have you used baitcasters before?
Is the spool break adjusted right?
Do you thumb the spool when you cast?

All very important questions

you should at least be answering yes to the second two questions

yeah I used to have the same problem liam

i tried playing with the cast control and still got overrun

so now i just thumb the spool

it comes with practice but im still terrible haha
I just use mine for the boat

you in the right direction.
(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

was going to add if you guys are local to malaga, pop into the shop and we can give you a lesson, might even be able to hook a few cars going down alexander drive

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cheers colin

a fish and chip shop nearby.
(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

hahahah ill make an effort to get to malaga now

might be able to ping a bentley

(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

mate, i am new to this bait caster thingy but u have see how i cast.

will be at hillarys this sat sometime between 2-5pm. if u bring yours along,

we could always have a try and error session on how to cast right. i dont use

the spool break. just wet the line (so i dont get line burn) and thumb the spool.

Mr Colin, may i sit in for the lesson too? love to take a lesson from you

about casting those bait casters right.

ok anyone who wants to pop into the shop on saturday during the day if they are local, i will give a couple of lessons just bring your gear along, its not too hard,just takes a bit of practice and a trained finger lol

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I will let you guys know when I can catch up with you down there.
(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

to practice as well. Just tie a small sinker onto your line and practice flicking it out. The idea is to start slowly and try not too cast too hard. It is like swinging a golf club. The harder the try to hit the ball, the more likely you are to hit a bad shot.
Practice flicking lures at a target about 10 m away in the park and slowly increase your distance. Make sure your thumb is in position so that you can put pressure on the spool as the sinker begins to descend.
Also make sure you have a balanced outfit and that your rod is not too heavy for the rel size you have.
It is really practice, practice practice.

Your casting style might also have to change. Try casting more like you are swinging a baseball bat.
(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

practise practise practise and sometimes lots of cheap line too dont forget to add colin lol

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sounds good

off with guys was if you get a birdsnest it is a real hassle to get the braid untangled - whereas with mono you can quite often pick it apart quite quickly.(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

I back the break right off, seriously mate it is all i the thumb, just takes practice practice and more practice. I get a hell of a lot more distance just using my thumb, it is good to get your eye in too so you know when to jam up the spool with the old thumb, right at the base of the snag!
Seings the braid V mono thing was brought up too, i would never put mono on a small calcutta, you just dont get enough line on the spool for the type of fishing we do, and it casts like shit as well as has a memory

yeah agree brad, but more for casting practise was what we were refering to , once you get used to it, then yes definately upgrade to braid, would be a pretty expensive practise birds nest using braid

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(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

you learn pretty quick when it costs you 30 bucks a spool mate

hehe

point taken, my ol man would have been bankrupt when i was a kid learning if i was using braid

hahaha yeah they would learn pretty quick, but once they learn personally i would say they are alot more accurate to cast with for sure

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and a hell of a lot more comfortable if your casting all day as well

guys, braid Vs mono on bait caster for casting only. any advice on which achive better distance and target? 

Braid will cast better because, if both lines are the same breaking strength, the braid will be about one third the diameter of the mono. Which means three times less air resistance during your cast.

When starting out with a baitcaster, use a streamlined lure like a rear weighted popper or metal...this will minimise the "braking" effect so that your lure isn't travelling slower than line coming off the spool (which causes the backlash/birdsnest).

Lightweight minnow type lures and soft plastics (which tumble when cast) act like parachutes and cause trouble for the inexperienced. Minnows with sliding weights in them, such as Laser Pros and Rapala X-Raps, are much easier to cast.

i can see u r quite good at it!! lol i thought we were suppose to have a golf competition!! with all fishwrecked members!!
lol
NO PAIN NO GAIN!!!

Braid wins hands down, once you have it sussed it is so much easier to cast and control.
No comparison

Get yourself down to a tackle shop and let them show you howts done, then buy a casting plug or attach a small lead and head down to the park for some practise. cast sideways at first and when you get good at it then cast over your head. thumb the spool gently when casting and dont lob your casts give them heaps so you can whatch and have time to stop the over runs with your thump. in no time you should be able to place a bucket 30m away and land the lure in there every cast.its not hard, if i can teach sherbert how to cast one any one should be able to do it.



Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!



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lol spess...have u had a long time rivalry with sherbs?..couple of years now..u guys have been pissing on each other = ]...lol...are u guys related to each other? XD just asking
the more u fish..the less stress u get....

yeah hes my grandad. good old fella.....sometimes.



Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!



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= ]...good to hear u guys are still having a go! at each other = ]
.when are ya gonna fish in the swan river mate?i wanna join ya..lure fishing guru aka spess lol
the more u fish..the less stress u get....

(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

pop sherbs lol, hes old enough to be most peoples grandad isnt he? lol

top bloke, but as spess get shown at first and then practise, once you master it you wont look back

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had flick around the front yard with a soft plastic and i realsuied what you mean about them not being enough weight. the rod is a shimano GTS and it came with the reel so its balanced quite nicely. was gonna take it when i wen t to mindarie but we had too much crap so it was just extra weight to carry. il try a heavier sinker next time.