Surf Casting and Angling Club of W.A. (Inc.) Dry Casting.

Dry Casting is long distance casting and accuracy casting with double handed and single handed fishing rods on a grassed area, where conditions are easier and the distances and the accuracy can be measured, unlike when casting into the water where these can't be measured.

Dry casting is a sport, but most importantly, it is a means of learning and practicing the casting skills which will make you a much more successful angler when you go fishing, because you will be able to cast long distances and cast accurately.

We've all met the difficult situations where the water is rough, the wind is strong in your face or coming from one side, you need to land the sinker in a sand hole near reefs, cast a bait in front of a school of fish, avoid tangling with the person next to you, the person next to you is casting a bit further and catching all the fish, and so on. With the right gear and skills, you can fish almost anywhere and in almost any conditions.

You don't need any special gear to start dry casting. Many people use their regular fishing gear, particularly for the accuracy casting.

Distance Casting.

The club's distance casting is with "level line", which means the same breaking strain line is used right down to the casting weight, and strong shock leaders are not used. Any breaking strain line can be used, but lighter line means longer casts. Level line promotes the development of technique and a smooth casting style, while shock leaders allow much heavier weights and the caster's strength to be used more.

Weight categories are up to 112 gram (4 ounce), up to 56 gram (2 ounce), and Artificial Bait, which includes a 100mm length of 13mm wooden dowel to give wind resistance like a bait.

Distance casting is into a "V" shaped lane, so still needs to have quite a bit of accuracy. The distance is measured to the point where the weight finishes within the "V" shaped lane.

Accuracy Casting.

The double handed accuracy target is a cone 500mm in diameter and 300mm high at four different distances ranging from 30 to 88 metres for men, 30 to 61 metres for Ladies, Juniors and Veterans, and 20 to 36 metres for Mini Juniors.

Two casts are made at each of the four different distances. Scoring uses a tape with twenty five marks each 250mm apart starting at the centre of the cone. Hitting the cone is worth 25 points, landing between the marks at 250mm and 500mm is 24 points, 500mm to 750mm is 23 points and so on down to 1 point for landing between the last two marks. The tape can be swung in a full circle around the cone for the measurement.

Single handed accuracy casting uses a rod which is held in one hand. The target is a cone 600mm in diameter and 200mm high at two different distances ranging from 20 to 40 metres for men, 20 to 30 metres for Ladies, Juniors and Veterans, and less for Mini Juniors.

Two casts are made at each of the two different distances. Scoring uses a tape with ten marks each 300mm apart starting at the centre of the cone. Hitting the cone is worth 10 points, landing between the marks at 300mm and 600mm is 9 points, and so on down to 1 point for landing between the last two marks.

An Invitation to Dry Casting.

Can you cast 100 metres? You can do it easily with help from us. We had a 12 year old Mini junior who set casting records of 100 metres for 112 gram, and 97 metres for 56 gram. And he was not big for his age.

The Surf Casting and Angling Club has dry casting every month. Members of the fishing public who would like to see how it is possible to cast such long distances, and also how to cast accurately, please contact us about coming to a dry casting day as a visitor. (Some conditions apply, contact us for details.)

We can show you how to get the best out of your own fishing gear if you would like to bring it along. We can give advice on different rods and reels and show how these can go together, and also let you try out casting with different rod and reel combinations to find one that suits your fishing needs and your size and physical strength. This is important for the ladies and juniors, and those of us who aren't as young as we used to be.

Our visitors always get a lot of useful and practical tips, and often add ten to thirty metres to their casts on the first day - and, no, we don't catch many fish at drycasting, but those skills certainly help when we go fishing.

After the competition and the lessons for the visitors, we get together over a sausage sizzle and soft drinks, and talk about anything to do with fishing and casting.

Dry Casting is held at the Yokine Reserve, Wordsworth Avenue, Yokine. Competition starts at 8:30am, but club members are there from around 7:30am onwards for setup and practice. The events are long distance casting, and accuracy casting with single handed rods and with double handed rods.

