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Extra Casting Distance and Zero Backlash. - Goof #13364573 12/07/19 10:07 PM

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Turn your bait cast reel vertical during the cast to increase distance and reduce backlash.🤔🎣
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Re: Extra Casting Distance and Zero Backlash. - Goof [Re: Townsend] #13366430 12/09/19 06:25 PM
Joined: May 2019 Posts: 6,804 Pilot Point, TX, Denton A avid_basser TFF Celebrity
avid_basser TFF Celebrity A Joined: May 2019 Posts: 6,804 Pilot Point, TX, Denton	Good one...vertical and reach for the stars

Re: Extra Casting Distance and Zero Backlash. - Goof [Re: avid_basser] #13367942 12/10/19 08:39 PM
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 121 T Townsend OP Outdoorsman
OP Townsend Outdoorsman T Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 121	Originally Posted by avid_basser Good one...vertical and reach for the stars Experts say it has to do with the gravitational pull against the horizontal vs the vertical that gets a longer cast. (Saa whaaa?) I'm too old school to switch my technique now. LOL Pristine Skirt Tabs! Best Silicone Skirt Tabs without the Stink! - No Petroleum Smell.

Re: Extra Casting Distance and Zero Backlash. - Goof [Re: Townsend] #13368320 12/11/19 01:42 AM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 596 Lake Jackson B balazs Pro Angler
balazs Pro Angler B Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 596 Lake Jackson	on really long casts with hang time I start to turn my spool into the vertical position. Seems to help a bit

Re: Extra Casting Distance and Zero Backlash. - Goof [Re: balazs] #13368564 12/11/19 10:21 AM
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 121 T Townsend OP Outdoorsman
OP Townsend Outdoorsman T Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 121	That's great! Do you shore fish, ocean, a taller rod helps too... Depending. Pristine Skirt Tabs! Best Silicone Skirt Tabs without the Stink! - No Petroleum Smell.

Re: Extra Casting Distance and Zero Backlash. - Goof [Re: Townsend] #13370635 12/12/19 10:17 PM
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 524 Orange, TX P PhishWhisperer Pro Angler
PhishWhisperer Pro Angler P Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 524 Orange, TX	Nope! Turning the handle up or down only allows the wrist to rotate in a more natural axis. No impact at all on distance/backlashing!

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