Any tips for starting beachcasting.

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:13 am

I have just moved to Auchmithie , ( North of Arbroath ).
I am new to beachcasting , used to fish from boats on Skye.
There is a shingle beach and rocky outcrops with nearby cliffs.
Any tips for what gear to use for beachcasting appreciated.

Cheers.

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:30 am

As a starting kit I would start with nothing too exspensive. Say a 12ft shakespear beachcaster rung for a fixed spool reel, a Okuma eclipz EZ-65 fixed spool reel loaded with 18lb line for a shingle type beach, a good sturdy tripod, a small selection of rigs and weights. And last but not least a lorra, lorra . LUCK Cheers keith big grin

Oh by the way a warm welcome to the forum mate. Good luck in you new venture

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:04 am

Thanks for that.
Got some decent gear from Sea Fishing Supplies.co.uk and Tacklebargains.co.uk.
Can't wait to get started.

Graham happy

Regular Joined: Jul 29, 2008 Posts: 403 Location: Jedburgh

gmackinnon wrote:

Thanks for that.
Got some decent gear from Sea Fishing Supplies.co.uk and Tacklebargains.co.uk.
Can't wait to get started.

Graham happy

bet you never got your hands on the reel that rabbi mentioned...only found one place in the uk with it and they only had three in stock...

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:21 pm

Surley your joking about the reel?

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:55 pm

Another tip my friend: Do try to learn the "Off the ground" casting technique as soon as possible. You should be able to roughly get the hang of it with a couple of hours practice and when you really get it together, you will be able to cast well over 100 yds which can be very useful.

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:32 am

Thanks for the casting advice.
Found some videos at this link:

http://www.totalseamagazine.com/Videos/category_1/video_44/

happy

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:43 am

That vid is not quite good enough in my opinion: He does not explain that the sinker should be on the ground at right angles to the rod tip or that the rod tip starts at about 2 o'clock behind you (the sea being in the 6 o'clock position). The other important factors which are often not explained very well are: 1. You do not need to put any power into the rod until the rod tip is travelling upwards and is roughly in the 9 o'clock postion. That is when one should deliver the real punch or "final flick" as I call it. 2. The sinker will automatically tend to go where you are looking so it is very important to be looking up into the sky at about 45 degrees when you come round towards the sea because mor height gives you greater distance. Have a look at this mate, I think it's a bit better: http://neilmackellow.sea-angler.org/otg.html

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:44 am

Thanks for that.
It is clearer to see in individual frames.
I noticed he did not mention the weight angle.
I have read up on casting on a few sites but couldn't find one with pictures.

Cheers
happy

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:48 am

Eccles my mate I am going to have to visit you one day for casting lessons as I can hit about 80yds but it may be my arthritus in my spine thats the problem.
cheers
keith

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:06 am

I know another angler with your problem rabbi2, it's a bit of a sod ain't it. Can you rotate your upper body around your hips without too much trouble? Cos that's what the OTG is really all about. Doesn't have to be that fast or powerfully because the real power in the OTG is delivered with the final punch from your right arm in particular. I have found that a 12 -13 ft rod works best, the longer rods tend to be awkward. I was very interested to see that Mackellow favours a rod which is just 13' 4" when he visited Hayling a couple of years ago.

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:16 am

Gmackinnon/Rabbi

the video posted is of Roger mortimore who is a former UKSF champion- as indeed was neil mackellow. Having cast with Roger on the field at a casting tournament I can tell you he is well respected amongst tourno casters and anglers alike- he knows what he is talking about and helped a friend of mine no end getting him up to 180 yds (that's measured - not a guesstimate).

The video link you posted shows the correct technique for an Off The Ground cast- The best thing for you to do if you're interested in casting properly and learning correct technique is to either get yourself a lesson from an instructor or go along to a casting club. You'll receive loads of help and start you off wth the correct techniques - this sets you on the road right from the start rather than getting yourself into bad habits which you then have to try and get rid of before you can cast properly.

Cheers

Johnny

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:03 pm

I can rotate my upper part of my body without too much trouble but not fast otherwise I'll suffer for a couple of days. Cheers keith

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rabbi2 wrote:

Surley your joking about the reel?

not joking about the reel only found one site in the uk after hours of searching which had it in stock even on ebay only one USA seller had one

Joined: Nov 08, 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Edinburgh

Dude , use a shock leader .... 5-10 mtrs of 50-60lb line tied between your reel line and terminal tackle and cast as hard as you can and you will add loads of distance and never crack off , so to speak. Avoid mulltipliers when starting , practice on one of your mates multipliers first and get one if you can get the hang of it.