PENDULUM BASICS
Techniques for the PENDULUM Cast.
By: Manuel Z
 PENDULUM BASICS: First things
first, BAITCASTERS NOTE: If you value the skin on
your thumb, WET the line in your reel with fresh water, Just before you cast. Now
for how it's done. You simply swing your bait in a circle
before casting...BACK...UP...and AROUND, As the bait
comes down past your rod...THEN you load your rod and cast from 50
- 75 yards farther than normal. The secret is MOMENTUMinstead
of loading from a stand still you are loading on a moving
bait..."LOAD" means the , moment you start to
swing your bait out to the water. Watch the fisherman in
the following animation... |
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FULL PENDULUM (Extended Cast) |
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| THE STANCE is a little different from your normal stance, You stand with your back at an angle towards the water. Your rod is at the same angle, But your swing is done in a circle (behind you) Note the blue line in the drawing indicating the swings position. Sounds strange but it will send your bait directly into the surf. With a little practice, You should eventually hit the third Gut from the beach. |
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TIP: If you're right handed,
your right toe and left heel are on the line,
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The
Pendulum cast is a very powerful cast and will
take a little practice to get used to. But once
you perfect it, You'll be a PENDULUM CASTER for
life! Take it slow at first. Just cast at a
normal pace. Then as you get used to the
technique, you can put more and more backbone
into your casts. Special note for open faced/Spinning reel users... Always tighten your drag to the MAXIMUM when you cast or the line will cut your finger! Immediately after casting, loosen your drag to your favorite setting. |
Here is a Tip from Derek
"Twiggers": "In the UK we
recommend a multiplication factor of 10 for the Shock
Leader, ie for a 3 ounce Weight use 30 Pound Shock
Leader, For a 5 ounce weight use 50 pound Shock Leader...etc..." |
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Another
suggestion is to use a SHOCK LEADER,
This is where you use a light line such as 20 Lb. test on
your reel and on the end where your bait is, you use a
very heavy line, From 50 Lb. test on up. This shock
leader should be about twice the length of your Rod so it
wraps around in the reel a couple of times, Using the
Pendulum cast with 20 Lb line and a weight over 2 Oz. is
not recommended because the force will pop your line on
every cast. the Strong line CAN take the pressure,
This is the reason its called a SHOCK LEADER.
Another advantage is that when you have reeled in a large
fish and that heavy line is now wrapping into your reel
you can use a lot more pressure landing the fish.
This is a
trick for learning to use a baitcasting reel with smaller
Backlashes. Make a nice long cast (without a backlash)
and then pull out a few arms lengths of line, Take a
piece of tape and wrap it around the line in your reel.
This trick won't keep you from backlashing but it will
keep your backlashes from running deep into your spool,
damaging all your line