Tips and Advice

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 2005/07