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Hi guys,

Had a practice session this afternoon (into the howling NE on Orewa beach Ouch) while my wife and kids went for a run.

Am still getting to grips with using an o/h on my sk3, low mount position and was practicing the Brighton OTG version as the beach was being used by kite surfers, land speeders and plenty of walkers, so could time the cast area better. Was using a 6oz Garys Gurnard sinker & an inner tube thumb protector.

Eased into the first couple of casts, not to much power in the 'hit-it' phase and felt I was releasing close to the 45d mark but as soon as I 'hit-it' with any power I was releasing late, like 75d and scud missiling it into the shallow water.

I guess practice will make better but any tips for controlling the release angle better? 
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Also managed to snap the sinker of braking the spool after one terrible low release. It klanded in the shallows so I waded around looking for it, frikkin cold! Gave up and went and sat in the car to wait for the family, when they finally arrived the tide had dropped so I went back for a gander and there was my sinker 11m of shock leader and 12+m of 10kg momoi line attached to it...
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Sonik SK3 5-7 oz rod and a Akios 656 SCM- hit the hell out of it - it will tell you when to relase - get rid of the tube thinq and learn to feel the spool- slippage - also the rod should be around the 1-2 pm mark- I'm sure Kiwicaster will correct me
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1-2pm for the release Scuzz?
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Most of the time I dont use a thumb strip but have it there for if/when my hands get too wet or cold to grip the spool.


Dont look at the horizon but instead pick a spot @45 degrees up and aim at that. It takes a little bit of time but its no different to learning to cast a fixed spool at first.
A recent survey has revealed that only one in seven dwarfs are happy.
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12 o'clock being straight up 3 clock being the horizon 1.30 is 45 degrees.
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go hard mate- what can go wrong- turn the brakes up if un sure and then back them off when you come to terms the reel and rod- - small baits help as well
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There were no baits this time, just getting my swing in for the casting day coming up. 
Will try that looking above the horizon technique, thanks Neil.
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I would start with a lighter sinker , it will allow you to feel the rod load and will not stress you out to much if you get it all wrong and remember look at 2.00 o,clock. You will know when things are going good when you can follow the line and sinker though the cast .
If you can get yourself down to Papamoa on the 14th of October the guys will help sort you out.
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Had a bait session last night but put a couple of things into place. No tubing on the thumb and looking at 2 o'clock. Basic overhead thump as I couldn't keep the bait and impact shield together Embarrassed Was feeling better about the casts and getting them to go where I wanted most of the time distance will improve over time

Won't be able to make Papamoa, saving brownie points for the ROctober fish at Whatuwhihi
Bethells Club are having a casting day on the 29th Sept @ Kumeu so will head out and see what I can learn there.
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Stick to a 150gm lead and turn your head early into the cast and look up at 45 degrees into the sky. Done right you will see the lead fly. Hitting the cast at the end helps but real distance comes from technique with body rotation. The brighton cast has only a small amount of this. Have a look on you tube for an example done by Tony Carroll of zziplex he shows this technique really well.  
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Sorry thats Terry Carroll this is the link;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arTIwmbouJQ
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