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Old 08-30-2005, 12:26 PM   #9
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If you are doing everything else perfect , you should only have to thunmb the spool at the top of the arc and when the lure (or whatever) hits the water.

In reality , many people do have to touch it right out of the gate to calm down an overrun caused by a jerky cast. Some guys cast low line drives so don't have to thumb at the top of the arc and that's wrong too. for best distance , aim high. (yes , sometimes windy conditions require line drives).


best advice anyone can give you about using a conventional is start slow and gain distance with technique , not umph. You will seldom get overruns if you are casting into pitch black . Since you can't see where its landing , you tend not to push for distance and therefore have little trouble. Turn on the lights so you now try to reach some imaginary distance goal and you start backlashing like crazy.

a guy who has the timing and starts the loading of the rod way back in the cast will outcast the guy who is using all muscle every time.

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