Bowing / Curve cast practice

Walter & Group...

From Laurence Baggett with regard to bowing and Harry Kime's method of putting the rod tip under water  :-

 

Gordy:

I don't think I was quick enough to make that move even when I was 30 years younger. It is hard enough for me just to extend my arm toward the jumping fish in sufficient time before its back in the water! Maybe those Costa Rican tarpon are high jumpers! Or maybe I'm just slow... humm.

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Laurence,    I have not yet tried that move.  I suspect its not hard if one has learned to anticipate the tarpon's jump, especially if the angler is "programed" to do it.  Granted; I can't always predict the jump.... but I can most of the time.

 

Also depends upon the tarpon.  In general, those big females jump more "slowly" than the lean and mean smaller males.

 

Wind is howling, now and the water temp dropped, so I didn't find a single poon, today.  I'll try it, however, with my next hook up.

 

Gordy

 

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                                                                       Practicing curve casts

 

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From Jim Laing:

 

Hi Gordy,

Dennis practices using objects to cast around and arrows to indicate direction of presentation.  I wonder if laying out a piece of rope in the desired layout would help with practice.  Distance casters use a straight line or tape to help identify the casting lane, why not try this with a curved layout?  Sounds like a great way to practice...

 

Jim

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Jim...

 

I've never tried that.  Sounds like another good idea.   

 

Gordy

 

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Paul Arden on underpowered ("negative") curve casts :

 

"On another note, I am so glad you brought up negative curves Gordy, because still the negative curves seem to get a bad rap overall. Yes, they can be accurate once the caster learns when to rod fade. For years, I have read authors state they are not accurate. I disagree. I prefer them overall because it leads to a lazy relaxed cast.   (From Mack Brown's message)

 

You have pointed this out before, and I agree.  However, they are not as easy to control when it's windy."  (My comment... G.)

 

 

Hi Gordy, it took me a while to learn this but I think the answer here is trajectory. For a negative curve a high backcast allows you to throw an accurate placement, even with power (something that Chase showed me a few years ago). And for positive curves a low backcast allows the loop to flip over fully.

 

Cheers, Paul

 

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Paul...  Yes.  Control of trajectory will help.  Of course this will depend partly on the direction of the wind. 

 

Trajectory can play a part with other curve casts as well.

 

I am right handed and find that it is much easier for me to form a layout with fly to the left when making a corkscrew curve cast if I use a low trajectory on my forward cast.  The opposite is true if I want my corkscrew cast layout with fly to my right ... there I use a higher trajectory.

 

   Gordy

 

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