I agree. For myself, I consider range of movement and stability. Side casts and off shoulder are not unusual in river fishing situations and are high level solutions driven by environmental constraints. My view is that putting them fully open for the side cast, the range of movement is opened up which affords the opportunity to develop line speed but there is a greater opportunity for directional error, especially with hard hitters/stoppers. Going off shoulder, reduces the available range of movement and consequently line speed but still leads to directional errors because shoulder dominated motions cause the cast to be drawn down and across the body. Being aware of these limitations and developing solutions to them where possible is all part of the learning process.Mangrove Cuckoo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 8:31 pm This is all about casting while standing in a canoe, but you learn that accuracy does not depend upon foot position... and you also learn a lot about things like shoulder position and hauling.
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Vince