Balancing fishing rods

Absolutely know what you mean, I stopped before it got to bad, most fortunately. I use to baitcast one handed all the time. One thing is to turn your wrist with your thumb going left if your baitcasting right handed when you chuck. My advice is to get a long handle baitcaster if you still have to baitcast using two hands always. All I use now is spincasting reels. Spirex quick fire, i use two hands and can cast all day without ever getting a sore arm. I would stop baitcasting no dought by what your saying. I know a few people that can't baitcast any more because of elbow damage. If i troll i use my baitcaster. Trust me don't baitcast this year use spinning gear and cast with two hands to send it than let go of one hand and develop that technique and you'll be back in business before you know it. I even used the berkley bionic baitcasting rod it was suppose to help casting elbow and it didn't help.

h2o says heal that arm, stop baitcasting this year.

H2O is right. You're suffering from repetitive stress and the only real cure is to reduce the stress to the level where you don't have inflammation and pain. Change what you cast with, change the way you cast, do what's necessary to reduce stress to your elbow joint. Good luck!

In my own case, I went to two-handed bait casters. If I begin to feel pain in my elbow, I switch to spinning or fly tackle for awhile. For me, bait casting is hardest on my joints, especially with heavier action rods and heavy baits.

Also, I cast right and reel left-handed, partly out of preference but also because it's my left elbow that gives me trouble. If you can make that kind of adjustment, it might help a bit.