry edmonds.... Start as you mean to go on
Get a casting lesson with Terry edmonds.... Start as you mean to go on
There's a good vid on youtube with Terry below, have a search 
In reply to Post #1
Let go at 47 degrees to the horizontal use a protractor if necessary.
Or take lessons. Protractors are cheaper.
Let go at 47 degrees to the horizontal use a protractor if necessary.
Or take lessons. Protractors are cheaper.
In reply to Post #4
That's where I'm going wrong I thought it was 46 degrees will make adjustment 😀
If you can get over a field or lake and just practice it eventually sinks in and muscle memory takes over for casting 👍🏻
That's where I'm going wrong I thought it was 46 degrees will make adjustment 😀
If you can get over a field or lake and just practice it eventually sinks in and muscle memory takes over for casting 👍🏻
In reply to Post #1
Personally I only hold the line with my index finger, and its surprising how small an area of the tip of your finger you need to use, so it's only a very small movement of the finger to release the cast.
I think with most things, you get more proficient the more you do it.
Personally I only hold the line with my index finger, and its surprising how small an area of the tip of your finger you need to use, so it's only a very small movement of the finger to release the cast.
I think with most things, you get more proficient the more you do it.
In reply to Post #1
There's a few things that might help. Obviously Terry Edmonds is No:1 - had a lesson from him last week; top guy and was very, very helpful. I was doing the same as you and still do, I let go too early or sometimes too late as I'm over compensating. Terry gave me a tip that was "imagine casting under a bush at range"...fire it right in there.
The other tip would be to be consistent with your drop on the lead, meaning: where you have the lead hanging from the spigot. Also, for softer rods you want the lead further away from the spigot and for beefier rods, closer to the spigot.
When you cast, pull the butt section to your belly button with your other arm pushed forward which should give you the 45 degree optimal ballistic angle (maybe it's 47 degrees like the guy mentioned previously.)
What Terry will teach you is to employ the use of the waist (including many other aspects of casting) which is what gives you power. I'd highly recommend having a lesson with him and at 100 sterlings for 4 hrs, it's money well spent.
There's a few things that might help. Obviously Terry Edmonds is No:1 - had a lesson from him last week; top guy and was very, very helpful. I was doing the same as you and still do, I let go too early or sometimes too late as I'm over compensating. Terry gave me a tip that was "imagine casting under a bush at range"...fire it right in there.
The other tip would be to be consistent with your drop on the lead, meaning: where you have the lead hanging from the spigot. Also, for softer rods you want the lead further away from the spigot and for beefier rods, closer to the spigot.
When you cast, pull the butt section to your belly button with your other arm pushed forward which should give you the 45 degree optimal ballistic angle (maybe it's 47 degrees like the guy mentioned previously.)
What Terry will teach you is to employ the use of the waist (including many other aspects of casting) which is what gives you power. I'd highly recommend having a lesson with him and at 100 sterlings for 4 hrs, it's money well spent.
In reply to Post #1
I had this exact problem and then one day I cast a fishing rod( mono straight through)and I forgot to take spodding glove off and it solved problem for me...less sensation on finger meant I wasn't so conscious of when to let go...after a while you just forget about the release.
Hope this makes sense.
Cheers
I had this exact problem and then one day I cast a fishing rod( mono straight through)and I forgot to take spodding glove off and it solved problem for me...less sensation on finger meant I wasn't so conscious of when to let go...after a while you just forget about the release.
Hope this makes sense.
Cheers
In reply to Post #8
Thanks for the comments guys
Thanks for the comments guys
In reply to Post #1
foxxy, have you tried 13ft rods, there is a chap on the lake I fish that has recently brought a set of free spirit 13ft massive difference. He isn't tall and quite rotund however now putting a lead much further than before
foxxy, have you tried 13ft rods, there is a chap on the lake I fish that has recently brought a set of free spirit 13ft massive difference. He isn't tall and quite rotund however now putting a lead much further than before
In reply to Post #10
What difference does s the length of rod make to when you release the line on a cast?
What difference does s the length of rod make to when you release the line on a cast?
In reply to Post #11
I would say that the issue is too much bending at the waist before the line is released. I have seen this before where the body sort of collapses in the cast, and it affects the release point. Any competent caster should be able to look at your technique and advise where you are going wrong, but the pro coaches make their living doing this, so are a very good option.
The correct rod for you will also make a difference. If you aren't compressing the rod you will lose the feel required to release the line at the correct point.
My wife was consistently casting 95yds and she is 5 foot 1 (I daren't forget the 1, although she would say 2
) and 8 stone. I couldn't cast her rods as they were softer than I was used to and I was hitting them way too hard. I had completed my casting action before the lead had even moved. I needed to adapt to be able to cast them as they had a totally different feel.
I would say that the issue is too much bending at the waist before the line is released. I have seen this before where the body sort of collapses in the cast, and it affects the release point. Any competent caster should be able to look at your technique and advise where you are going wrong, but the pro coaches make their living doing this, so are a very good option.
The correct rod for you will also make a difference. If you aren't compressing the rod you will lose the feel required to release the line at the correct point.
My wife was consistently casting 95yds and she is 5 foot 1 (I daren't forget the 1, although she would say 2
) and 8 stone. I couldn't cast her rods as they were softer than I was used to and I was hitting them way too hard. I had completed my casting action before the lead had even moved. I needed to adapt to be able to cast them as they had a totally different feel.
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In reply to Post #1
Personally I think that this is such a basic thing that you'd be better off just going somewhere quiet, either a water or a field, and practicing your technique on your own.
Personally I think that this is such a basic thing that you'd be better off just going somewhere quiet, either a water or a field, and practicing your technique on your own.
In reply to Post #14
This may sound really odd, but when I get to the lake my first casts are ok but not as good as hoped, but in the morning, even at 4 o'clock my casting is stonger and more accurate, happens most sessions lol. Anyone else find this or am I just weird
This may sound really odd, but when I get to the lake my first casts are ok but not as good as hoped, but in the morning, even at 4 o'clock my casting is stonger and more accurate, happens most sessions lol. Anyone else find this or am I just weird