University Bulletin
Undergraduate Degree Programs
KINES 008
(GHA)
Competition Casting (1.5) A course designed to enhance student's knowledge, skills, and performance in all forms of casting for sport fishing.
KINES 008 Competition Casting (1.5)
(GHA)
Kinesiology 008 is a unique course designed to give PSU students, of all experience levels, an introduction to the lifetime activity of competitive casting for all types of sport fishing. The purpose of the course is to present the students with the many aspects of casting as it relates to sport fishing. Casting is the key skill in the sport of angling, if you can not cast you can not fish. It is critical to the students enjoyment as an angler. It allows them to be successful fishers for the remainder of their active adult lives.
In the course, the student will acquire the knowledge, skills, and tactics that they will use to problem solve in the constantly changing natural environment. Instruction/participation will include, but is not limited to, the following topics: conditioning, basic bait, fly and spin casting, conservation techniques, equipment use/care/selection, aquatic entomology, stream hydrology, interpretation of fishing opportunities, fly fishing tactics, basic knots, and field trips to local streams. This is an active lab course where students will participate on a daily basis.
Students will be evaluated by a combination of techniques. There will be a written exam, skills testing for casting, and subjective evaluation of performance. Students who successfully complete KINES 008 will possess a functional command of fishing knowledge and skills. They will be able to approach every fishing situation with the critical thinking that will allow them to be confident that they can be successful. Students will find that they have enhanced their quality of life now and for the remainder of their lives.
KINES 008 class is the first level course that is taught in sequence with the fly fishing and fly fishing masters courses in the Kinesiology activity program.
Note : Class size, frequency of offering, and evaluation methods will vary by location and instructor. For these details check the specific course syllabus.