Reading through the forms, I see lots of questions and opinions on rods, reels, lines, and bass lures of all kinds. These post are good, because they help folks learn about new tackle, and get opinions on the gear we use to catch bass. One topic I rarely see is casting, especially accurate, target casting. I've known a few very good bass fisherman in my lifetime, and each one was good at casting. One of them told me that accurate casting was eqaully, if not more important than the actually bait your throwing. As we all know, it takes some practice to cast very well. Flipping and pitching are great ways to present baits to bass, but, no one approach is perfect in all scenarios. Being able to drop your bait within inches of your intended target is still where it's at. It will help you hook and land more bass for sure. I try to practice my casting in the off season. On a scale of 1 to 10 my own casting skill starts around 7. As the season moves along by mid spring, I'm probably in the 8 to 9 group as far as accuracy. I don't think I've ever been a 10. Even after all my years, I still have an overshot cast, short cast, etc. It happens. How would you honestly rate your own casting skill, on a scale of 1 to 10? Regardless of what rod, reel, line, cost etc accurate casting will catch you more fish. It's well worth trying to get good at this simple basic skillset. How do you rate your own casting skill?
