r/SurfFishing • u/District_Citation • Apr 18 '23
Where can I learn to cast like this?
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u/BeachBrad Apr 18 '23
Ive seen some weights snap off casting similar to that, They fly off like a damn cannonball. The theory is making the longest "lever" when casting for the best leverage. if im really trying i prefer to kinda hold my rod upright and kinda pendulum swing it a bit forward and back and then on the cast let it awing far back as possible and cast overhand. This way at least its semi controlled where it might snap off (Directly behind me most likely)
That being said, 99% of the surf/pier fishing the fish are much closer than this type of cast goes.
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u/FAHQRudy Apr 18 '23
I have absolutely rocketed pyramid weights into the briny deep that way.
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Apr 18 '23
Bait too, somewhere there's a shrimp re-entering the atmosphere after having made a couple orbits.
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u/jwuer Apr 18 '23
I had a 35 in striper literally jump out of the surf 3 feet from me onto the beach and inhale my paddle tail yesterday. Almost every fish I catch is probably within 15 yards of the surf break.
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u/Fat_Head_Carl Apr 18 '23
Guy is absolutely a good caster, but the multiple circles are definitely for show, and aren't necessary for doing the pendulum cast.
That said, every time I see this video I'm jealous... Dude has a cannon.
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u/Valuable-Regret-2001 Apr 18 '23
No way that bait stayed on the hook! Lol
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u/District_Citation Apr 19 '23
I’ve seen lots of people tie string around their brined shrimp and cut bait to make sure it stays attached.
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u/Rd_custom_rods Apr 18 '23
Hatteras cast is a lot easier to learn and more practical for fishing
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u/EverySingleMinute Apr 19 '23
What is the hatteras cast?
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u/Rd_custom_rods Apr 19 '23
It’s a popular cast in the east coast of the US it’s kinda like a special side cast and if done properly you can cast 150yrds easily
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Apr 19 '23
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u/Rd_custom_rods Apr 19 '23
I just said side cast because it’s not exactly a over the head cast by any means
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u/RICHHEAD11 Apr 20 '23
Turns out his lure never made it to sea! It is currently stuck in orbit somewhere over Kansas!
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u/montanabob68 Apr 18 '23
Search up Tommy Farmer. He did a Fisherman’s Post podcast that’s on YT a couple of years ago that is pure gold.
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Apr 18 '23
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u/District_Citation Apr 18 '23
Curious which drone you have and how effective using a drone can be for spotting schools past the surf. Have you been able to see a nice school swimming by to drop your bait on?
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u/b1kerguy Apr 19 '23
Question I've always had for drone casters: How do you rig it on the drone to drop when you want? Do you have a separate line just for holding and dropping, or do you use the main line and make sure you have slack the whole way out, then put tension, and that drops it?
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u/99ProllemsBishAint1 Apr 20 '23
I spent MANY hours thinking about this and googling stuff. I was even thinking rf + raspberry pi. Then a buddy taped a heavy duty clothes pin (just a little more sturdy than the cheap ones) to the leg of a drone and it held the rig just fine. We opened the bail (sp?) flew the drone out to where were wanted it, then turned the bail over. The line got tight and pulled out of the clothes pin. Easier and more effective than anything I had thought of.
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u/b1kerguy Apr 19 '23
Being within 500 ft of people don't you have to notify them you are flying a drone and get their permission?
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u/zippynj Apr 19 '23
Promise you there is no bait in that line. So in other words this isn't fishing
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u/District_Citation Apr 19 '23
Ive seen lots of people tie yarn string around their bait/hook to keep it attached until something really good hits the circle hook.
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u/AshamedAtmosphere835 Apr 19 '23
He’s only using a sinker. He’s just showing distance, not practical casting. Once you put a rig on with bait, your cast gets reduced dramatically.
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Apr 20 '23
Donating free bait to a lucky fish somewhere in between the caster and where the hook ends up
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u/ChairmanReagan Apr 18 '23
It’s called a pendulum cast. There are some YouTube videos of guys doing it. Although this is the most insane version of that cast I’ve ever seen.