Ulua Casting Practice Session

[reefmonsta]

Not quite fishing tips, but maybe it could fall under fishing technique 

Earlier this year several of us ulua fisherman got together to practice our casting technique.  I took a lot of video but just recently got a chance to cut some of it up and throw it on my youtube.  Anyhow, here's some video of our outing if anyone is interested...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06ek3XBxj1M&feature=plcp

[kamuwela]

hey i know that place lol

[CapeFish]

Awesome casting reefmonsta we do the same here when the fishing conditions are up the creek. Do any of you fish with the reel at the bottom? How do you fight a big fish with the reel in the up position? do you clamp it under your arm?

We fit Fuji trigger reel seets at the bottom, I wonder if casting is better with the reel up, I have never tried it but it seems akward to handle a fish as you can't use a rod bucket

[alantani]

the video must have taken forever to edit.  thanks for posting it!

[seaeagle2]

I'm impressed, the first thing I noticed was when they were going for distance they really put a lot of muscle behind the casts, but the 50 yard cast they more or  less just flicked their wrists, how far would a maximum distance cast be ? 

[ShoreKasterHI]

Awesome casting reefmonsta we do the same here when the fishing conditions are up the creek. Do any of you fish with the reel at the bottom? How do you fight a big fish with the reel in the up position? do you clamp it under your arm?

We fit Fuji trigger reel seets at the bottom, I wonder if casting is better with the reel up, I have never tried it but it seems akward to handle a fish as you can't use a rod bucket

Here is a great example of fighting a fish with the reel in a higher position... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsuS8WS9m0A&feature=channel&list=UL
or you can put the butt of the pole in the sand/rocks... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFqGH1Bn_s8&feature=related

[reefmonsta]

hey i know that place lol

Yah, not too big of a secret!   

Awesome casting reefmonsta we do the same here when the fishing conditions are up the creek. Do any of you fish with the reel at the bottom? How do you fight a big fish with the reel in the up position? do you clamp it under your arm?

We fit Fuji trigger reel seets at the bottom, I wonder if casting is better with the reel up, I have never tried it but it seems akward to handle a fish as you can't use a rod bucket

Thanks CapeFish but I was probably the worst caster in the whole video    Guys normally fight fish with the rod in between the legs, not under the arm.  When fighting something big you can place the pole back into the holder and still continue the battle with out having to hunch down to crank the reel.  I have actually seen a few guys with the trigger reel seats too.  I think there are benefits on both sides of the fence.  I think you can gain more casting distance with the reel seat lower but I think its easier to fight the fish with the reel seat higher. 

the video must have taken forever to edit.  thanks for posting it!

Thanks Alan! I've been editing stuff since the mid 90's prior to using software based tools so I can crank things out pretty quickly.   But the big problem is just trying to set aside a block of time to get it done.  Next time I come out we got to shoot some how to vids   

I'm impressed, the first thing I noticed was when they were going for distance they really put a lot of muscle behind the casts, but the 50 yard cast they more or  less just flicked their wrists, how far would a maximum distance cast be ? 

If I remember correctly, there were a few that went out past the 200 yard marker.  A few of us actually put a dollar each into the "bucket challenge"  and whoever hit the bucket or got closest got to keep all the money    Being able to precisely place your lead where you want is a tough skill to master! 

[CapeFish]

Thanks Reefmonsta and Shorecaster, great clip of the GT from the beach. I see what you do with the rod between your legs, but I have another question, how do you prevent the rod from compressing your gonads (Sorry Alan I am not sure what other word to use here that won't offend your daughter).  Especially if you have a fish on for 1 1/2 hrs etc. We use a rod bucket its a pretty comfy kidney belt with a rod holder similar to what guys use from boats but without harness lugs. This allows you to use the reel at the bottom and reel in very easily its also easy to move around rocky points etc if a fish runs you far and mightcut you off or to help gain line if you need to follow it down the beach.

[Makule]

how do you prevent the rod from compressing your gonads

By having the rod placed to the side of them.

The fight normally doesn't last all that long (maybe 10 minutes).  For the larger fish, the rod butt end is placed on the ground, against the foot instep, to reduce the strain against the arms.  There are also other techniques of handling long rods, not limited to replacing the rod back into the rod holder.

[CapeFish]

Hi Makule thanks for the reply I have tried to upload some pics but it is not working, but here is a clip of some pro's using the reel down, this is how we all fish here,

I will try and load pictures later. Our rods are 13-14ft long, casting weight for heavy tackle is usually 7-10oz and big baits depending on conditions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m88woeW4vHA