I think that casting wrong using your whole upper body causes the boat/kayak to absorb a lot of your energy effecting your casting distance. I will have to practice the dart cast.
As a lifelong lacrosse player, the mechanics are extremely similar. Of course, I shoot left handed in lacrosse, fish right hand rod left hand retrieve lol. But like coach always says…practice practice practice
Luke, this video is great! This afternoon I practiced this cast and I immediately realized that it is not nearly as hard on my shoulder as the over the shoulder hail Mary I’ve been squinting through. Thank you!
You guys have so many helpful videos. For me, this one is currently tied with your wind knot video for most helpful. I went from a ball of yarn on a calm day to effectively casting in wind by just minding the slack between the reel and first guide.
Can you let us know a couple things. Are you tying the Lure directly onto the leader or using a swivel?
How much line pass the tip are you letting out and does this differ from the dart throw to the over hand throw
Thanks
Those answers plus many more are in the following lessons.
Here are quick answers:
I do not use swivels because they don’t do any good when using braid and line to line knots are stronger than line to hardware knots.
I usually go with about 12 inches of line out from the tip on casts… I’ll increase that to about 24 inches if fishing an open flat where I do not need to be accurate (longer length seems to get longer casts).
What’s your thoughts on using a baitcasting reel? I come from a fresh water bass background so that’s comfortable for me even though I’ve been enjoying working with the spinning reels also.
They can certainly work especially if you’re already good with them. I made the switch away from baitcasts to spinning once I started seeing/feeling how much easier it was to cast lighter lures longer distances once I got a nice rod and good 10 lb braid on a lightweight spinning reel.
I’ve been practicing this dart cast. My distance and accuracy have improved. I was just wondering, Luke, how far would you say YOU can cast a SlamShady 2.0 in no wind conditions? I know I’m nowhere near your ability, but curious as to whether I’m even close. It’s hard to really tell how far you’re getting it out there from the countless videos I’ve watched.
The answer depends on what the lure is rigged on. I did most testing with the 1/8th oz Hoss Helix hooks, and that lure/rigging combo went slightly over 100 ft if my memory is correct. As the jighead weight increases, so does the casting distance.
I’ll be doing a detailed casting experiment with our most popular lures to show more accurate info soon.
Thanks for the fast reply. I was using a 1/8oz 2/0 round eye jig head with a SlamShady 2.0 for my tests. Only getting about 27-28 yards at the football field. Looking forward to the casting experiment results.
Hi Luke. I am a new insider:). I have really enjoyed the website and the fishing school, and buying the equipment:). My question is what is your finger doing with the line? Holding the line and letting go at some point or putting finger on the spool? Or?
I think that casting wrong using your whole upper body causes the boat/kayak to absorb a lot of your energy effecting your casting distance. I will have to practice the dart cast.
Yes, there is definitely a risk of spooking fish if there is too much upper body shifting taking place during a cast. Practice makes perfect.
DART cast definition- for me….
DAR- “Darn
T- tangled in mangroves again !”
I’ll keep practicing.
As a lifelong lacrosse player, the mechanics are extremely similar. Of course, I shoot left handed in lacrosse, fish right hand rod left hand retrieve lol. But like coach always says…practice practice practice
Thanks for sharing. Yes, practice is crucial for fishing just like lacrosse.
Would the casting technique shown in the video, would work with a six foot rod?
Yes, this works for shorter rods too.
Thank you
Luke, this video is great! This afternoon I practiced this cast and I immediately realized that it is not nearly as hard on my shoulder as the over the shoulder hail Mary I’ve been squinting through. Thank you!
You guys have so many helpful videos. For me, this one is currently tied with your wind knot video for most helpful. I went from a ball of yarn on a calm day to effectively casting in wind by just minding the slack between the reel and first guide.
Can you let us know a couple things. Are you tying the Lure directly onto the leader or using a swivel?
How much line pass the tip are you letting out and does this differ from the dart throw to the over hand throw
Thanks
Those answers plus many more are in the following lessons.
Here are quick answers:
What’s your thoughts on using a baitcasting reel? I come from a fresh water bass background so that’s comfortable for me even though I’ve been enjoying working with the spinning reels also.
They can certainly work especially if you’re already good with them. I made the switch away from baitcasts to spinning once I started seeing/feeling how much easier it was to cast lighter lures longer distances once I got a nice rod and good 10 lb braid on a lightweight spinning reel.
The stroke appears to resemble a fly fishing cast. Lefty Kreh would approve. 🙂
I was thinking the same thing
I’ve been practicing this dart cast. My distance and accuracy have improved. I was just wondering, Luke, how far would you say YOU can cast a SlamShady 2.0 in no wind conditions? I know I’m nowhere near your ability, but curious as to whether I’m even close. It’s hard to really tell how far you’re getting it out there from the countless videos I’ve watched.
The answer depends on what the lure is rigged on. I did most testing with the 1/8th oz Hoss Helix hooks, and that lure/rigging combo went slightly over 100 ft if my memory is correct. As the jighead weight increases, so does the casting distance.
I’ll be doing a detailed casting experiment with our most popular lures to show more accurate info soon.
Thanks for the fast reply. I was using a 1/8oz 2/0 round eye jig head with a SlamShady 2.0 for my tests. Only getting about 27-28 yards at the football field. Looking forward to the casting experiment results.
I was using a 7’6” TFO Pro, Fuego 2500 with 10 lb Daiwa J-braid and a 20 lb leader.
Hi Luke. I am a new insider:). I have really enjoyed the website and the fishing school, and buying the equipment:). My question is what is your finger doing with the line? Holding the line and letting go at some point or putting finger on the spool? Or?
Welcome Victor! My finger acts as a trigger by holding the line until the part of the cast where the line needs to get released.
Note: I do not pinch the line against the rod or spool… hovering allows for less motion to release the line which results in more accuracy.