This Casting Trick Can Save Your Next Trip – The Dart Cast
- By: Luke Simonds
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- Found In: Fishing Tips, Inshore Fishing, Weekly Newsletter: 09-14-25
One of the most frustrating feelings in fishing is getting everything right, finding the fish, sneaking into position, only to make a sloppy cast that lands on a fish’s head and sends it fleeing.
Casting accuracy and stealth are two things we have 100% control over, which is why practicing the right technique is so important.
The dart cast is designed to:
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Deliver long, pinpoint-accurate casts with minimal movement
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Keep your boat, kayak, or wading area still (no water pulses that spook fish)
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Load the rod efficiently using the lure’s momentum
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Maximize casting distance by using both hands as a lever
Practice this technique in your yard or at a nearby park until it feels natural, then take it on the water and watch your hookup rate skyrocket.
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Tight lines,
Luke Simonds
Chief Fishing Addict
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STOP WASTING TIME ON THE WATER!
Do what the “SMART ANGLERS” are doing and join the Insider Club.
Here’s what you’ll receive today when you join:
- Weekly fishing reports and TRENDS revealing exactly where you should fish every trip
- Weekly “spot dissection” videos that walk you through all the best spots in your area
- Exclusive fishing tips from the PROS you can’t find anywhere else
- Everything you need to start catching fish more consistently (regardless if you fish out of a boat, kayak, or land).
Great video. As an experienced (I’ve been fishing for 65 years) angler I really appreciate all the detail and explanations.
I will try this. I have always used a one-handed dart cast.
Thanks for the video ! You guys are awesome
Great video. It’s something I struggle with.
Thanks Luke! Great video and super important. Should solve a lot of problems for me.
Mike
Our pleasure!
Thanks for this video.
Our pleasure!
Awesome video and most importantly very informative Luke ….. If those who didn’t already know this they will immediately once they understand and know this procedure .. As you said practice makes perfect …. Job well done
Our pleasure! Thanks for making time to post the nice comment Thomas.
Practice, practice practice….absolutely right.
Thanks for making time to post a nice comment Michael.
Gonna try this with red drum season starting in VA.
Keep us posted on how you do.
This was my first lesson after joining SS last year. I think that after finding the fish, this might be #2. I’ve been blessed with good hand-eye coordination and have really learned to feather my line to drop it where I want. That is in the same mini-course on casting. The only reason I have confidence in my casting today is because I fish/cast a lot. If anyone wants to get better at casting, it’s gonna take repetition!
We’re so glad to see that you’re enjoying this casting technique.