Dangers of Pendulum Casting

Just reading an old Sea Angler mag from Feb 1983, i read the sad story of the young Paul Hurst on South Shields pier and the tragedy that happened, very sad...brings home the potential dangers of leads coming adrift...will do my best to add a few photos from the mag.
 
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actualy i can remember quite a few years back another seaham angler been hit with a lead think that was seaham north pier maurice tasca was his name a few may remember him , not sure if i have spelt his surname correctly.

is pendulum casting dangerous when fishing ??.

is it banned in fishing comps i dont know, if so why?
 
john/r said:
actualy i can remember quite a few years back another seaham angler been hit with a lead think that was seaham north pier maurice tasca was his name a few may remember him , not sure if i have spelt his surname correctly.

is pendulum casting dangerous when fishing ??.

is it banned in fishing comps i dont know, if so why?
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Pendulum casting on piers,rockends,crowded beaches walkways and the likes
should NEVER be used.
I now only fish the beaches and I use this cast most of the time.......but I would never start a pendulum cast if anyone was close to me on my lefthand
side or below the casting area on my left.
In beach comps say down Holderness coast when I want to cast pendulum
and there's people to my left and I think its not safe I would approach them and ask if they would mind moving up the beach slightly if they didn't then I wouldn't use this cast Its as simple as that.
You would never forgive yourself if the worst happened.
John,no its not banned,mind you it used to be in the north-of -the-tyne comps....but it always says no dangerous casting and I've seen some very dangerous casting but not always pendulum.
 
All types of casts from over head thumping to pendulum casting are dangerous if executed incorrectly.

The term 'Dangerous casting' or 'Power casting' thats often referred to in opens isn't worth the paper it's written on. Any cast that puts a bait over 100yards is a 'power cast'. The majority of anglers who put a bait 100yards will use more force/power using an 'overhead thump' and result in more 'Crack offs' than lads putting a bait 120yards+ using a lazy fishing pendulum.
 
bigriver said:
Just reading an old Sea Angler mag from Feb 1983, i read the sad story of the young Paul Hurst on South Shields pier and the tragedy that happened, very sad...brings home the potential dangers of leads coming adrift...will do my best to add a few photos from the mag.
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the lead didn't come adrift. I was there that awful evening and also only 14 at the time. he was stood atop the steps on ssp, it was dark and I'm sure it was jan 1982
 
IMO Pendulum casting on a busy Venue is dangerous.
One guy in particular I know in the Hartlepool area, regardless of how busy the Piers might be, downright refuses to cast any other way. I have seen his Leads almost taking Anglers heads off even though they were bent down!!
Cant imagine how many times he has been threatened but still does it.
Wonder what would happen if an Angler was Sued after an incident?
 
A couple of years ago I was sitting next to the brigade hut on shields pier, it was a lovely sunny Saturday afternoon, lots of people around, there were 2 guys practices pendulum casting one obviously teaching the other, the pier watchmen walking off the pier walked up to them and asked if the lead he had in his hand was theirs, they said it was and he replied that it had just hit a women further up the pier, I did see it crack off but not where it went, they quickly packed up and left.
 
Its all common sense really although some people dont have it and are just plain ignorant. For example I was fishing with the bairn on the quayside and two old guys came down, plonked themselves on top of me more or less and started swinging leads about. I had I a quiet word out of earshot of the littlun and they moved. Assholes.
 
Reminds me of the crap drivers who follow you so close you need to put a condom on your exhaust. If I had an old car I'd slam my anchors on deliberately.

In the context of this post though, I might be tempted to get an old rod and reel out, sort of expendable line on it, and cast all over their line. Knit one pearl one. Do it enough times and they'd soon bugger off.
 
have seen it all and if you mention they should not be doing pendulum they reply and say it not the proper pendulum it is ONLY a half one and carry on even after they have snapped off have seeen more snap offs from pendulum casters tahn any other type of casts
 
Its like anything, IF carried out properly it can be safe enough. As already said though in crowded areas or where there are passers by then its a no no really. How many places do you need to 'wind' one up around here though ? Not many.
 
The lad killed on shields pier in 1982 wasn't struck by someone pendulum casting, it was a side thump, which can be more dangerous than pendulum casting, and food for thought...it was only a four ounce lead that hit him.
Whats really sad is a lad was killed on roker pier round end in 1987 that never gets mentiobed, he was hit by a 6 ounce weight that had cracked off from someone pendulum casting beside the bunker.
Have these deaths stopped idiots who feel the need to pendulum cast on crowded piers....no, I very nearly witnessed the death of a kid on roker pier just a few weeks ago, i watched a lad step out from the bunker and start swinging one around, and I swear the lead missed the childs head by millimeters, the guy casting didn't have the gumption to think somebody may be walking behind the bunker out of his view.
In my opinion, if you pendulum cast on a pier, you should be arrested and have your gear sold to pay for a stint in prison, it should be illegal anywhere there are other people and police should be able to charge people who do it on the spot.
 
They'd probably still do it from a boat.
These are the boy racer types with loud exhaust and boom box. Must chuck it as far as possible so everyone notices. Aren't I clever......

Would be a good idea to get the name and address of those doing this near to where you are. Tell them it's in case you need to make an insurance claim.
 
as i said in an earlier post if you are fishing from a pier or breakwater there is absolutely no reason for any type of pendulum cast,you are in deep water anyway and the showboating dicks who do it, remember the real sea anglers who are fishing alongside you only one word is going through their heads wa//er
 
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