| Many will have tried surfcasting over the years with mixed results. Perhaps you caught a couple of small ones! Perhaps you got a dose of sunburn but didn't even catch a single fish. While that guy just up the beach has been hauling them in all day! Don't worry; we have all been there. Some anglers seem to catch good fish consistently while others appear to be wasting their time? The reason for this can be summed up in one word: knowledge!
As a member of several fished clubs I have enjoyed many club and inter-club surfcasting competitions stretching back several decades to beaches all over New Zealand's South Island. One thing I've noticed is that many of these events are won by a surprisingly small and select group of anglers. Even if they don't win outright they often finish in the top ten! Why? Knowledge!
Why is it that given the large numbers taking part just a few fishermen can so often catch not only the most fish, but also the heaviest of the day as well? Believe me its true. I have seen it happen many times. It isn't just down to luck. These guys know what they are doing. They are using the knowledge they have gained over a lifetime spent fishing! Perhaps most importantly they are good at putting everything they know together to get the best results every time!
Top surfcasters have an awareness of their fishing environment. This is essential as it enables them to select the best places to go surfcasting, the best times to fish, which baits to use and so on. This means they are always maximizing their fishing potential in a given area. For many old hands this knowledge eventually becomes instinctive. They just know which are the best options to take.
The author has gathered together as much of this surfcasting knowledge as possible and released it now in this first ever edition of The Complete Guide To Surfcasting by Allan Burgess
Denis Moresby is a very experienced surfcaster who has fished the Lion Ninety Mile Beach Surfcasting Contest many times. He also sells his own Thumb Caster used for power distance casting with a surf rod. Denis has contributed his considerable expertise, a North Island perspective, and many excellent photographs to The Complete Guide To Surfcasting.
Just some of the subjects covered include: Getting Started, Surcasting Rods, Reels, Surfcasting Lines, Shock Leaders, Coloured and Tapered Lines, Braided Lines for Surfcasting, Thumb Casters, A huge number of Accessories, The best Beach Spikes, Many different Surfcasting Baits, Yellow-eyed and Grey Mullet, Terminal Tackle Tips, Terminal Tackle Rigs for you to tie, Greater Casting Distance, Pendulum Cast, Off the Ground Cast and we look at many other ways to increase casting distance, The Best Places to Fish, Kite Assisted Casting, Kite Towed Long-Lines and Electric Kontikis. There are over 163 colour photographs and line drawings.
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