practicing your casting

bcklash · 01-29-10, 08:11 PM

How many of you really practice your casting? I got a perfect place to practice, one of the landings off of my my deck is about has high has a bass boat off the water, but I still don't practice. My sister also has about 1 acre pond about 2 miles from me, perfect for practicing flipping and pitching but do I practice--NOOOO.

I need to practice, how about you guys?

MallenManson · 01-29-10, 08:14 PM

I do, but I don't do it. I'm sure I'll start around March/April

BigBassin144 · 01-29-10, 08:44 PM

I don't need to practice. I was actually giving KVD casting tips at his seminar I went to.

lol. Seriously though, I don't practice, but I should.

BB

Bassboss · 01-29-10, 11:58 PM

Ya, when I go fishing I "fish" in the yard, it's pretty good because we've got this section of our yard has a bunch of trees grouped together so I have to get right between them and real close, otherwise if I hit it... zzzzzzzziiiiinnnnnggg! Backlash. So, ya, I practice!

MallenManson · 01-30-10, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

I don't need to practice. I was actually giving KVD casting tips at his seminar I went to.

lol. Seriously though, I don't practice, but I should.

BB

I definitely need to practice, since I've never used a baitcaster before

BassinNC · 01-30-10, 12:11 AM

I practice all the time. I practice my long cast without making a splash by putting a trash can lid in the yard and slowing the bait down so that when it hits the lid it does not bounce out. I also practice my dock fishing around the back porch. My wife works at night and I have to keep the kids so while they play I practice.

everettvet · 01-30-10, 12:35 AM

I practice at least 1 hour a day. Rotating between different types of cast every 8-10 minutes.

Hmm.....I just wanted to see how it looked if I typed it out. I don't practice at all. However, my son is going to start using a baitcaster this year so I will practice with him in the yard this spring!

nova385 · 01-30-10, 01:54 AM

The guy next door is always telling me I will never catch anything in the yard! I spent last spring learning how to use a B/C reel. I wish I had all the line I wasted back.

woody · 01-30-10, 02:45 AM

I remember someone saying, they attracted a hungry hawk while practicing in the yard.

-Mark

AUFred · 01-30-10, 09:39 AM

I try but it drives my cats nuts.

MallenManson · 01-30-10, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by AUFred

I try but it drives my cats nuts.

Castin a catnip mouse?

BigBassin144 · 01-30-10, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by AUFred

I try but it drives my cats nuts.

Here's what I do when my cats try to play with what I'm practice casting: First get the biggest treble hook you can find...

Ok, I'm kidding of course. Seriously though, I take an old tube, and find an old tube jig, and cut the hook off right below the lead. Then push it up into the tube and tie it on like you normally would. Now you've got a hook free, cat-safe lure.

BB

Bassboss · 01-30-10, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by MallenManson

I definitely need to practice, since I've never used a baitcaster before

Definitely sounds like you need to invest in some casting plugs and buckets over the winter!

Bassboss · 01-30-10, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by woody

I remember someone saying, they attracted a hungry hawk while practicing in the yard.

-Mark

That may have been me. Happens on and off.

Bassboss · 01-30-10, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by AUFred

I try but it drives my cats nuts.

Naw, just put a pot in the house with some cat nip! That'll keep 'em busy.

bamabassman · 01-30-10, 10:32 AM

I really do need to practice my flipping, but don't think lisa would like it in the house. Too cold to do it outside though.

bassinbob · 01-30-10, 01:41 PM

To cold. But once the weather warms maybe once or twice a week. Got to work out the arthritis first though. Have to work on long casting as I want to throw deep cranks this year. Always afraid of over runs when trying long casts.

AUFred · 01-30-10, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MallenManson

Castin a catnip mouse?

no but any movement catches their attention. I do practice short accuracy in my pool with a hookless bait.

AUFred · 01-30-10, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bassboss

Naw, just put a pot in the house with some cat nip! That'll keep 'em busy.

my cats are outside cats

islandbass · 01-30-10, 06:46 PM

I use to when I had time, and I don't care what my neighbors think.

cassidyta · 01-30-10, 08:16 PM

I am pitching and flipping constantly in my pool. This is more to check out the baits than to practice.
With a fish pond on the base I am very fortunate because I am fishing between 4-6 days a week. I consider the pond a pracice session.

Bubba_Bruiser · 01-30-10, 08:17 PM

I get out in my front yard every now and then. I have 10-12 trees I pitch to and try to hit them at the base. I let the kids run around and try to hit them with a weighted bobber to practice for excessive trolling motor runners and high winds.

danielbasspro · 01-30-10, 08:29 PM

I only practice casting a fly rod.

