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Great stuff, well done Nick :yeahhh: :yeahhh: :yeahhh: . There's at least another couple of feet to be gained by using the correct length leader :whistle: :pirate: (Don't take Paul's advise on leader length by the way :D ). Onwards to 130 :cool: (or 39.6m as Lasse would say) All the best, James.

Another option of course is to stick three of the events over grass, which would lead to more lanes and easier more accurate measuring. Speys and Accuracy still need water. Cheers, Paul You've been dead against casting over grass in the past :D . But I tend to agree, a competition with a 'heats' qu...

Hi Gary, When I'm after predators in the tropics, i.e. with a big fly to chuck combined with the weight of a substantial wire bite tippet, then I'm almost the opposite of Paul - I want the rod tip well out of the way for fear of hitting it with all the metalwork, as such I lay-back the rod quite far...

I think self winding reels were designed to make you feel good about your casting - they always give that little buzz of appreciation as your line pulls tight at the end of every cast

As well as a 'whoosh' and a 'shwoosh' you should listen out for a 'fly you fool' - the latter guarantees a great cast

Measured my 5 weight, the clearest end is at 67 feet, next clear difference is at 105 feet, and the length clocks in at 128 feet before stretching. Cheers Lasse So the Barrio has a shorter head than the MED? I've not measured any other than weighing them to make sure they comply to the BFCC line we...

Personally one of the exercises I like is to look at the quality of the loops you're casting. I know this goes against Paul's advice to pick a target in the distance (which is great advice), however I think most of the visual feedback you'll get regarding your tracking is in the shape of your line. ...

Paul Arden wrote: ↑

Mon May 25, 2020 9:45 am

What might be interesting would be to have two casts measured, one from each end of the tape!

If I'd tried a second set of casts from the other end of the tape when I set my salmon distance I still think I'd be measuring it in the same direction as the first set

Great weather in Wales today, my best trout distance was 44.1m - unfortunately not timed or witnessed (and still nowhere near Bernt), but I was really pleased with that.

Sounds great. What caused the fish loss two years ago?