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Casting Sport

Casting sport is a precision and distance-throwing sport with angling tackle. Fly or plug/weight casts hit targets or achieve distances in marked sectors; catching fish is not the focus.

LevelDiscipline FamilyPrecision Sport CategoryPrecision sport

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sport

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Accuracy and distance casting with angling tackle on a sport ground or casting field.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like calm casting technique, target precision and measurable distances.

Cost Low to medium if a club or youth group provides rod, reel and targets. Equipment care, line/weights, entry fees, club or federation membership. Angling club, casting-sport group, DAFV/regional federation context or ICSF-adjacent event. Separate casting sport from ordinary angling and fly-fishing practice.

First progress First target hits come quickly; stable competition casts need many repetitions.

Fitness level low

Was du brauchst

casting/fishing rod
reel and line
artificial fly or plastic weight
targets/sectors
open casting area

First steps

clarify stance and grip
practise pendulum cast slowly
hit target from short distance
learn line control
try distance only later

Angling club, casting-sport group, regional angling federation, DAFV context or youth training.

Train only with a clear casting zone and hookless practice weights; keep distance from people.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases casting, tournament casting, Castingsport, Turnierwurfsport, Trockenangeln

Tags precision, angling, casting-sport, precision-sport, casting-accuracy-distance, prazisionssport, praezisionssport, ziel-und-weitwurf-mit-angelgeraet

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Use angling tackle to hit targets accurately or cast as far as possible into valid sectors.

Teilnehmer

individual entrants.

Teamgröße

solo; team scoring by event.

Spielfeld

casting field with targets or sectors.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

hit points, distances and combined-event totals.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

rod
reel
line
artificial fly/weight
targets

Wichtige Regelpunkte

exceeding time limit
invalid sector
wrong equipment
breaking safety distance

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Casting Sport Federation (ICSF)
International Casting Sport Federation (ICSF)
Deutscher Angelfischerverband (DAFV)

Casting The World Games · sport-guide · high
International Tournament Rules for Castingsport International Casting Sport Federation · official-rulebook · high
Casting Landesanglerverband Sachsen-Anhalt · federation-guide · medium