Danglin' line

[Lasse Karlsson]

Ok, so thats smooth BDB

I'll shoot some ticking when we have some sun next

Cheers
Lasse

[James9118]

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Ok, so thats smooth BDB

I'll shoot some ticking when we have some sun next

Cheers
Lasse

Nope - that's wrinkled - I clearly didn't watch it closely enough. But has it ticked?

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I'd say it's smooth up to here, but is there a chance that your leader has touched down in this still?

Cheers, James

[Paul Arden]

So you hit the cast early - how do the wrinkles transmit from your rod tip all the way down the line without being observed, but then appear, clear as anything, in the BDB?

I was thinking rebound from the energy left in the line/unrolling loop. Like a bounce back cast. Need some video! The roof of the boat is perfect because ticking is not really an option!

Cheers, Paul

[John Waters]

It's an interesting topic. The dangly bit can certainly be an issue with the long carry used in the Trout Distance, but not the Sea Trout or the 38 gram Fly Distance because of the relative trajectory of the backcast. You can't replicate that trajectory for the Trout Distance so the line has that tendency to tick just behind the caster. I am sure any tick impacts distance but I have no way of quantifying that statement. At WCs for the Trout Distance, I think it will always be a trade-off each caster must make between line length carried, line speed generated and distance achieved. A platform will impact that trade-off. Movement tempo, range and resultant line speed can alleviate impact.

John