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Setting Your
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Next, stand with the rod tip extended out in front of you with the tip raised to roughly eye level. Without placing your thumb on the spool, depress or release the casting mechanism, letting the sinker free fall to the ground. As you become more acquainted with your equipment and gain the feel of spool tension, you will be able to make slight spool tension adjustments with your thumb (thumbing) during the cast. The object in this exercise is to adjust the spool tension so that when the weight hits the water, the spool will immediately slow down, reducing the severity of a nasty backlash. | ||||||
| Observe the spool and take note of the free spooling that has resulted in several loose coils on the spool. Some backlashing has occurred after this first adjustment. Some further adjustments are still necessary. Carefully pull out the loose coils on spool, reel the line back in, tighten the spool tension ever so slightly and let it drop again. |
 Some backlashing has occurred after the first adjustment. Some adjustment is still necessary. |
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This may need to be repeated two or three times till you get the proper adjustment. When your anti-backlash is set correctly, there will only be a few loose coils left on the spool after the sinker has hit the ground. Once you achieve the adjustment you feel is right, reel the line back in and let it drop again to see if you get the same result. If the result is consistent, you are ready to move on to the final step. | ||||||
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Wind up and let it go. A good cast is
smooth and graceful with good follow-through and a slight amount of
thumb pressure on the spool as the sinker hits the water or the
ground, as it would be in this illustration. With a little
practice, you'll be casting like the pros. |
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