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Post by flyfisher100 on Feb 4, 2006 18:44:39 GMT -5
hi i get a sore wrist after casting all day does this happen to everyone or is it the way im casting ... ta!
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Post by mikeconnor on Feb 4, 2006 19:02:32 GMT -5
hi i get a sore wrist after casting all day does this happen to everyone or is it the way im casting ... ta! It is usually the result of incorrect technique. TL MC |
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Post by thewidowsson on Feb 4, 2006 19:31:40 GMT -5
hi mike, try building up the strenght of your wrist during the close season, it works for me.
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Post by mattwright on Feb 5, 2006 5:36:38 GMT -5
Hi Fly fisher 100, pay a visit to a qualified instructor not only will they get you casting so you can fish in more situations but they will iron out any faults that are contributing to a sore wrist,
Matt
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Charon
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Post by Charon on Feb 5, 2006 6:04:51 GMT -5
ff100
I am afraid you should not get a sore wrist and it will almost certainly be your technique, unless you are using a very long and very unbalanced rod.
I would think that you are "breaking" your wrist during the cast. May I suggest you sneak out to some grass/lawn, pull out ONLY 10 yds of line in front of you, start with the rod tip touching the grass and begin your overhead cast, BUT with the rod butt tucked into the cuff of your coat. Bring your right hand up to your right eye/ear area and dont shoot any line. I know this is basic but you may wish to try there again. Once mastered you can proceed, but what you wont get is a sore wrist and hopefully enjoy both casting and fishing more.
C.
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Post by Chuckfluffer on Feb 5, 2006 8:17:35 GMT -5
FF100
It's almost certainly technique but without seeing you cast it's not easy to say what. Don't forget your casting the line not the rod so let the rod do the work. One thing you might try is sidecasting, place two objects 60' apart, stand in the middle and point your left shoulder at the foreward cast target (if you are right handed) and false cast at both targets without hauling and with minimum effort, watch your loops and let the line straighten beween strokes. Play around with a bit of drift and take a good look at the rod tip as you cast, watch how it loads and unloads. Add wrist, no wrist, bit of wrist and watch how it affects your loops, for a short cast like this I would suggest you need hardly any wrist. As your timing improves gradually raise the rod to you normal casting angle. Feeling the cast using minimum effort, maximum effect is what you are looking for.
Mike
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Post by sage on Feb 5, 2006 9:59:12 GMT -5
Hi. If you go and see an instructor for a couple of hours he will sort you out, then it's down to you, do a little practise, no more sore wrist  |
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Post by Brennan on Feb 5, 2006 11:49:12 GMT -5
The best advice I can offer is to get a girlfriend....  Brennan |
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Post by dumpy on Feb 5, 2006 19:52:36 GMT -5
The best advice I can offer is to get a girlfriend.... Brennan That wont help his wrist action  getting rid of one will  I nearly broke my rod ,first time i cast |
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Post by The Handsome Stick on Feb 6, 2006 5:36:55 GMT -5
hi i get a sore wrist after casting all day does this happen to everyone or is it the way im casting ... ta! What rod are you using? (Length, line weigt, rod weight if known) also the type of reel (and weight if known). It's probably technique, but there are some rods that would give even the most competant caster RSI. |
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Post by flyfisher100 on Feb 6, 2006 11:18:21 GMT -5
hi im using a greys greyflex 9f 6in 6-7# all my lines are wf 7 and i use bfr lamina wide abour reel hope this helps most of my fishing is done on medium to large reservoirs..
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Post by The Handsome Stick on Feb 6, 2006 15:48:27 GMT -5
hi im using a greys greyflex 9f 6in 6-7# all my lines are wf 7 and i use bfr lamina wide abour reel hope this helps most of my fishing is done on medium to large reservoirs.. Well, it's a perfectly resonable setup. So I'm afraid it's probably technique. I used to get a sore elbow and it was because I was compensating for technique with power. A half hours lesson with a decent instructor should sort you out. Also there are some great casting DVD's about. |
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birdsnest
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Post by birdsnest on Feb 8, 2006 6:19:49 GMT -5
When teaching novices I get them to tuck the rod butt into their shirt cuff if they break the wrist. Try it it usually works until you get the swing of it.
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Mervyn J
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Post by Mervyn J on Feb 19, 2006 13:07:42 GMT -5
it could be maybe that your bending your wrist when casting try to keep it straight.
a top tip for you you can buy a thing that you put on your wrist to help keep it straight OK they are in almost all the fishing catalogs.
or you can use a chatty rubber band you know the sort of thing you can get them for a pound its cheaper than getting one out of the fishing catalogs and the money is going to a good cause as well
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Post by leadhead on Mar 10, 2006 16:31:44 GMT -5
New to Fly Fishing myself,
had the same problem last season,solved this by extending the finger nearest the thumb up the rod handle, worked for me give it a go.
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getting rid of one will 
