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June 7, 2008 Oro Madre Bass Anglers sponsored Casting Kids
competition at the Valley Springs Elementary School in Valley Springs.
This event was held in conjunction with the community's annual Kids Day.
Congratulations to the Winners!
7 - 10 Years Of Age
Dalton Horton, Valley Springs
11- 14 Years of Age
Cameron Moore, Valley Springs
Both of these winners will receive a
Zebco Ron & Reel.
Watch the Slideshow
Valley Springs
celebrates Kids Day.
Children and adults alike will enjoy the annual
Kids Day celebration held the first Saturday
in June at the Valley Springs Elementary
School campus. A number of demonstrations and booths provide activities
some of which are educational, all of which are fun. Call 772-2555 for more information.
Casting Kids is open to kids 7-14 years old. If you
start when you are young, you can participate in several contests. This
way, by the time you are 14, you'll have lots of experience in casting,
pitching and flipping in competitions. Even more exciting, each year
you'll get better at handling a rod and reel and be able to put your
lure in front of those bass every time you cast! Here are instructions
on how to cast, pitch and flip your way to a CastingKids first-place
prize.
| To cast overhead at a target 30 feet away,
begin with the rod straight up in 12 o'clock position. Keep your
casting elbow bent. Then snap the rod back with your casting
wrist to about 10 o'clock. Keep your eye on the target. Snap the
rod toward you with your casting wrist, begin to unbend your
elbow and release the line when the rod is in the 1 to 2 o'clock
position. If you release too soon the lure will go up in the air
without going to the target. But if you release too late the
lure will fall short. |
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| To pitch at a Target 20 feet away, first
let out about as much line as the rod is long. Hold the casting
plug in your free hand. Lower the rod and then snap it up. Let
go of the plug as you do and disengage the line at the reel so
the plug can pul out. Teach yourself just how fast to raise the
rod tip at the beginning of the pitch so the plug lands exactly
on the target without going past it. With practice, you will be
able to control the force of your pitchcact so the plug will
land on the target every time! |
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| To Flip at a target 10 feet away, let out enough
line to reach the target and then raise the rod to swing the
casting plug toward you. After the plug comes back almost to
the rod, lower the rod and let the plug swing toward the
target. Bring your hand holding the line out to your side as
shown. The rod tip should be about level, or slightly lower,
as the plug is moving away. |
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As the plug moves toward the front of the rod, start
raising the rod and let the plug pull line from your free
hand, as you move that hand back toward the rod. Don't let
go of the line, though. Lower the rod as the plug heads for
the target. If you have enough line out to begin with, and
the rod is pointed at the target, the plug should land on
it. If not, keep trying.
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