Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of surf cast
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of surfcasting.
Tom loaned me a big pole and a sun helmet . . . and I wandered down to the beach to try some surf casting.
2012, Rich Schaffer, Just One SIMAIR Story, →ISBN, page 1902 more examples
Indeed, surf casting is the lowest-percentage fishing technique you might choose, other than, say, scooping fish bare-handed.
2006 November, Fred Abatemarco, “Hallowed be thy beach: Montauk”, in Best Life, volume 3, number 9, page 34Surf casting originated on the East Coast, but anywhere there's breaking water on a beach or jetty, you'll find people casting lines.
2009, Scott Bowen, Knack Fishing for Everyone: A Complete Illustrated Guide, →ISBN, page 58
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncasting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200 yards) with the waves breaking around you
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
surf casting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surf%20casting
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