"Greg Pavlov" wrote in message
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On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 00:06:38 GMT, (Greg Pavlov)
wrote:

I'm a lousy caster but I've gotten past that. Others here give
good advice how. Another assist is a longer rod, at least 10 ft
long, one that you could still cast reasonably easily with one
hand (if you're so inclined).


Wow, whazzat mean ?

I managed to learn how to keep back and forward casts high
in situations such as you describe, even tho I can't cast for
beans. Other people here are a much better reference re how
to accomplish that: I suspect that my resulting stroke is
totally off the wall. But you can also help things by using
a longer rod.

Heh heh heh. I understood it both times :-)

I'm looking forward to seeing my cast improve. I find when I'm wading, I
have developed this terrible bad habit of letting my backcast slap the water
because it loads up the rod better. I know I shouldn't do it, but the result
is such a nice, well-loaded forward cast that its hard not to 'ease' into
it.
Then, across the river will be some guy with casts like laser beams, and I
get all jealous... Yeah, I'll work on it.

Meanwhile, I still prefer casting from a canoe over casting from a kayak.
YMMV

--riverman