Shooting line

Add distance without adding effort.

Shooting line — short demo

Three steps

  1. 1

    Pull a couple of metres of loose line off the reel and hold it in your line hand.

  2. 2

    Make a normal overhead cast with a good crisp stop.

  3. 3

    As the loop unrolls forward, let the loose line slip through your fingers in an O-ring.

Common mistake

Releasing the line too early, which kills the loop and dumps everything short.

Tip

Release just after the stop — you'll feel the line tug your fingers when it's ready.