fishinwrench Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 I never understood why casting competitions never became a thing. I'd be all over that! Deadstream, snagged in outlet 3 and Smalliebigs 3
tjm Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 http://www.americancastingassoc.org/ https://www.icsf-castingsport.com/
tjm Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 Not this year maybe but it has been a thing for a long time, as long as I can remember, it just doesn't get televised. Many (most?) of the fly rod designers in the last fifty years were champion casters rather than engineers.
snagged in outlet 3 Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 17 hours ago, fishinwrench said: I never understood why casting competitions never became a thing. I'd be all over that! I have a friend that was a member of the Golden Gate Casting club. He was making claims about his abilities on a trip to The White one year. We were taking our gear down in the parking lot at Rim shoals and I finally called him out. I think he did 3 false casts and fired a whole fly line out like it was nothing. This was the old 110' or 120' lines not the 90's. In fact he did it over and over and again. I used his rod and could not get all of it out. Or my own. I bowed to his achievement..... fishinwrench and tjm 2
tjm Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 I used to fish with guys that could cast, it never rubbed off on me. Ol' Jean had a way of shooting line while roll casting, he could lay out a full DT9 all day long. Harry was the only guy I knew back then that back cast but he used backing on lots of casts with a DT6. Me, I'd wade to the buckles on the suspenders. 45 years and dozens of fish later I still can't cast and now the wading is reduced.
fishinwrench Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 Yes I'm aware of fly casting distance things, Raejeff and all those guys. I was talking about gear, accuracy, pitching under objects, skipping....that sorta stuff.
tjm Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 The international games have plug casting events, so they exist too, I just don't know who's in charge of the USA team. The fly contests have accuracy events as well as distance.
snagged in outlet 3 Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: Yes I'm aware of fly casting distance things, Raejeff and all those guys. I was talking about gear, accuracy, pitching under objects, skipping....that sorta stuff. I think they have those categories at that club too. But this is a parking lot on the river drinking a beer after fishing. You know, bigger, faster.....longer fishinwrench 1
tjm Posted June 4, 2020 Posted June 4, 2020 ACA events Plug Accuracy Summary 1/4 (7.5g) & 3/8 Oz. Plug Accuracy descended from stream and lake multi-species angling. It's good practice for all light tackle spin fishing. The one thing it demands in particular is distance control. It's easier to achieve good line-up than to stop the plug exactly on the mark. 5/8 Oz. (18g) Plug Accuracy is mainly associated with bass tackle and fishing. The only thing it lacks are obstacles to make it realistic. The hardest thing to acquire is the proper tackle that allows feeling the rod flex and a fast free running reel. Then it takes hours upon hours of practice to perfect. Plug Distance Summary 1/4 Oz (7.5g) Plug Distance Single Handed requires a spinning reel and has a rod length restriction of 8'2". This event represents fishing medium sized bodies of water with small lures or bait. Most casters use fine monofilament line. Casts can approach 300' in length. 5/8 Oz (18g) Plug Revolving Spool Distance, Double Handed resembles tackle you'd use for surf fishing with bait. Of course, you'd jetison the bait this way! The rod length is unrestricted and both 5/8 games require line no thinner than .010". This event produces the longest of the ACA casts in the 380' range! 5/8 Oz (18g) Plug Distance Double Handed is the finese plug distance event. Backlashes take you out of it! Matching reel lube viscosity to air temperature is only one important factor. Casts in the 350' range are goldworthy. yeppers, same club
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