On Dec 30, 12:25 am, "Larry L" wrote:
"Mike" wrote

Sorry about the repeated replies to my own posts, but as I think about

this, and how I have taught people in the past, I keep thinking of
further points, which are germane to the basic problem.

I understand that, Mike, and I appreciate your efforts to help

I think your suggestion to try practice casting in a swivel chair sounds
excellent. If I were to sit in my WaterMaster in dead calm water until
all ripples had died down, kept my feet up out of the water so unconscious
kicking wasn't a cause, and cast .... before long the tube would be pointed
in a different direction and ripples would surround it ... clearly showing
that lots of my energy was being transmitted to the boat. Any small part
of that energy that can be used instead of wasted would make for better
casts, I'm sure.

A related problem, that I 'see' as I sit here, Winter dreamfishing, is that
in 'change direction' situations I naturally not only try to cast in a new
direction but try and swivel the boat with my fins at the same time, which
greatly complicates things like 'loading' the backcast as the boat moves
backwards and rotates.

I don't expect to find myself 'cured' by ROFFian replies, your's or other's,
but you do give me things to ponder. One thing I've learned pretty well
from my business where 'winning' was key to income is that BIG things are
seldom what makes the winners, rather it is a long series of LITTLE things,
each applied to the whole ... thank you for some little things to work on.

My pleasure. I can´t cure many faults directly here, but I can at
least point out what might be causing some of them, and hopefully
indicate something to do to cure them.

Some problems are a little odd, as indeed is this one. You will never
get rid of all movement when casting from a small watercraft, but if
the cast is directly in line with the direction you are facing, and
you don´t twist your body, the back cast will move you forward a
smidgeon IN A STRAIGHT LINE, which will actually tighten up your back
cast ( as a result of the equal and opposite reaction), and the
forward cast will then move you backwards IN A STRAIGHT LINE, which
will also tighten up your forward cast. It is the twisting component
you need to get rid of, and also any tendency to hold the rod out to
your side while casting as this automatically causes a twisting
motion.

If the boat twists while you are casting, it automatically ruins your
cast. The ONLY way to stop that, is to stop the boat twisting.

TL
MC