Casting

• Overhead cast — The distance default: rod loads over the shoulder, high arc, maximum carry — and maximum splash.
• Sidearm cast — A flat, low trajectory that cuts under wind and overhangs and lands quieter than overhead.
• Backhand cast — The sidearm off the opposite shoulder — reaching angles the forehand cannot without repositioning the boat.
• Roll cast — The bait never rises above the rod tip: a rolling loop drives it flat under canopy and docks.
• Pitching — A controlled underhand swing that pendulums the bait to targets 10–25 ft (3–8 m (9.8–26 ft)) away with a near-silent entry.
• Flipping — Fixed line length, no reel engagement: silent, repeated presentations to boat-side cover, one target after another.
• Skipping — Skipping the bait across the surface like a stone, deep under docks and overhanging cover no straight cast reaches.
• Skip-pitching — A pitch that skips: the quiet controlled swing plus one or two surface bounces to reach further back.
• Bow-and-arrow cast — Loading the rod like a bow with the bait in hand and slinging it into tunnels too tight for any swing.
• Pendulum cast — The underhand lob for close, quiet placement — the most usable cast in cramped boat space.
• Dock shooting — Drawing the bait back like an arrow against an open spinning bail and shooting it skipping far under docks.
• Feathering — Braking the outgoing line with finger or thumb so the bait slows, lands soft and stops exactly on target.
• BFS casting — Bait-finesse casting: tuned shallow-spool baitcasters throwing featherweight baits with baitcaster accuracy.