Just got back from a pleasant morning teaching GalFarmer (who I hope joins us on this site) to cast and fish. We spent an hour on basic casting and then a couple of hours casting for fish.
I was amazed at how quickly she was able to get the basics. Unfortunately she did not get to catch any fish (yet) but I am sure in the next week or two she’ll have some fish to her credit.
Here is her reminder, as I hope she is at least lurking.
10:00 - 2:00 (position)
1…2…1…2… NOT 12… 12… (timing)
Less wrist, more forearm.
"Get your arm down! Relax your shoulder! When you make the back-cast, say, “Big Brown Trout!” before you even think of starting forward!
“Stop that rod!”
“Less effort, just make the tip do the work.”
Just did the same thing with a friend a week or two ago. Amazed at how quickly he picked it up, funny to watch him get flustered as he was “nutmegged” by a longnose sucker
First victim of mine, and I think my cast improved a bit as I explained it.
Good to hear you are teaching more people the sport.
