Casting Form

[Big Hands]

On 10/5/2022 at 8:52 AM, galyonj said:

I cast about like Charles Barkley swings a golf club.

One of the subjects that I teach is computers. Regarding keyboarding, I often use Charles Barkley's golf swing as an example that the saying "practice makes perfect" isn't really true. I am more in the "only perfect practice makes perfect" camp.

 

I have to admit that I am envious of the form that some folks have with a very tight, compact casting technique. I hope to master that someday. 

[TOXIC]

Here’s the deal.  You are trying to compensate for an injury.  You are going to have to find what works for you.  “Proper” mechanics are out the window.  Only you know what hurts and what doesn’t.  In a lot of situations where people are nursing a shoulder injury like a rotator cuff, I see them switch to spinning rods for the majority of their fishing.  The reason being, you can load the rod and make long accurate casts with spinning because you use more of your wrist than arm.  

[J Francho]

A cranky right shoulder is what led me to using two hands for most casts. It's not so cranky anymore, but now it's "my cast."

[lynxcat]

I’m a two handed roll cast for 90%+ of my casts. I’m very efficient casting…not sure about exact form. If I really want to lay into a cast, then it really becomes about hip rotation. Similar to a quarterback creating tork…that’s a safer way for me to sling it for distance. 

[Bird]

It really depends, sometimes I want little splash so I underhand.

Sometimes it's a very long 2-handed cast.

 

And sometimes I'm fishing with a buddy that forces me to backhand cast all day. idk

[txchaser]

One other thing - watching pros and ex-pros in their 70's cast on video was really helpful for me in terms of form - almost perfect economy of motion. Watch how little work he does here and how none of his body moves except his arms; doesn't need to rock or flex or tense up at all. Also one of the casts is a sidearm but he's sending the bait up instead of parallel to the water for more distance.

 

He does stick his arms out at the end /shrug

 

 

[Catt]

Subject to change with age!

[cheezyridr]

On 10/6/2022 at 10:32 AM, WRB said:

Learned to use bait cast with 1 hand pistol grip rods .

 

so did i. back in those days i was ALOT more serious than i am now, and i could cast insanely well.  these days, all the rods are longer, with longer handles too.  form is different, and i'm just not interested in getting back to that place where i can do what i used to could. besides, my eyes ain't what they used to be anymore, and that's key.

a garcia 5000 and a 5' pistol grip rod, was for me, what a bokken was to musashi. 

 

 

4 hours ago, Catt said:

 

 

[Catt]

6 hours ago, cheezyridr said:

garcia 5000 and a 5' pistol grip rod,

 

 

[Catt]

Best advice I ever received was from a world renowned fly fisherman, "let the rod do the casting, its better at it than your arm!"

 

Other than punching most anglers use rods that are to "stiff" for what they're trying to achieve.

[scaleface]

On 10/9/2022 at 9:01 PM, txchaser said:

One other thing - watching pros and ex-pros in their 70's cast on video was really helpful for me in terms of form - almost perfect economy of motion. Watch how little work he does here and how none of his body moves except his arms; doesn't need to rock or flex or tense up at all. Also one of the casts is a sidearm but he's sending the bait up instead of parallel to the water for more distance.

 

He does stick his arms out at the end /shrug

 

 

I can almost guarantee that old Rick is not throwing a 1/4 oz spinnerbait . Hes dialed in , effortlessly placing that lure where he wants . Rod , line and lure are perfectly matched for efficiency .

[J Francho]

I thought Clunn only used MH/fast 7' rods for everything to stay consistent with feel. If that's the case, he's tuned his cast to suit the gear, and hasn't matched anything. I mean, not throwing shade at all, he's a master at presentation. 

[scaleface]

17 minutes ago, J Francho said:

I thought Clunn only used MH/fast 7' rods for everything to stay consistent with feel. If that's the case, he's tuned his cast to suit the gear, and hasn't matched anything. I mean, not throwing shade at all, he's a master at presentation. 

He might be using the rod mentioned . The lure hes using  tosses well with it .

[TOXIC]

23 minutes ago, J Francho said:

I thought Clunn only used MH/fast 7' rods for everything to stay consistent with feel. If that's the case, he's tuned his cast to suit the gear, and hasn't matched anything. I mean, not throwing shade at all, he's a master at presentation. 

I have some of his old “1 rod for everything” combos that I got when I was pro staff for Bass Pro.  They are very heavy.  I’m sure he’s had to adjust over time.  Likewise, not to throw shade on one of the masters but in the video, he is making very short casts.  You can tell by how long it takes him to retrieve the spinnerbait.  Nothing wrong with that but your form does change if you are going for more distance.  

[schplurg]

There's form and then there's style....and then there is this...