Hi Guys,
Sorry, I got lost, my comp crashed a couple of weeks ago and I lost all my bookmarks etc, etc.
Nigel, Magnus has asked for comments so here goes, I have not read Magnus's advice to you (yet)
First off I am surprised you only have 30' or so out of the rod, from your cadence and timing I would have assumed maybe twice that, so, for 30' you are putting in far too much effort. If you had been casting 60' I would be saying nice casting btw. It's almost a shame your double haul is so nice 'cos I'm going to tell you to stop using it
. Go back a bit and just false cast (without hauling), just concentrate on popping nice loops with minimum effort, start at 30' then 35' then 40' etc, every time you increase the distance make sure you are casting nice loops consistantly. At somewhere around fifty feet you may start to struggle to keep nice loops, this is the time to add the DH, but only a little one, just enough to get nice loops again. I am tempted to say 'let the rod do the work' but Magnus will only try and convince you the rod doesn't do any anyway, so I won't. I like your rod hand, you don't use too much wrist, and you actually have a nice stroke, just too much of it for the amount of line you are casting. Back off the power and become one with your rod, don't try and dominate it, work with it. Relax your arm and grip so that you start to feel the cast. I know it sounds a bit Zen, but it works, if you let it.
Put another clip up in a few weeks so we can see how you are getting on.
Right, lets see what Magnus has to say