Learned A Tip For Fishing In The Wind.

[airborne_angler]

Thought I would share.Was taking fishing with a BPS employee today, and I mentioned I used to enjoy throwing weightless stickbaits, but its tough on the water I fish because of the constant wind. Cast out, get a big wind blown belly in your line and your bait won't sink, it will just stay under the surface and drift.

His solution was to throw the bait with a sidearm cast, low trajectory, and when it hits the water, sweep the rod tip down quickly to get that line down on the water.

Anyone heard of this, anyone use this technique?

[hooah212002]

I cast side arm all the time. I either backlash or my bait goes straight down if I cast overhand. I also throw sidearm as well, though. I have noticed that it is better in the wind, but I never really think about it because it comes natural for me to sling it sidearm.

[flyfisher]

I usually go for a lower trajectory so sidearm casting is the norm.  I also do not seem to get that belly in the line unless i am using spinning gear and even then it can be managed by feathering the line with a finger on your casting hand and stopping the line right before it hits the water.

[derekxec]

yeap i use this technique all the time...one of the places i fish has a fence that likes to take baits and not give them back so in order to not get the fence in the wind you have the stop the line right before your bait hits the water so it pulls on the line then you have to pull your rod tip down fast

 

works very well even when the wind is blowing so hard that it does it with a weighted bait lol

[tbone1993]

I'll use a roll cast to get my bait very low.

[Hogsticker]

I think the important thing here is keeping your rod tip down, close to the water. Keeps the loop out of your line. When jigging for walleye in the wind this is a must or you will never know when a fish picks up your bait. Casting is pref., whatever works

[deep]

I do sidearm casts all the time; whether there's any wind or not. I have noticed that I tend to whip the bait, and not load the whole blank, when I cast overhead.

[Bankbeater]

It also works good for casting under things, like low hanging tree limbs.

[TNBassin']

Thought I would share.Was taking fishing with a BPS employee today, and I mentioned I used to enjoy throwing weightless stickbaits, but its tough on the water I fish because of the constant wind. Cast out, get a big wind blown belly in your line and your bait won't sink, it will just stay under the surface and drift.

His solution was to throw the bait with a sidearm cast, low trajectory, and when it hits the water, sweep the rod tip down quickly to get that line down on the water.

Anyone heard of this, anyone use this technique?

I do this with lipless cranks, flukes, and spinner baits when it's windy. 

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Windy days.. sidearm or roll.cast all day..

[Hyrule Bass]

Thought I would share.Was taking fishing with a BPS employee today, and I mentioned I used to enjoy throwing weightless stickbaits, but its tough on the water I fish because of the constant wind. Cast out, get a big wind blown belly in your line and your bait won't sink, it will just stay under the surface and drift.

His solution was to throw the bait with a sidearm cast, low trajectory, and when it hits the water, sweep the rod tip down quickly to get that line down on the water.

Anyone heard of this, anyone use this technique?

 

how does your bait not sink? unless it was a bait that is designed to float or suspend ive never had a bait not sink even if its windy out.

[PABASS]

If its a senko it will sink they are loaded with salt, I never not had one sink for me either.  You could also try a small nail weight changes the action a bit, however get a faster sink rate.

[Christian M]

Im a lefty & when I played baseball the sidearm pitch was a great weapon. When Im using a casting setup its always sidearm or roll cast. When Im using light spinning gear, sometimes its easier for me to load the rod with an overhand cast, but the rest of the time im getting as low as possible. I'll even get my body as low as possible to skip docks sidearm. I use a backhand roll with soft stickbaits & jigs when I have a close target, I guess it would be considered a flip.

[Hogsticker]

how does your bait not sink? unless it was a bait that is designed to float or suspend ive never had a bait not sink even if its windy out.

He's referring to keeping the bow out of his line created by the wind. The bait sinks, but with the bow in the line their is no way to keep solid tension on the line, making it very hard to detect a strike or take

[YakenMax]

Overhand with a baitcasters is real difficult I just cast sidearm most of the time

[aqualkinbush]

I was fishing yesterday out on small lake/big pond and the wind was horrible. I was hoping to cast a wieghtless senko for a while but experienced the same issue your refering too. I always cast side arm as I can't seem to cast overhand with my baitcaster with out backlashing or slapping the water hard and short. Ever cast the wind would pick up create a big bow in my line and the senko wouldn't sink it would just get carried quickly by the water back to shore. (I don't have a boat so I'm always fishing from shore) Obviously this was a huge problem and basically made fishing the wieghtless senko impossible. I'll have to give dropping the rod tip quickly after the cast a try next time I'm fishing in windy conditions.

[J Francho]

20# braid + high winds, and the wind will actually carry the line and keep the bait from sinking.  Even a heavy plastic such as a GYCB Senko.  I generally skip senkos and ikas with a low trajectory cast. I have done the move where you slap the line down to the surface.  You have to really pay attention, and line watch here.  Works best with brightly colored braid.  Another good tip is to pinch a tiny Bull Shot to the line just above the hook, or use a light weight wacky jig.

[roadwarrior]

Simple solution: Spinning tackle and Yo-Zuri Hybrid

 

 

 

 

[Siebert Outdoors]

This is about the only way I cast.  I rarely do the over the head cast.

[Hyrule Bass]

He's referring to keeping the bow out of his line created by the wind. The bait sinks, but with the bow in the line their is no way to keep solid tension on the line, making it very hard to detect a strike or take

he clearly said his bait wont sink and that it stays just under the surface and drifts

[J Francho]

he clearly said his bait wont sink and that it stays just under the surface and drifts

 

Yep, he sure did.  As I said before, it happens.

[Felix77]

Thought I would share.Was taking fishing with a BPS employee today, and I mentioned I used to enjoy throwing weightless stickbaits, but its tough on the water I fish because of the constant wind. Cast out, get a big wind blown belly in your line and your bait won't sink, it will just stay under the surface and drift.

His solution was to throw the bait with a sidearm cast, low trajectory, and when it hits the water, sweep the rod tip down quickly to get that line down on the water.

Anyone heard of this, anyone use this technique?

Yup ... Do this all the time.  Works like a charm.