"Jarmo Hurri" wrote in message
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I have a persistent casting problem:

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Jarmo Hurri


That is a tailing loop problem, possibly combined with other
faults. For close in precision work, throw the line UP!!! not back. Take
your rod thumb to your nose. This prevents you from throwing the line down
behind you, teaches you to stop properly, helps tracking, and avoids
overpowering. It is also easier to maintain a straight line path.

Practice a simple pick up/lay down cast at short range ( up to thirty feet
or so)
Use as little power as possible. No hauling etc. Keep the line tight under
your
rod index finger.Do not false cast more than once.

The line will go out in a loop over the tip of the rod. The rod length is
immaterial.

Once you see and feel how this works, it is a relatively simple matter to do
it with other casts as well. Although it does need some practice of course.

This has been discussed quite a lot on sexyloops, and there is quite a lot
of info on it there;
http://www.sexyloops.com

TL
MC