WTL · 01-30-10, 08:41 PM

I really need to. I have too much of an inward motion casting, always have, which means I have to hit a dock or a line of trees from a certain direction. I need to develop the ability to cast accurately with an outside motion, or learn to cast with the right.

nofearengineer · 01-30-10, 08:47 PM

I really need to start practicing my pitching. I can flip pretty good, though I seldom need to do it. Flipping seems so basic...almost like cane poling. I want to get good at pitching like the one guy I saw on Youtube...he doesn't hold the lure in his left hand or anything...he just takes the swing of the bait as he reels it in and slings it back. I need to find that video again.

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01-29-10, 08:11 PM	#1
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	practicing your casting How many of you really practice your casting? I got a perfect place to practice, one of the landings off of my my deck is about has high has a bass boat off the water, but I still don't practice. My sister also has about 1 acre pond about 2 miles from me, perfect for practicing flipping and pitching but do I practice--NOOOO. I need to practice, how about you guys? __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

01-29-10, 08:14 PM	#2
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	I do, but I don't do it. I'm sure I'll start around March/April __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

01-29-10, 08:44 PM	#3
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	I don't need to practice. I was actually giving KVD casting tips at his seminar I went to. lol. Seriously though, I don't practice, but I should. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

01-29-10, 11:58 PM	#4
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Ya, when I go fishing I "fish" in the yard, it's pretty good because we've got this section of our yard has a bunch of trees grouped together so I have to get right between them and real close, otherwise if I hit it... zzzzzzzziiiiinnnnnggg! Backlash. So, ya, I practice! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

01-30-10, 12:11 AM	#6
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	I practice all the time. I practice my long cast without making a splash by putting a trash can lid in the yard and slowing the bait down so that when it hits the lid it does not bounce out. I also practice my dock fishing around the back porch. My wife works at night and I have to keep the kids so while they play I practice. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

01-30-10, 12:35 AM	#7
everettvet BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Paducah, KY Posts: 730	I practice at least 1 hour a day. Rotating between different types of cast every 8-10 minutes. Hmm.....I just wanted to see how it looked if I typed it out. I don't practice at all. However, my son is going to start using a baitcaster this year so I will practice with him in the yard this spring!

01-30-10, 01:54 AM	#8
nova385 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MID MI. Posts: 140	The guy next door is always telling me I will never catch anything in the yard! I spent last spring learning how to use a B/C reel. I wish I had all the line I wasted back.

01-30-10, 02:45 AM	#9
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	I remember someone saying, they attracted a hungry hawk while practicing in the yard. -Mark

01-30-10, 09:39 AM	#10
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 805	I try but it drives my cats nuts.

01-30-10, 10:32 AM	#16
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	I really do need to practice my flipping, but don't think lisa would like it in the house. Too cold to do it outside though. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

01-30-10, 01:41 PM	#17
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	To cold. But once the weather warms maybe once or twice a week. Got to work out the arthritis first though. Have to work on long casting as I want to throw deep cranks this year. Always afraid of over runs when trying long casts. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

01-30-10, 06:46 PM	#20
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	I use to when I had time, and I don't care what my neighbors think. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

01-30-10, 08:16 PM	#21
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	I am pitching and flipping constantly in my pool. This is more to check out the baits than to practice. With a fish pond on the base I am very fortunate because I am fishing between 4-6 days a week. I consider the pond a pracice session. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

01-30-10, 08:17 PM	#22
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	I get out in my front yard every now and then. I have 10-12 trees I pitch to and try to hit them at the base. I let the kids run around and try to hit them with a weighted bobber to practice for excessive trolling motor runners and high winds. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

01-30-10, 08:29 PM	#23
danielbasspro BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Altamonte Springs Florida Posts: 252	I only practice casting a fly rod. __________________ Daniel

01-30-10, 08:41 PM	#24
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I really need to. I have too much of an inward motion casting, always have, which means I have to hit a dock or a line of trees from a certain direction. I need to develop the ability to cast accurately with an outside motion, or learn to cast with the right.

01-30-10, 08:47 PM	#25
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	I really need to start practicing my pitching. I can flip pretty good, though I seldom need to do it. Flipping seems so basic...almost like cane poling. I want to get good at pitching like the one guy I saw on Youtube...he doesn't hold the lure in his left hand or anything...he just takes the swing of the bait as he reels it in and slings it back. I need to find that video again. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

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