Roker Pier, take 2.

[DaveRob]

Went down Roker Pier again today to finish my bait off and have another go practising with my new reel. Definetly getting better with the casting and getting a bit more distance, im still ending up with bit of a nest after my cast some of the time but i think thats more down to stopping the reel running as soon as my weight hits the water.
Got a bit helpful advise about multiplier reel casting from one bloke that i'd been talking to walking down the pier, so if he see's this, "cheers mate!"

Anyway fished from 11:30 to 4:30 using Ragworm and Mackrel strips, Caught 2 small Flounder and a tiny Whiting.

Was getting quite dark when i left, which did make me wonder about when casting with a multiplier in the dark, how do know when your weights about to hit the water?..

 

[wavy davy]

Simple answer is through practise, you judge your cast then gradually increase your thumbing.

 

[Stewart 1971]

As Davy says it's just something you get used to. You will notice a tiny change in the noise the spool is making as the lead hits the water - this is the time to get your thumb down. As you cast your multi more it will become easier and easier but even the most experienced multi casters get overruns fairly regularly (at least I do even during the day) but as long a you are there or thereabouts stopping the spool it should be nothing worse than walking back a few yards and pulling the loose coils off.

 

[g.ordon]

It's the same as when yer casting into the sun or bad visability weather, It's all down to experience, I use the tone of the spool as my main guide for when to start putting my thumb on.

 

[danny boy]

Went down Roker Pier again today to finish my bait off and have another go practising with my new reel. Definetly getting better with the casting and getting a bit more distance, im still ending up with bit of a nest after my cast some of the time but i think thats more down to stopping the reel running as soon as my weight hits the water.
Got a bit helpful advise about multiplier reel casting from one bloke that i'd been talking to walking down the pier, so if he see's this, "cheers mate!"

Anyway fished from 11:30 to 4:30 using Ragworm and Mackrel strips, Caught 2 small Flounder and a tiny Whiting.

Was getting quite dark when i left, which did make me wonder about when casting with a multiplier in the dark, how do know when your weights about to hit the water?..

you will get there mate.casting during the day you will notice the tone of the spool changing before if hits the water,use this at night and you should have no problems.

danny

 

[g.ordon]

Oh, by the way mate, well done on catching!

 

[EddieS]

As well as listening to the reel, I learnt by counting in seconds the time it was taking before hitting the water - however when casting into a heavy wind just start to thumb the reel a bit earlier - been fishing now for 35+ years and still get the odd overrun so don,t worry, just keep up the practice- tend nowadays to change to a fixed spool for night fishing (eyes not as good as they were) - there are some decent reels availabe these days - I use a Penn 850 Surfmaster for nights - Daytime sessions I use ABU 9000C / 8000 and recently got a Penn Mag 525 which is the bees knees.

 

[g.ordon]

As well as listening to the reel, I learnt by counting in seconds the time it was taking before hitting the water - however when casting into a heavy wind just start to thumb the reel a bit earlier - been fishing now for 35+ years and still get the odd overrun so don,t worry, just keep up the practice- tend nowadays to change to a fixed spool for night fishing (eyes not as good as they were) - there are some decent reels availabe these days - I use a Penn 850 Surfmaster for nights - Daytime sessions I use ABU 9000C / 8000 and recently got a Penn Mag 525 which is the bees knees.

F*****n ell mate, you could actually see the thing going out at night. I've got a problem tracking it in the daylight never mind night time!

 

[EddieS]

Eyes not as good for sorting out the overruns mate - find by using the fixed spool at night I don't have to worry about any overruns and can whack it out when required whatever the conditions - thinking about it I probably shoud have gone to specsavers. lol.

 

[FISH4T]

well done mate on ya fish

 

[the codster272010]

its called over casting slow your reel down am the same have just bought a penn525 mag 2 and a was doing the same just tern it right dwn then speed it up as you go a long

 

[DaveRob]

its called over casting slow your reel down am the same have just bought a penn525 mag 2 and a was doing the same just tern it right dwn then speed it up as you go a long

Do you mean turn the slideing dial on the side all the way back to slow then actually speed it up mid-cast? Or do you just mean keep it on slow for now and speed it up in the future gradually when getting used to it?..

 

[g.ordon]

Eyes not as good for sorting out the overruns mate - find by using the fixed spool at night I don't have to worry about any overruns and can whack it out when required whatever the conditions - thinking about it I probably shoud have gone to specsavers. lol.

specsavers no good to me mate, I need a shop that sells jamjars.