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by James9118
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: OSD
Replies: 42
Views: 867

Re: OSD

There are many casters somewhere between OSD and 170. Neither here nor there. That’s seems to be where most people end up on their own devices. Cheers, Paul I agree, and perhaps that's why I keep mentioning it. To me, one of the key discriminators between the two is the force input, with the '170' ...
by James9118
Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: OSD
Replies: 42
Views: 867

Re: OSD

Hi Rickard, That video is a perfect example of a top class caster showing the difference between a pull-back stop and a '170'. Unfortunately the issue comes with casters who aren't so elite knowing the difference between a '170' and just a wide stroke angle - the two are very different in my opinion...
by James9118
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: OSD
Replies: 42
Views: 867

Re: OSD

No idea who this young lad is :D :D :D , but would this count as a '170' (note the closed stance)?:



Then you have the steppers - I'd say most currently deliver closed stance.

James
by James9118
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: OSD
Replies: 42
Views: 867

Re: OSD

Paul Arden wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:20 am
(The “170” for me is “two back-to-back stopless delivery casts”)

Cheers, Paul
Hi Paul,

That could also describe a beginner's 'windscreen washer' type casting stroke :D

James
by James9118
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: OSD
Replies: 42
Views: 867

Re: OSD

Can one achieve 100+’ with OSD? Like, when you guys compete in distance tournaments is the dominant technique 170 or OSD? Yes, with ease - it's perfectly possible to hit 120 or 130 plus with OSD. This gets to the question of when OSD turns into a '170' - I don't think I've seen a satisfactory answe...
by James9118
Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: Fly Rods - slow or fast action
Replies: 58
Views: 1896

Re: Fly Rods - slow or fast action

Lou,

These are the results of a test I did a while back - Sage TCX #5, #7 & #10 all cast on the same day with a MED #5 line. I'll let you draw your own conclusions.
Rod Stiffness.jpg
by James9118
Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: Saltwater
Topic: #10 line recommendation
Replies: 25
Views: 2468

Re: #10 line recommendation

sms wrote: Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:20 am Apparantly getting a good bind between the mono and the coating is tricky.
If they 'roughed up' the surface of the core first it would promote much improved bonding. However, the Rio cores are glassy-smooth - and I think this is the root of their problems.

James
by James9118
Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:50 am
Forum: Saltwater
Topic: #10 line recommendation
Replies: 25
Views: 2468

Re: #10 line recommendation

Anyone else want to crowd fund a saltwater version of SA’s MED? SA Amplitude lines are far and away the best on the market, no one else even comes close in my opinion. But the 51’ Infinity head is too short and front taper far too abrupt. I do like the new Bonefish Plus line, same 50’ head length b...
by James9118
Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:03 pm
Forum: Flycasting Physics
Topic: Analytical vs numerical differentiation
Replies: 13
Views: 381

Re: Analytical vs numerical differentiation

I just chuck the Runge-Kutta at everything these days because I've forgotten how to do maths :D :pirate:
by James9118
Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: Saltwater
Topic: #10 line recommendation
Replies: 25
Views: 2468

Re: #10 line recommendation

It may be a bad batch. They did have some quality control issues a few years ago. Maybe they are back? I think the issue is the super smooth monofilament core that they use. Anyone with some knowledge of materials science will tell you that adhering anything to a smooth surface is problematic. Inci...

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