Whipping sounds when casting

[Noddy]

Stephen,

John Milne is the guy from Howood.  I have seen giving lessons at Lawfield in Kilmalcolm, which is near to you.  He might be worth a phone.

Cheers

Jim

[rabbitangler]

John is a fine lad, he would be worth contacting

[stephen_oconnor]

ok will do as soon as i get the money together then

[fredaevans]

Seems obvious to say but I'll say it anyway...

Don't pull the rod back so far on the backcast.

Don't throw the rod so far forward on the forward cast.

If you aim at the spot you want to go to then chances are there will be a splashy pile up. You need to aim up high in that direction then hopefully the line will settle down once straightened out.

Very similar problem with 'spey casting;' aim for the top of the trees across the river. And with a 2-hander if you hear the rod 'woosh' on the forward cast it usually means you've pushed the rod away from your body ... effectively (much of the time) unloading the rod ..