Will & Dre

The importance of accurate casting is an aspect that is not always understood by inexperienced anglers and often the reason for unsuccessful fishing sessions. At a recent club competition I was competing against anglers with a lot more experience and really had to focus on my accuracy and bait choices.

My day started off recently well and I caught three small carp within the first few minutes, then the wind speed picked up and the bite rate slowed down. My neighbour suggested smaller hooks and I changed my dip choices from FX to garlic which seemed to do the trick. At the end of the day I weighed in a total of 11 fish with a combined weight of 5.35 kg. When the overall winner was asked about his bait choices, he simply replied with the following: “Accurate casting…”