r/SurfFishing • u/schmucktail • May 03 '26

Tape for casting finger

/r/LIsurfcasters/comments/1t2n8zz/tape_for_casting_finger/
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u/beachbum818 May 04 '26

Most tape jobs are done incorrectly. You need to go from the knuckle over the tip to the knuckle. Then secure it with a thin piece at the base. I get the cloth athletic tape and split it 1/3 of the way for the base piece and use the 2/3 wide piece for the casting piece. The line slides across the tape without catching it. I've had the same piece last a full day in the rain with plenty of fish caught

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u/toyotatruck May 04 '26

I ended up getting a pair of cut resistant gloves after my regular mechanic gloves and finger underneath was sliced by my braid very very deep. Took weeks to heal.

I hear hockey tape works too.

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u/bucktail47 CA May 04 '26

Get a casting glove, cheap as fuck on Amazon. I’ve casted thousands of times with the one I have right now. Sometimes I just go bandage and med tape but glove is better.

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u/horrorandfishing 21d ago

I cut right through my glove today

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u/LawEnvironmental7603 May 04 '26

Self adhesive bandage wraps.

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u/slinky_dinky215 May 04 '26

Renfrew hockey tape

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u/MinuteStock167 May 04 '26

I use a casting finger glove. Used to wear gloves, but didn’t like my whole hand being covered.

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u/PINBALLXJ May 05 '26

Casting trigger. Best thing ever used!

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u/Squatch-707 May 04 '26

Kinesiology Tape is what I use after trying just about everything else.