Hi Mark I love how my questions are never answered, and since you state that you will not test a MCI again, this thread really isn't for you, I asked to see a clip, you say no one measures anyway, and that wanting the requirements of the test upheld is not happening in real life. This is what the te...

How do you measure 7'11" ? You just told me no one measures... I can’t measure it…don’t know anyone who can. If I could I’d have to be some sort of nit picking sociopath to fail someone who was casting an inch under 8’. I wouldn't fail anyone casting 2,5 cm under the requirement, wouldn't be a...

I don’t think I know anyone who can accurately assess any loop size in real time Paul. Someone not brought up in feet and inches is going to find it difficult even if they could. Self assessing accurately in real time is probably impossible. Hi Mark Feet and inches can be translated to meters and c...

Well, I think they’re there as a guide. Most assessors are going to guess, would you be able to consistently spot exactly 8’ in a live test? I’m sure I can’t. If you could, would you fail 7’ 11” or 2’9” or 6’1” ? That kind of precision is a totally unreasonable expectation both for the caster and t...

Hi Mark Yeah, doesn't matter that I used to when I was examining, I know, but the requirements are there, and if no one else measures, why have the requirements? How do you examine that task then? Says three different sizes, are you happy with whatever? Seems a bit hmm, why pay alot to take a test t...

Hi Guys and Gals Do anyone have a passing clip of task 2 in the MCI test. The task has been there since the revision in 2019, and call for 4 backcasts and 3 forwardcasts with a loop size 8 feet or greater, measured 3-4 feet behind the leading edge of the loop, when the nailknot passes the rodtip. 3/...

There is a strange thing that’s happened. Beginners struggle to cast very stiff rods. (I don’t know what Lasse makes of that but no doubt it is psychological for him and not physical) however if you put a very stiff rod in your average caster’s hands then many can’t form serviceable loops. Even som...

Hi Phil You're welcome, but that had more to do with what the mind plays of tricks on us, than that the rod was stiff :) You question of bend and material leads straight back to what I wrote earlier, material doesn't say anything about stiffness. Just like the "8wt" doesn't say much either...

For me, one of a few of the basic distinctions between OSD and 170 is bracing the rod butt against the forearm. I don't do it on OSD but do on 170. But, Lasse, above in the video, it looks like you brace on OSD also??? (I'll try that!. Bracing is a very key ingredient, for me, when fishing with rod...

Rubber chickens.... https://vimeo.com/55398671 Will it bend the rod more than a piece of fluff weighing the same? Take away from the clips I posted is that soft and stiff do not require the caster to do anything different. The difference between the two rods posted is greater than what the average c...