15ft rod butt.jpg This is the butt of my 15ft salmon rod (as prepared by me*) - so should I wind the tape to hold the reel clockwise or anticlockwise and from the bottom first or the top? Should I also add some weight to make it cast further bearing in mind this rod is the one used to set the BFCC ...

Lasse Karlsson wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:54 pm

James9118 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:39 pm Generate a high line speed.

Are you saying one can't make a slow pointed loop?

Cheers
Lasse

No, I'm saying I can't make a slow pointed loop

Cheers, James

Generate a high line speed.

I followed up the initial discussion with some practical tests. Using a 'weak link' in my S55 shooting head outfit, I determined that I could apply more force (by the fact the weak link snapped) with a 55g weight than with a 55g fly line. The difference was stark, no matter how aggressive I made the...

Paul I would use a double surgeons knot to create my loop. Once I set the knot I'd test it by pulling on the loop and single running line. The braid would snap usually 6-8 in(20cm) above the knot. I did not tie the knot at that location and pull it down creating any heat. I did use a Bimini, the li...

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' ...

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...

No idea who this young lad is , 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

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

James

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...