Mika Lappalainen | Friday, 29 March 2024
It is over month from last session with Paul. This time Satu joined also. I'm so happy about this casting practise what I have been doing this winter. I have different circumstances than most of you. I have notice anything warmer than -5c/23 is totally okay for me and gears.
Paul mentioned that if it is colder just do 5 minutes at the time. Well that I don't have to think about before next winter. Days are longer than nights now, we have daylight until 7 pm and will get one hour more when we move time on Sunday. So plenty of daylight to practise. Temperatures are also okay in the afternoon, especially if sun is shining it is easily some plus degrees.
Today it was cloudy and it was +2c/36F. I would say perfect weather, wind settled down also. I did my first 170 casting which was interesting, you could say. There are a lot of work to do but overall it went quite well.
I find it really inspiring , these drills and then putting them together. I feels absolutely great when you feel that cast is going right and you can see results.
I have now some measurements to which compare from now on. I know that my pick up distance have improvement from start allready, but now it is 20m/60ft, I can carry 22m/66ft, if really getting rhytm 25m/75ft. Not big numbers for many of you but I have to start with something, nice to see what I can do with those.
I have things to do on launch but now I will concentrate carry. I can see a lot of benefits for my fishing. These improvements what I have now should have big impact for my lake fishing for sure, it is difficult to wait to test in reality.
If my casting is getting better so is Paul's poker face. It much more difficult to read it now than in the beginning. Well he seems to have a lot students so he gets lotnof training also.
We are trying to get last pieces in our holiday puzzle on also. Fingers crossed that we can have those.
I'm not sure how I get sleep. I'm truly excited about practising now. Friday I have one group at farm and I think Satu will go to see local reindeer race, after that small session for me thank you. Satu's new reel arrived also and line so I have to fix them for her also.
Have a nice weekend and happy Easter
Mika from Finland