TAILING LOOP - BECAUSE OF CREEP - Tailing loop no. 3

Creep is one of the major causes of a tailing loop. Creep usually happens during the pause after the back cast. The movement of your hand moves the rod tip forward or creep forward before the line has straightened behind you. This decreases your casting arc which now is too small for the bend in the rod.

Tailing Loop because of creep

The simplest advice I can give is - “look at your backcast”. The visual cue to start the forward cast is when the line is straight behind you, but the leader is not.

When to start the forward cast

Just wait and watch. Do NOT move the rod at all until the line is in the NOW configuration. This will cure your creep.

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