First off…How many of you lawn cast? I know I do! Second…can casting in the grass ruin the coating or do anything to your line?
“GET THE DRIFT?”
I too cast in the grass. Haven’t noticed any damage to my line, at least not yet.
Do it often, however, I tend to usually use and old reel with a cruddy fly line to prevent any damage to the good ones. I havn’t noticed any damage to the old lines but still, better safe than sorry (especially at $60 a pop for the ggod lines!).
I too am interested in what other, more experienced casters might have to say…
I lawn cast a few times a week. Lawn casting does take a toll on the lines in my case. It seems to stain them and slow them down somewhat despite care using the manufacturers suggestions.
If you think about it though, casting several times a week on dry ground isn’t exactly what the lines are made for.
A suggestiont that seems to help eliminate premature wear is to always flip the line back towards yourself before stripping in for the next cast. Dragging it across the ground prior to each cast just can’t do the line much good.
[This message has been edited by Jackster (edited 06 May 2005).]
I’m another lawn caster. I use an old line. I’m determined to become a better caster this year.
Me too! I also use a “retired” line that I no longer fish on an old reel. I can beat it up and it doesn’t matter. That being said, I still have to clean and dress it frequently. That grass stain can sure make it sticky!
I cast on lawn about every day I’m not on the water, and I use my good fishing lines to do it. Lines get dirty quickly and must be cleaned. The recommendation here is to clean the line after every practice session. I have not seen any premature wear or line breakdown in any of my lines.
While practice may not make one perfect, it can help if we strive to work on weak areas of our casting.
I have some old 6 wt that I paid $6 for that works pretty good. For some reason I have noticed that it just doesn’t feel the same dry as it does wet. I’m not really surprised at that, but any practice should help with timming and accuracy.
Rusty <><
if you wanna catch something ya gotta get a hook in the water
The improvement to you casting by lawn practice far exceeds damage to the line. I try to do it at least once a week. I also try and use different rods with different lines (same or +1 weight on the line) to notice the differences. Then I note these, and when I go fish I know which combinations gave me the best results.
Yes, lawn casting can damage your line. Use an old one. And when your neighbor asks, “Catching any?” the standard reply is “No, but you should have been here last Thursday.”
I hear that practicing on dry ground exaggerates your mistakes. Is this true?
All tied up in knots~
Do all mycasting over water,did read a long time ago that grass creates tiny micro cuts in line coatings…which would not effect my decisions on lawn casting,however since moving to the city.There is no lawn on which to cast,used to when I lived in PA.and will again as soon as I make it possible to get back “HOME” with the new Fam…I HATE NEW YOOOOOOORRRRK…lol…nope I’ll not change my mind on this ever…lol…It sucks here.
“I’ve often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before” A.K.Best
“Wish ya great fishing”
“Catching any?”
“Yeah, just Grass Carp.”