Lure casting

[Texas]

Watched truedogz cast massive (6") lures for cod.
When casting the lure was (virtually) at the rod tip.
He said It was for accuracy (and he was)
When I cast lures, the lure is at least a foot away from the tip
How do you do it ???
Cheers Gra

[Stumpjumper]

With a baitcaster, I like it close to the rod tip. With spinning gear I like it maybe 12 inches from the tip.

[Truedogz]

Graham, I suppose the explanation is along these lines. To cast the rod has to be bent and loaded up so the recoil flicks the bait or lure out. With a light lure I have line between the lure and the tip. This length of line acts as a lever to load the rod. With a heavy lure this lever is not needed as there is sufficient weight to load the rod.

For accurate casting the less line out the better as the swinging line affects the trajectory. The most accurate casting method is lure at tip, casting in a straight line over your shoulder in line with the target. Of course with greater skill you can cast sideways, underhand, even bow and arrow cast. With a light lure there has to be a compromise as some line between lure and tip is needed to get distance.

Best Wishes

Truedogz

[Lightningx]

For me definitely not when at the tip. Usually about a foot under.

[mazman]

As true dogs said really depends what you are after

[meppstas]

To me it's what you feel comfortable with, I have my blade spinners or small hard body lures around 1-1/2 ft to 2 ft below the rod tip..

Accuracy comes with many years of experience too, Which is important especially when fishing rivers as that's where it really counts.. I use to go to the local reserve and place objects in different areas at variety of distances and practice casting lures & spinners at them.. great way to learn how to do accurate casts with different weight lures etc..

cheers
Adrian

[purple5ive]

I generally have a bit of line hanging down the tip. I find it works for me. Accuracy well that's a whole.different kettle.of fish. My casts aren't the best. But I still catchbfish every now and then

One thing you need to be carefull when having the lure near the tip is to make sure the trebles dont foul on the tip when you cast. And also to make sure the lure is the right weight for the rod. If too heavy and you sit it at the tip you can easily snap it on some rouge casts on ultra light outfits.

[smile0784]

Depends on the lure. Slugs i normally have about 1 foot of line from tip.
With squid jigs about 2 foot.
With casting with traces the snap is as close as possible to the tip. Maybe few inches

[Truedogz]

When targeting fish like cod, bass, mangrove jack that live in tight near structure accuracy is paramount!

Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oV8BCp_6MA

I will demonstrate this with Graham on the next cod trip! :tongue:

One thing I do is skip lures in underneath undercut banks, in under logs etc; that involves quite a different casting technique. This is a great explanation of how to do it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A50EuknwTT0

Finally some words of wisdom from a master:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbPAKOnMEbM


Best Wishes

Truedogz

[Jay375]

close to tip big lures, a foot or so for small