Casting at Home
Casting without having your line becoming tangled
into a bird nest is something that can be mastered in a day
Timothy Kusherets
Practice casting at home will ensure that a better
understanding of your physical abilities will not be wasted when you
are at the river.
Casting without having your line becoming tangled into a bird nest
is something that can be mastered in a day. It is the ability to cast
both “artistically” and “accurately” that
takes time; the only way to master that portion of the craft is to
practice at home.
Consider that many times as you fish the conditions will not be the
best so with that in mind test yourself honestly and earnestly. Cast
in the wind and attempt to compensate for line belly as you attempt
to hit your designated mark e.g. hoola-hoop, box, or chalk mark. Try
casting under-handed and over-handed. I have told many people that
it is just as important to be able to cast with two hands as well
as one. I use two hands when I want to achieve a great-distant cast,
and one for up-close-quartered casting I'll use one hand. Tax yourself
and you will be the better for it. Forget about competing with the
guy next to you and compete with yourself. Who better to find out
how good you are at the art of casting and the understanding of how
to decipher the wind than yourself?
© Timothy Kusherets 2007/09
