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AshbyCut
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I was referring to myself, Sir ... but practicing is something I can do in the back garden and dream I'm on the bank.
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AshbyCut wrote:I was referring to myself, Sir ... but practicing is something I can do in the back garden and dream I'm on the bank.
Ah that's fine :) I was attempting to make sure I didn't come across as being big headed or to put myself forward as any sort of expert :) I just enjoy Wallis casting but I make mistakes.

Keep up the practicing sir, it's all good fun :)

By the way, do folks think there are good and bad lines for Wallis casting? On a mailing list I am a member of (possibly the oldest fishing list going, the IAC) the general consensus is that braid is the worst to try Wallis casting with. So here's me using Fireline... I don't think I have ever spooled up a pin with mono.
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I find that invisible line is the best and can cast well over a hundred yards with the stuff :chuckle:
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If you end up with a tangle then it's a good excuse to pour a cup of tea
Kevan, with me it's more likely that I'll be having a cup of tea to celebrate a successful Wallis cast without a tangle... :D I'm sure Mr Wallis spins in his grave, as outrageously as my 'pin, at my 'Wallis casting'.

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I wonder if Mr Wallis would get in a massive tangle if he tried to cast a shimano baitrunner?

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I wonder if anybody here has attempted an overhead Wallis style cast? Apart from myself that is :) It's certainly not easy but it is doable... just about.
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Hi Gents, :hat:

when I first wanted to learn the Wallis cast, I watched and read everything I could. It was coming together to a degree but not as well as I had hoped.
Then one day while struggling with my pin on the bank, I was approached by a small elderly gentleman who remarked that he had been watching me and asked whether I would like him to show how it is done?
I jumped at the chance and after only half an hour with him, he had me casting 4 rod lengths! Not perfect on every cast but a vast improvement on my previous efforts.

Being able to stand alongside a very competent caster and view the various constituents of the whole action from different angles, made a world of difference for me.

To anyone interested in learning the Wallis cast, I would heartily recommend that if they ever have an opportunity to spend some time with an accomplished caster, do so!
You're looking in the right place now!

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I wonder if anybody here has attempted an overhead Wallis style cast?
Only once, and I couldn't have done it without a line guard (which removes the need to keep thumb, reel and butt ring all in the same plane... which in turn would make rotating it mid-cast into something of a grand jete in wellies).
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Hmm, interesting, Vole. I habitually remove the lineguards on all of my pins. I honestly don't think I would quite know what to do if presented with a fishing set up (rod, reel, hook line & float) where the pin had a line guard on it. I've just always used pins without right from my very first one :) I suppose it's what one is used to..
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Kevanf1 wrote:I wonder if anybody here has attempted an overhead Wallis style cast? Apart from myself that is :) It's certainly not easy but it is doable... just about.
I tried one kevan, years ago, it was a trudex with a swim feeder, , , , , , tangled and smacked myself in the face, I shall stick to a normal wallis wang , , it's safer!

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