Safe and accurate way of casting a lure with a spinning reel

Casting a lure with a spinning reel in a boat full of other lure casters can be a dangerous occupation.

Over the years I’ve noticed that those casting to the side are most likely to hook their fellow fishermen, and/or land their lure slightly wide of the mark.

Obviously when there is only one or two of you in the boat, it’s not really a problem.

But with three or four in a small boat, an alternative has to be found.

In these situations I prefer to use a spinning reel and cast my lure directly overhead.

To do so you’ll need to use a wind on leader system rather than a swivel, so to practice this method you’ll potentially also need to learn a few knots.

I tie my double with a bimini, attach my leader with an albright, and attach my lure with a perfection loop.

Other alternatives will work equally well, depending on personal preference.

In the following short video, I demonstrate my preferred casting method to avoid hooking up your mate with a lure treble.

Not a good look and a sure fire way to end a great fishing trip.

Casting your lure overhead tends to be more accurate too. For me anyways.

I hope you enjoyed this little tip and if you’ve got a mate who is a bit slap happy with his lure casting, do me a favour and tag him (or her) using the facebook comments below.

And if you catch more snags than fish or other people, take a look at my previous post by clicking the following link:

Best Way To Get Lures Off Snags.

For the live baiters, see how I rig my livies by clicking this link;

Rigging live mullet

Or if you are confused about whether to use braid or mono, Click Here

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