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12-01-2006, 09:57 AM
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Wipe My Bottom
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,911
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first cast resulting in a snapoff of a prized plug will always lead to cursing.  |
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12-01-2006, 10:05 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bethany CT
Posts: 2,887
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My biggest fish came in the canal on my first cast one morning. Got to the spot at around 330, cast out and got the fish. Thought for sure it was going to be loaded considering the season and the tide. Not another hit for the next 4 hours. I have a notable # of first cast curse outings.
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No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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12-01-2006, 10:09 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 1,990
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A couple years ago I caught a 22# bass in April on the Housatonic River.
It was my first trip, first cast of the season. That year sucked  |
Sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. - Morpheus
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12-01-2006, 10:19 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Newburyport
Posts: 18
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To me, the first cast curse is when I break out the conventional gear in March for a maiden run, and end up with a nice rat's nest to start off the day right!  |
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12-01-2006, 10:54 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 3,650
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I did not read the article yet. But I've always found that the first cast is the highest percentage cast you'll make. The longer the time between presentations, the less finicky the fish. It's why you so often hear people say "it started off as good night, we had action right away." It's also why trying several spots in a night is often a good strategy.
But the first cast is also when things are most likely to go wrong with your tackle. More fish are lost on the first cast due to problems that could have been circumvented with better preparation. It's important to be technically and mentally prepared. Too many people are surprised at a first cast hit. They cast, then set their drag or look at the reel to make sure everything is working or make a couple of casts then re-tie thier knots, etc, etc.
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12-01-2006, 01:14 PM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,550
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That's why it alway good to use someone elses gear  |
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12-01-2006, 01:38 PM
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Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Marshfield
Posts: 2,608
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I've never had the 1st cast snap off but I've caught plenty of fish on the 1st cast and nothing after that. It is a curse that keeps you at a particular spot for maybe a little longer than you should have. My biggest problem is knowing when to stop casting, just ask my wife!  |
"Sunshine Day Dream"
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12-01-2006, 01:44 PM
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President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rowley
Posts: 3,781
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Joe, good thing you replied to this thread because you are in one of the pics that accompanies the article and named in the caption.
I think it is because the first cast is so high percentage, as Joe pointed out, that the first cast curse is actually a real thing. I know it's incorrect to draw behaviorial comparisons to humans, but if I saw one of my buddies get yanked out of the water, I would get the hell out of there!
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