5 hours ago, RoLo said:

I did an internet search for acute elbow injury, and soon learned that I sprained my 'lateral epicondyle'. The article stated that resolution can take up to 6 months, and at my age, it may never resolve.

You're lucky you didn't tear your biceps at the distal attachment. Deadlifting with a bent elbow's a good way to end up with that muscle rolled up like a cheap set of blinds.

2 hours ago, galyonj said:

You're lucky you didn't tear your biceps at the distal attachment. Deadlifting with a bent elbow's a good way to end up with that muscle rolled up like a cheap set of blinds.

 

I know just what you mean, that happened to a friend of mine.

After tearing his tendon, his bicep sagged down his humerus bone, it looked like a big soft ball under his skin  

 

Roger

The OP said he tournament fishes 3 times a week! Must be Friday, Saturday and Sunday or 3 consecutive days. Doing this every week is extremely stressful. This means you also pre fish or just fish the few lakes. Regardless it's a minimum of 18 to 21hours weekly.

When I was a younger man fishing 15 hours a day sun up to sun down was very tiring. I would do the 15 hour days 1 time a week and recuperate, it's very tiring as a young man. 

When you consider I was in excellent heatlth and considtion fishing 3 tournaments a week is tiring. 

Tom

53 minutes ago, RoLo said:

 

I know just what you mean, that happened to a friend of mine.

After tearing his tendon, his bicep sagged down his humerus bone, it looked like a big soft ball under his skin  

 

Roger

Yessir. Still isn't as ugly as a pec tear, but I think I'm all set with my current number of catastrophic muscle tears, and that number is zero.

This video of Aaron Martin helped me a lot.  No more issues.  

 

 

If it is tendinitis all the wraps and changing of motion in the world won't fix your current issue.  Tendinitis is an overuse injury, I saw it a ton when I was climbing a lot, and the only way to get better is to let it heal then ease back into it slowly.  Then is when you will want to adjust casting stroke etc....

On ‎7‎/‎9‎/‎2020 at 7:44 PM, WRB said:

My suggestion is change your swing. You hear this in golf all the time.

Your elbow shouldn't be envolved in casting as much as the wrist.

Most bass anglers today have poor casting mechanics.

Using a baitcasting reel your thumb should end up facing the side of your body.

Your elbow shouldn't leave your rib cage more then a few inches. Try putting a rolled up newspaper under you upper arm and cast. The motion should be in your wrist, your thump point towards you, reel handles up and down not sideways.

I am 77 and can cast accurately 50 yards with a 1/2 jig and make hundreds of casts each outing with no elbow fatigue.

Tom

I want to thank you for this post. I do a lot of sidearm casting as it has always been easier for me. This weekend I followed these directions for overhand casting and really noticed a difference.