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Post by shot33gun9 on Aug 4, 2023 17:13:03 GMT -5
I learned the hard way what slinging 4oz sinkers with braid will do to your trigger finger after 100s of casts....peeled the skin off the end of my finger. I promptly went to gloves after that mess, tried tape at first but didn't have the right stuff. I now use gloves on both hands. Hey, who does overhead casts off the pier with a sinker rig? Tell me now so I can keep my distance..lol
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Post by conureman on Aug 4, 2023 17:50:21 GMT -5
I learned the hard way what slinging 4oz sinkers with braid will do to your trigger finger after 100s of casts....peeled the skin off the end of my finger. I promptly went to gloves after that mess, tried tape at first but didn't have the right stuff. I now use gloves on both hands. Hey, who does overhead casts off the pier with a sinker rig? Tell me now so I can keep my distance..lol Now that you mention it my fingers have been peeling like crazy but I thought it was dry skin and not the braid |
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Post by Flatsrunner on Aug 4, 2023 20:37:22 GMT -5
I learned the hard way what slinging 4oz sinkers with braid will do to your trigger finger after 100s of casts....peeled the skin off the end of my finger. I promptly went to gloves after that mess, tried tape at first but didn't have the right stuff. I now use gloves on both hands. Hey, who does overhead casts off the pier with a sinker rig? Tell me now so I can keep my distance..lol Gotta have your head on a swivel to cast those rigs, There's a video out there from Joshua Taylor on catching Mackerel on the piers and he shows some Idiot on his backcast hitting a older couples car that was driving by. he left a golf ball size dent on the top, they stopped and he talked to them and said it was ok . I guess, And soon as they drove off He packed up and left. Real jerk. |
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Post by shot33gun9 on Aug 4, 2023 21:26:10 GMT -5
Yeah, you gotta watch out for that carelessness, all my casts are underhanded casts, much easier and safer, and I can work the water more effectively. My last cast before I leave is an overhead as hard as I can sling it just to crank the line back on the spool evenly.
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Post by navygmc on Aug 5, 2023 22:09:41 GMT -5
I do2 different things for my casting finger when throwing my 5oz sinker/spoon rig.
1st - Kineseliology tape (KT tape). Cut off a length that will wrap twice around and end on top side of hand/finger. Do not make it tight. (Will cut off circulation) I wrap it relatively loose...but since it stretches...it holds well. Press in and around tip of finger.
2nd - I have purchased single index finger "casting gloves " off ebay. Single finger glove slides over index...band of flexible fabric from topside of index to wrist where velcro band holds to wrist. Very comfortable...easy on and off.
I cast overhand using 12'-14' leader all the time when I use a sinker/spoon rig. I also use lighter braid than most when using sinker rig. Used to use 50.... now use 30...for sheer distance when I need it. I even landed a Goliath grouper off Naples pier (125+ estimate) off 30 braid and sinker/spoon rig. I have a video of that somewhere.
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Post by beardedk on Aug 9, 2023 8:05:53 GMT -5
I use casting triggers from the beach, got tired of taping or wearing gloves and switched to them, and I love them! 4-5 wraps around the post and I can fling that thing as far as I want without fear of cutting my finger open. Also works well for pitching close to structure or where more finesse is needed. Ordered mine from Amazon, think they were 2 for $12.
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Post by macktime on Aug 9, 2023 12:09:42 GMT -5
Anytime I notice people next to me casting overhead without looking at their terminal stuff, I remind them to pls keep their eyes on the hooks before and while casting and freely say 'going out', I have seen broken teeth and people getting hooked by fishermen not keeping to the safety code.
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Post by seabird on Aug 10, 2023 10:20:59 GMT -5
Anytime I notice people next to me casting overhead without looking at their terminal stuff, I remind them to pls keep their eyes on the hooks before and while casting and freely say 'going out', I have seen broken teeth and people getting hooked by fishermen not keeping to the safety code. I always look behind me before I overhead cast. Many times I simply use an underhanded cast. |
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