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- Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: Saltwater
- Topic: #10 line recommendation
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2505
Re: #10 line recommendation
Funny, I have not had a single failure on my Leviathans or Flatspro lines. The flatspro is in my opinion the best line for warm to warmish weather tuna fishing.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:20 am
- Forum: Saltwater
- Topic: #10 line recommendation
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2505
Re: #10 line recommendation
The best lines I’ve come across have always been with stiffish monocore. You can stretch it so that it gets straight and then it doesn’t flap around during the shoot die to stiffness. So less tangles and better shooting. Unfortunately there are not many lines built like that. Apparantly getting a go...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: Saltwater
- Topic: #10 line recommendation
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2505
Re: #10 line recommendation
I’ve only had that happening with barstool lines with braided cores. I love the stiffness, but capability to get i straight that monocore brings. Much less tangles in my fishing. Have not had any problems with barstool or Ruo (Leviathan and Flatspro) lines. And those do get a beating when there is a...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: Casting Sport
- Topic: ICSF WC Flycasting Sweden 2024
- Replies: 110
- Views: 3605
Re: ICSF WC Flycasting Sweden 2024
I led organizing the Nordic Championship in 2013. We had fly casting and casting. 57 participants on the participant list (not sure if it was the final, but about correct). Fly casting and casting were not in the same place. There was at least some overlap between participation (albeit only one or t...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 2:46 pm
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: question about a leader for a fast sinking scandi line
- Replies: 3
- Views: 289
Re: question about a leader for a fast sinking scandi line
If the fly sinks as fast as the fly line, there isn’t much of difference except for the amount of leader the fly needs to drag down. The faster the water, the less difference as that wants to pull all level. With light fly, the longer the leader, the more there is lag between fly line and fly. So it...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:05 am
- Forum: Casting Sport
- Topic: ICSF WC Flycasting Sweden 2024
- Replies: 110
- Views: 3605
Re: ICSF WC Flycasting Sweden 2024
Oh dear. 6 days and 550€ just for the participation. That is just too much.
- Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:22 am
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Updated info
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2511
Re: Updated info
Make a rod with thin walls compared to intended load and breakage strain of the material and it breaks/can be broken. Of course the stiffness taper will also affect.
With fibers usually the stiffness correlates with breakage strain (higher stiffness -> lower breakage strain).
With fibers usually the stiffness correlates with breakage strain (higher stiffness -> lower breakage strain).
- Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:45 pm
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: 6 piece salmon rod suggestions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1728
Re: 6 piece salmon rod suggestions
It is not even close to high end, but I have been impressed with Shakespeare Oracle EXP 13’9” #8. It is really 13’6”. I’ve caught decent salmon from flooding big river running 2000m3/s and ~5kg bluefin trevally in Indonesia (overhead casting from shore). It has seen a good beating. A really good rod...
- Sun Apr 09, 2023 7:32 pm
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: 6 piece salmon rod suggestions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1728
Re: 6 piece salmon rod suggestions
Bart, don’t be a sucker. What length and weight are you looking for?
- Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:11 pm
- Forum: Casting Sport
- Topic: WC - overall
- Replies: 182
- Views: 11547
Re: WC - overall
The lucky loser system is so that if there are for example heats with 4 casters, the winner of each heat goes through to the next round. And then for example two best performing ones that did not win go also through to the next round - these two are the lucky losers. I’m ok with soccer if the other ...