Carp Fishing : Want to cast 160 yards? Part 3

[ufomaster81]

There was no way that guy hit 144 yards with that technique. The rod didn't even compress... BS

[dfg297lpopdirk]

3 great vids Mark thanks,

i have been looking at the Brighton cast will you give me an opinion on it

any advice is wellcome

[CaneFu]

I replaced the mono on my spinning reel with 50 lb. PowerPro braided line and did it increase the distance considerably. However, after 1 hour of casting the line developed a half dozen wind knots in it and I had to trash the entire spool of line. This braided line is expensive and I can't buy new line all the time - it this a characteristic of braid or is there something that I can do to prevent these wind knots?

[garethdwatkins]

@CaneFu Hi Wind knots do happen a lot with braid. You'll far less with mono and a 12 feet 50lb braided leader. This way you get all the advantages of braid, ie: transfer of force without stretch and the benefits of mono due to its stiffer nature...

[CaneFu]

@garethdwatkins

Thanks for the great advice, I'll order some 50-lb braid today and stock my reel with 10-lb mono mainline for long-casting distance. I guess I had it backwards, using the braid as the mainline and a 50-lb mono leader. I'm sure the knot will also be much smaller using the braided leader. Could you give me the name of the best knot for tying this braid leader to the mono mainline? Once I have the name of the knot I can look up on the internet how to tie it. Thanks!

[999rogers999]

@CaneFu keep the braid wet

[s8tank]

@CaneFu Also when you before you cast with the braid, wet the spool and the tip in the water this will lubricate the rings and reduce these knots.

[CaneFu]

@s8tank

Thanks for the advice but the wind knots developed later in the casting session after the braid was already wet. I believe it has to do with the way the line winds back onto the spinning reel and the twists it develops - not so much "wind" even though they are called wind knots. My experience at this point has told me to stick to mono on spinning reels and braid on bait-casting reels. I also discovered it's really hard to break15#. test mono on a 12' rod and 10# is sufficient for carp

[CaneFu]

@s8tank (continued)

...As the braided line leaves the spinning reel on a cast, the twists put into the line by the nature of the spinning reel now have slack in the air - and this causes them to twist into knots, even if the line is wet. The limpness of braid makes this possible and since mono is stiffer it is less likely to twist in air but not entirely immune to it. I've thought this through and the "wind knots" can happen no other way.

Mono = spinning reels

Braid = bait-casting reels

[carpingjosh95]

@lauralexco also if your line has alot of twist in it sometimes when you cast the line can wrap around the tip or butt ring so make sure the line isnt twisted :]

[CalmingWind]

these carp rods what do you feel the biggest fish you could catch i fish for flatheads cat fish here in az and wonder if they will hold up a 30lb plus cat

[zebady3]

Why doesn't this guy listen to and do what Mark says ?? He doesn't change his casting style much at all.

[KHAIRUL21021989]

i have been using this technique for 10 years now..... manage to cast a max distance of 235 yards

[fishinbikindrinkin]

@KHAIRUL21021989

i reckon you are using a dodgy tape measure. 235 yards with an overhead thump cast.  absolutely impossible

[teck354]

finger socks are for girls!

[carpingjosh95]

@teck354 u wont be saying that wen ur finger is cut to the bone with thin rough braid

[teck354]

@carpingjosh95 ive been using braid for spods an markers for the past ten years an never had a problem!

[jasons2823]

cheers i am alot better at casting now and its AS SIMPLE AS THAT :) lol

[BAN1102]

With 30 years of experience i still picked up a few tips here.

[jsg2891]

i live in florida, i fish for tarpon from the beaches. i wish i could cast half as far as you guys, then i wouldn't have to swim 100 yards off shore with cut baits to get it out to where they are feeding. but surf rods aren't my thing, i use an 8 foot star rod

[StaySludge07]

hi mate you are arther letting go of the line way to late or your knots are dodgy :)

[07671978]

i loved the video the way you counted the yards with the poles was amazing and i will be using your technique from now on thanks again for the videos

[jonesyovjarra]

thanks for this i can cast much further now sweeeeeeeet

[rubbertube999]

top bloke mark hutchinson

i will try it out  when lake not frozen

still got alot to learn but will take time

cheers for this vid

[garethdwatkins]

Hi there

The secret, if you watch all the casting clips is to have a balanced set up. For long range you need a main line of around 10-12lb and 15 feet of braided leader of 35-50lb. Your weight needs to be adapted to your rod so for a 3lb test rod I'd suggest a 3 or 4 oz lead...

This should stop you cracking off.

cheers

Gareth

[coachelliott13]

Nice one Mr hutchinson, fantastic tuition has made a great difference to the distance of my casts.