In two and a half minutes of this video, I learned better casting information than six hours of other videos on KZfaq.

Damn. I've been doing it all wrong. I tried it the way you guys described and it improved my casts by 60-80 yds. Thank you! As soon as I have my shoulder surgery next week I should be on the road to recovery and casting longer than ever. I do like your videos.

I watched this video recently before a fishing trip. I've been surf fishing for years but apparently I was casting wrong. I tried this technique and it improved my cast a lot. Thanks a lot

Great content! Simple, straight forward, no fluff

Ryan's the man, great tips on improving distance casting!

Technique and equipment are all covered very well in this video. The next thing one can do to increase casting distance is to do strength training. Casting a fishing rod is no different than swinging a tennis racket, a golf club, or a baseball bat. It's no different than throwing a punch in boxing, or spiking the ball in volleyball. It's all about generating power by using the entire body to transmit force from the feet, legs, hips, core, shoulders, arms into the hands, and, finally, into the fishing rod.

Just got my first surf pole. Video was great. Thanks

thanks for teaching the right casting techniques and thank you for the music, feels great listening to it.

Very helpful. I'll be using these tips on my first time out surfcasting here in Oregon. Thank you for sharing your expertise!

Well composed, great techniques, and good tips. Now, I can go try to catch more halibut. Thanks from Southern California!

You always good advice, well presented. This does not disappoint. Looking forward to getting out on the beach tomorrow to put your advice to use.

Excellent tips! The pull with the hand vs. the push is also the technique for fly fishing with spey rods. thank for a great video!

Zeno, you always have the best content.

Thanks for this video. No one has taught me to cast so I've been doing it wrong all this time

Damn everything you said not to do about casting is how I cast lol thanks for the tips mate

Best casting video I've seen. Thanks

Outstanding class on the proper way to cast your line lord knows how many times i have made that mistake.

Amazing video, no bs, straight to the point! Thanks!

Great video! Casting from the side is also very important to practice if you want to land the lure in precise spots near debris or rocks where distance doesn't matter.

super helpful. the dude at the end was so ... surfy lol. well done, sir

Excellent thanks for adding something that none of the other videos I have seen mention, and that makes great sense, yep I’ve been throwing a baseball :)

great tips! I never thought to apply them to surfcasting, but these are a lot of the same ideas I've used in spey casting for steelies

This is pretty much the most useful thing that I have seen on the internet, in a very long time.

very good. Thank you my Friend.

I just switched to 30lb power pro....best line I've ever used. Beats spider wire hands down. Thanks for the video. Gonna try your technique today! 😊

thank you all for your kind comments ...Zeno

Great rod for the money, collapses down to about 22". Great for backpacking trips and luggage travel. Fits easily into my side compartment on my hiking bag.

Hi there, thanks. Man great lesson. Greetings from South Africa ,Leslie

Love the trap intro! Just ordered my first “heavy” surf rod can’t wait to try it. Here in SOCAL we use a lot of light line setups smaller lures. Going to start throwing bigger and farther see how it goes. Thanks for the help!

Sooooo weird I just left the beach. I’m a new surf angler all of a sudden this was recommended !

Great video great instructions. Also love the sand on that beach !!!

Will try this casting technique soon

Helpful video guys. Thanks. Will definitely keep this in mind next time I head out.

thanks!! yesterday i went to surf fishing.. and my cast is improving by a lot!

posture is good, but the ONE THING that helped me cast long distances was using whats known as a casting trigger. Just get one from ebay its only like...$11? They hold the line for you securely so it doesn't slip during cast which means you can whip it with the full 100% of your power behind the line. Plus it prevents you from getting line cuts which is the last thing you want on a fishing trip!

Very informative , thanks for posting

mean vid bro.... shux ive been doimg it wrong...will put all your techniques in action....thanks again bro...

Thanks for the tip. Really i’m casting the wrong way the reason why I can’t cast far.👍

Enjoyed the video thanks

Moderate fast surf rod is the best if you cast baits or plugs. They wont tear off your baits while casting. Chances of losing fish is lesser with moderate action rods. Fast action rods are not for the weaker lot as it has less spring action and depends on the caster strength to cast further. On the positive note fast action rods is more accurate. On the downside you might risk breaking the line if you fighting a fish too restless as the rod wont yield to the sudden jerks!

Excellent video. I am totally guilty of bad technique. Will immediately adjust.

Best tip to improve your cast is 9:24 - " Good Hard Pull "

Thanks for the tips. I need to try that cast ASAP

i love your tutorial and instructional videos! keep up the good work man! your accent makes it even better lol

Thank You! Now I will give it a go! Carpman

Good stuff, thanks for the tips.

great information thank you for sharing!! i will be improving my casting now for sure..

