Grip
The correct grip allows you good casting .
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The correct grip This picture is the correct grip . The reel leg should be set between the middle finger and the third finger . And... A : Put the thumb on the front grip . B : Control the line by the forefinger . ( Of course , you don't have to stretch your forefinger like this picture when you are reeling ... ) C : Relax the middle finger . D : Fix the third finger and the little finger . C and D keep the wrist flexible . It is common on the other sports . |
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Wrong grip Some anglers grip like this . It is not stable . The forefinger cannot reach the spool . |
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This is not good too Although some Japanese anglers recommend this grip , it's wrong too . Remember the C and D . The third finger and the little finger cannot fix . They will be hurt . Some anglers are gripping like this , because the forefinger cannot reach the spool . But it is defect of the reels in the most cases . |
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The thumb Many Japanese anglers cast with the double hand , although the rods are shorter than 6 feet . The cause is this picture . The thumb is not on the front grip . Because the rod cannot be stopped on the end of back-swing , the left hand become to be needed . It is difficult to swing straight also . |
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Picking-up the line The line should be picked up on the tip of the forefinger . If you pick up the line on the first joint , you cannot release smoothly . |
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Line control It is same technic of " thumbing " on the bait reels . It is necessary for adjusting the distance , silent presentation , prevention to line-troubles . So , the correct grip and correct reels is important . |
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I had read these method in a fishing book when I was a junior high school
student . My casting was improved by it . |