The so called "Bad Cast"

[John J.]

I am sure everyone on here has made a 'bad cast' or a cast made to a spot where you didn't want it. But have any of you caught bass in these spots that you didn't want to cast to? Such as you try to cast to the bank but the lure gets snagged in a tree and you pull it out, it plops in the water 10 feet from the boat and you think nothing will hit it. You start reeling in your bait to cast again and then BAM!

I've had this happen before. I was fishing with my brother in law on Lake Orange (local lake here in Virginia) and I went to cast my wacky rigged ZOOM Finesse worm out and it hit the side of the boat and landed in the water 10 feet from me. I started to reel it in (getting the slack out) and all of a sudden WHAM! a 1.5 pounder grabbed it and ran.

Another scenario (same day) we were fishing the banks and there was some overhanging bushes, I went to skip a YUM Dinger up under the bush when the bait hit the water and jumped into the bush. I shook it out gently and it plopped into the water 10 feet from the bush. Started reeling it in (the bait was skimming across the surface) when SPLASH! A 2 pounder nailed it (we were in like 10 feet of water)

has anyone caught fish on a so called "Bad Cast"?

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Yea Just Sunday, I was fishing with a freind as I am going to cast he hooks up and I lost my concentration and instead of landing past a weed bed I was trying to drift a green worm through it landed in the middle of nowhere before the weed bed. I went to reel it in fast and was ripping it over the top of the water and I got nailed, it was a dink but it suprised the %$*# out of me :

[Bass Smacker]

OOOOHHHHHHH thers nothing like pickin out a huge backlash and watchimg your Sinko swim sidways fast  >

[Shad_Master]

In the last two days, I have caught fish on a backlash -- that is, after making a cast I was picking out the loops and when I went to reel in found I had a fish on.  What this tells me is I am fishing too fast.  When I let the lure sit for awhile it gets bit.  It is just so hard to leave it there when you are not getting bit.

[TheBeast]

When I let the lure sit for awhile it gets bit.  It is just so hard to leave it there when you are not getting bit.

I figured this out when I first started fishing a baitcaster.   As I got better and stopped backlashing I would just pull out a bunch of line to let the bait set without being tempted to fish to fast.

[grimlin]

Just happened to me sunday for the first time.I casted a jig which went between a tree limb(with a bunch of small lures up there) landed in the water after going through the tree.as i was about ready to give it a yank i get a power tug and my line goes swimming,if it wasn't for whatever fish that took my line my lure would probably be stuck in that tree...that fish literally pulled my line right out of that tree branch.He got off when i gave him slack by mistake,so i have no clue what fish or how big it was.

[John J.]

Generally I use a spin-cast for worm fishing and a bait-caster for heavier lures. Which eliminates the chances of backlashing when fishing worms on a bait-caster and I never need to worry about backlashes on a spinning reel (I just need to watch for line twist... :)

[jaskoh]

Just happened to me sunday for the first time.I casted a jig which went between a tree limb(with a bunch of small lures up there) landed in the water after going through the tree.as i was about ready to give it a yank i get a power tug and my line goes swimming,if it wasn't for whatever fish that took my line my lure would probably be stuck in that tree...that fish literally pulled my line right out of that tree branch.He got off when i gave him slack by mistake,so i have no clue what fish or how big it was.

At my buddies lake we use to do this all the time in this one productive spot.   There would be low hanging branches and we would try to cast under them but for the most part they would go into the tree (we were new to fishing).  We would make the worm go in and out of the water and sure enough a bass would take it most of the time pulling the line out of the thin branch.  

[J_Young]

I made one of these bad casts last Friday morning. When I tried casting out, but did not see the small low overhanging limb from a pine tree behind me. BAM my BC exploded in my hand, I have never had a backlash that bad. My Senko went about 5 feet into the water, a few seconds later it took off. I caught a good looking little 2lb'er  

[sodaksker]

Heck,  I just aim for the branches and then slowly try to jiggle it out.  It always makes a soft entry and the fish just think something fell out of the tree.

[Brookie]

This was pretty funny. Me and my friend were fishing this pond with lots of trees around it and he got hung up in a tree and the lure was hanging over the water. This fish comes out of the water completely grabs the lure and is hooked so now this fish is hanging from the branch. He eventully got it out of the tree and got a nice 13 inch trout

[Panamoka_Bassin]

Heck, I just aim for the branches and then slowly try to jiggle it out. It always makes a soft entry and the fish just think something fell out of the tree.

Not that I try to do that, but I have found too that when I do end up in bushes or a branch, I want it to fall softly into the base of the plants.  I find this works especially well after a rain storm.

