Achieving longer casts

[MichaelAngelo]

Awesome, first thing I'm going to do is go down from my 10lb mono to a 6lb. I put the 10lb on for the salmon run and never got to switching it back. Trilene XL Smooth casting? Is that a good bet?

I'm not in the position right now to invest in a better rod/reel combo. I can't justify buying something new, my grandfather has so many rods/reels he's not using.

I'm going to work around the pendulum cast concept depending on how much space is available. I'll focus more on loading my rod for each cast. That's a neat concept.

MikeH, I'd love to hear more about your surfcasting days! Pictures would be awesome too.