Hello Zeno and RyanThank you for sharing your tips. Next time, would you please include some tips about improving the triggering, which is quite important at the casting moment and for the accuracy. I have seen many surfcasters not having a fully coordination between their triggering and their other movements to get the right cast. Given this, they finally lost their lures because they were not able to avoid rocks or seaweeds that are between them and the right spot.Thank you, and greetings from Peru.

15lb power pro on my light rod and 30lb on my heavier rod. I've hit dozens of gator blues on 15lb all day and lifted them from high structure with 30lb test. Never had a problem.

Those guys getting knocked into the water was funny 😆

That cast at 1:50 looked awesome!

I was waiting for someone to say fulcrum. It's all about physics.

if anyone out there shoots a bow... i understood this info in that form factor. its hard to translate into text, but if you can shoot a bow ok, yout can cast well. on a recurve, it would be stand set pull release. set stand pull release. on a rod. its a bow with one end of the string detached. also, if your an archer, its pretty good fun to tie just a lead weight to a line and hitting shots with the rod,. same skillset but different use.

thank you, great video. I can't wait to try some of your tips.

Thanks! Great jacket too!

Thanks for this vid! I think I just ticked every wrong that you've mentioned. XD

That’s such an awesome jntro

great information thanks for all the tips .

these are all great tips. and very informative

8 year video, still improving peoples cast. I cant wait to get out and put this into practice. I struggle so much when it comes to heavy rig casting. I can send a spoon, but its over when im using bait to fish. Going to confuse people with practicing with just a weight

Thanks Zeen mighty white of you!

good tip on old lami rods vs the fast tip of today's rods

VERY Helpful! Thx for posting this

Soundtrack is nice.

Great info 👍

Solid Info. Thanks

GREAT vid.

Awesome video

Your voice puts to me to dreamy dreamy sleep. Thanks for the tips

even if it is reefy, having 50lb instead of 30lb wont save you very much when it comes to braid, rub it a little bit and it will just snap, especially if we talking fishes where 30lb+ line is actually necessary. If you are worried about reef we use what is called a "rub line". If using the "fg knot" the friction created by join is minimal, even using the typical uni connection i've had more than good enough casts. Unless i know there is a pocket/channel multi hundred feet out i only need to cast as far as i can see anyways. or for me i use an extra long hook line if the waves are strong enough. the extra long mono line protects against the rubbing too, so far hasn't let down.

Great info. I was doing the baseball cast. 🤣

Great tips thx.

Thanks will try it next time👍

Great info!

If it also helped going downhill, there would be a lot of rock fishers in the emergency rooms.

thank you. very useful informations.

any tips for the salt water fisherman who can only fish on vacation? casting with braided line?

great video thanks

I just need to get better at holding the line with my finger so it doesn't slip when I cast...especially if I'm using 6 or 8 oz tongue sinkers. Any tips out there? Does the bail have to be positioned a certain way?

Good demo

Replayed @ 1:51 over and over!

Ill try this today. Ty

Very informative video. I have always used my right hand to apply force, and hence always struggled with the casting distance. Now, I will use this technique to improve my casting distance. But there is a little bit of confusion. The fishing rod is said to be an example of a third-class lever to which effort or force is applied in the middle. So, if it is a class three lever, the force must come form the right hand. Please elaborate.

Next week on Christopher Walken Goes Fishing

I'm using a 12 foot high end telescopic surf rod which has the benefit of portability, great strength and a soft tip which is good for feeling fish action and striking. Do guys ever fish with bait or only lures?

Very good tips

I will be fishing for striped bass at the beach. I have a 10' pole with 30# braid. What line of mono should I use for the leader?

Hi I would like to ask a few question hope you reply 1) what is your rod casting weight and what is the weight of the lure u use 2) If I add power to my cast I snapp my line ?? 3) can you plz list your gear additional question (if you want to answer)) what is that cast and how do you do it it seems to be a bit different from pendulum 01:51

Thanks for the tips

I can't wait to get back to the beach... I almost took out a family of tourists in Pompano Beach with my 4 oz pyramid sinker, I'm doing it wrong!

What about casting far with live or frozen bait

Nice video!!!

you what real helps. it's having the wind at your back

What reel is the last guy Ryan White using? The slow oscillation is interesting! I've been looking at a daiwa windcast z but thought his looked good too.

Thank you Christopher Walken

I do it from the side if nobody is to my left or right

It's too early, but seems somewhere between a first and third class lever. Right hand pushing above the reel is third class. Left hand pulling rod butt is first class. Optimal rig trajectory is 45 degrees obviously. Why no free spool?

Thank you

thanx zeno

can you tell me how many Ft was you rod. and where to buy it? thx