I mentioned this in a thread months ago (re: spyro-gyra) and as I was trying to wash the spyro off my worm, a bass came from a couple feet away and absolutely inhaled it.  I was standing on a stump and the bait was basically under me.  I missed the fish, though, because I didn't have enough line out to hook him right and not because he startled the bejeebus out of me.  

[Guest avid]

Absolutely NEVER!!!

Every time I miss the target I was aiming for but catch a bass, it was because that's where I really meant to cast in the first place.   It's kind of simple and requires only 3 easy payents of 99.99 each.  see what happens is that all the knowledge accumulated in every bass tournament is programed into a chip that looks like an Ipod.  The ear phones transmit the "correct" gps coordinates for the active bass and take control over your casting arm and guide the lure to the waiting bass.  

The technique is basically perfected.

You know it's all true because Roland Martin is my "pro endorser"

You can save 25% by sending $250.00 directly to

"Avids famous bass catching wonders"

PM me for the secret location and an additional "Free" surprise.

[Cephkiller]

I was once bank fishing and, for reasons I won't go into, I cast a popper over a tree limb about 20' high and let the lure drop in the water.  I caught a 12" bass and had to drag the poor little guy all the way up and over the limb and he plopped in the water and I landed him  ;D

[John J.]

Absolutely NEVER!!!

Every time I miss the target I was aiming for but catch a bass, it was because that's where I really meant to cast in the first place. It's kind of simple and requires only 3 easy payents of 99.99 each. see what happens is that all the knowledge accumulated in every bass tournament is programed into a chip that looks like an Ipod. The ear phones transmit the "correct" gps coordinates for the active bass and take control over your casting arm and guide the lure to the waiting bass.

The technique is basically perfected.

You know it's all true because Roland Martin is my "pro endorser"

You can save 25% by sending $250.00 directly to

"Avids famous bass catching wonders"

PM me for the secret location and an additional "Free" surprise.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Very funny Avid. I almost fell out my chair after reading that! Lemme guess the GPS coordinates are accurate up to 10 millimeters?  ;D ;D ;D

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Absolutely NEVER!!!

Every time I miss the target I was aiming for but catch a bass, it was because that's where I really meant to cast in the first place. It's kind of simple and requires only 3 easy payents of 99.99 each. see what happens is that all the knowledge accumulated in every bass tournament is programed into a chip that looks like an Ipod. The ear phones transmit the "correct" gps coordinates for the active bass and take control over your casting arm and guide the lure to the waiting bass.

The technique is basically perfected.

You know it's all true because Roland Martin is my "pro endorser"

You can save 25% by sending $250.00 directly to

"Avids famous bass catching wonders"

PM me for the secret location and an additional "Free" surprise.

WHAT ARE THEY PAYING YOU A DOLLAR A WORD NOW?

[roadwarrior]

My first DD bass was caught with an errant cast. I was fishing a private pond for the first time, casting about five yards out from a weedline. My cast ended up closer to the middle of a little point, which as it turned out was a hump defining the original creek bed. I probably would have reeled in quickly to recast, but back then I was fishing Senkos on a baitcaster and this cast had resulted in a pretty good "professional overun!"

My Senko sat on the bottom for quite some time. When I finally found myself in position to retrieve the bait, I moved it and got smacked. There was no luck involved, this was EXACTLY what I was planning to do!

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[Guest avid]

ARE THEY PAYING YOU A DOLLAR A WORD NOW?

Absolutely!!

[RoLo]

It's kind of simple and requires only 3 easy payents of 99.99 each.

All the knowledge accumulated in every bass tournament is programed into a chip that looks like an Ipod.

The ear phones transmit the "correct" gps coordinates for the active bass and take control over your casting arm

and guide the lure to the waiting bass. The technique is basically perfected. You know it's all true because Roland Martin

is my "pro endorser" You can save 25% by sending $250.00 directly to "Avids famous bass catching wonders"

PM me for the secret location and additional "Free" surprise.

Well naturally, I was a little skeptical at first, but after sending my first installment of $99.99 I received your tutorial.

I was truly impressed by your detailed crayon sketches showing how to remove a treble hook from your buddy's hat,

in the section, "Watch Your Backcast". I was also taken aback by your personal touch, everything handwritten in pencil.

As though that weren't enough, I cannot thank you enough for my Roland Martin Code Ring!  8-)

One Happy Camper!

[Guest the_muddy_man]

That's it ENCOURAGE HIM why don't you

[fourbizz]

Okay Rolo... NOW THAT WAS FUNNY!

The wording was priceless....unless of course you are a widely known and published author, with an equally known payment outline.

[RoLo]

That's it ENCOURAGE HIM why don't you

Okay Rolo... NOW THAT WAS FUNNY!

The wording was priceless....unless of course you are a widely known and published author,

with an equally known payment outline.

I'm totally confused.  

Are you fellows trying to suggest that I may have fabricated that testimonial?

Roger