Dry casting is usually on the first Sunday of every month. When we have our Fishing Field Day on the first weekend of the month, the dry casting date is changed, so check the date and location in Dry Casting Dates and Venue

Or come to the Club's General Meeting at 8:00pm on the second Wednesday of the month, to find out about coming on one of our Dry Casting Days. Contact the Club for the address of the meeting place, and for more details of the Dry Casting Day.

Dry casting competitions have sections for Mini Juniors, Juniors, Senior Men, Veterans (men over 55 yrs) and Women.

Dry Casting is run under the Club's Competition Rules (97 kilobyte PDF file) and the Club's Code of Ethics. The Club has Public Liability insurance cover for it's casting and other activities, and safety is top priority when we are casting on an oval.

Cast safely - lead sinkers and people don't mix !

The Club pays the City of Stirling to use the venue on our casting days. If you want to practice there at other times, remember that other users may have booked it - or it may be open to everybody.

Reports and results for the 2001/2, 2002/3, 2003/4, 2004/5 2005/6 competition years and the current 2006/7 competition year Dry Casting Days are below.

2006/2007 Competition Year.
May 2006 Dry Casting Report	June 2006 Dry Casting Report
July 2006 Dry Casting Report

Below:- Calendar of Club Events for 2006-7.

2005/2006 Competition Year.
May 2005 Dry Casting Report	June 2005 Dry Casting Report
July 2005 Dry Casting Report	August 2005 Dry Casting Report
September 2005 Dry Casting Report	October 2005 Dry Casting Report
Australian Anglers Asssociation 2005/6 State Dry Casting Championships (from AAA WA website, opens in a new browser window.)
November 2005 Dry Casting Report	December 2005 Dry Casting Report
January 2006 Dry Casting Report	February 2006 Dry Casting Report
March 2006 Dry Casting Report	April 2006 Dry Casting Report
2004/2005 Competition Year.
May 2004 Dry Casting Report	June 2004 Dry Casting Report
July 2004 Dry Casting Report	August 2004 Dry Casting Report
September 2004 Dry Casting Report	October 2004 Dry Casting Report
November 2004 Dry Casting Report	December 2004 Dry Casting Report
January 2005 Dry Casting Report	February 2005 Dry Casting Report
March 2005 Dry Casting Report	April 2005 Dry Casting Report

2003/2004 Competition Year.
May 2003 Dry Casting Report	June 2003 Dry Casting Report
July 2003 Dry Casting Report	August 2003 Dry Casting Report
September 2003 Dry Casting Report	October 2003 Dry Casting Report
November 2003 Dry Casting Report	December 2003 Dry Casting Report
January 2004 Dry Casting Report	February 2004 Dry Casting Report
March 2004 Dry Casting Report	April 2004 Dry Casting Report

2002/2003 Competition Year.
May 2002 Dry Casting Report	June 2002 Dry Casting Report
July 2002 Dry Casting Report	August 2002 Dry Casting Report
September 2002 Dry Casting Report	October 2002 Dry Casting Report
November 2002 Dry Casting Report	December 2002 Dry Casting Report
January 2003 Dry Casting Report	February 2003 Dry Casting Report
March 2003 Dry Casting Report	April 2003 Dry Casting Report
2001/2002 Competition Year.
May 2001 Dry Casting Report	June 2001 Dry Casting Report
July 2001 Dry Casting Report	August 2001 Dry Casting Report
September 2001 Dry Casting Report	October 2001 Dry Casting Report
November 2001 Dry Casting Report	December 2001 Dry Casting Report
January 2002 Dry Casting Report	February 2002 Dry Casting Report
March 2002 Dry Casting Report	April 2002 Dry Casting Report

Australian Surfcasting Association
Postal Dry Casting 29 August 2004	Postal Dry Casting 28 November 2004 (21 kilobyte PDF file)
NSW Casting Results 27 March 2005 (4 kilobyte PDF file)

The winners of the 2001/2002 competition year are listed in Winners, Trophies and donors for 2001/2002 Dry Casting Competition

Club, State and National Dry Casting Records

Check the Dry Casting page on the Australian Anglers Association (WA Division) web site for the write up and results from Western Australia AAA State Dry Casting Championships run in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, and the 2001 National Dry Casting Championships at Kangaroo Island, March 2001.

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This page was updated on 6 July 2006.

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