FishingBuds
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I was searching on the net for this info, you get alot of Fly fishing cast, but I was looking for something in the baitcasting area.
I did find this
In 1985, when Arra cast 737 feet to win the New England regional Stren tournament, no American had even reached 700 feet, although overseas competitors had gone beyond that mark a few years before. His 1985 cast has yet to be exceeded in this country, although the unofficial world record is held by Neil MacKellow of England with a toss of 845 feet.
By recalling that 700 feet is considerably longer than a football field one can get a good idea of the distance involved. Several Americans have now cast more than 700 feet either in practice or in competition and they will be present in Montana.
Long-distance casting was born in England and the concept was brought here from that country by a championship-class caster, John Holden, early in this decade
Contestants in the Stren tournament - Stren is a monofilament fishing line made by Du Pont - use a five and one-quarter-ounce sinker and 12-pound test line. To the end of that line is attached a so-called shock leader of 50-pound test mono, long enough to reach back onto the reel as the cast is made. Most of the casters use graphite rods 12 to 13 feet long and the bait-casting reels are often modified versions of Garcia's Ultra Mag 3, 6000 or 6500.
So we've got a sport in longest cast, things that make you go -
Hmm
I did find this
In 1985, when Arra cast 737 feet to win the New England regional Stren tournament, no American had even reached 700 feet, although overseas competitors had gone beyond that mark a few years before. His 1985 cast has yet to be exceeded in this country, although the unofficial world record is held by Neil MacKellow of England with a toss of 845 feet.
By recalling that 700 feet is considerably longer than a football field one can get a good idea of the distance involved. Several Americans have now cast more than 700 feet either in practice or in competition and they will be present in Montana.
Long-distance casting was born in England and the concept was brought here from that country by a championship-class caster, John Holden, early in this decade
Contestants in the Stren tournament - Stren is a monofilament fishing line made by Du Pont - use a five and one-quarter-ounce sinker and 12-pound test line. To the end of that line is attached a so-called shock leader of 50-pound test mono, long enough to reach back onto the reel as the cast is made. Most of the casters use graphite rods 12 to 13 feet long and the bait-casting reels are often modified versions of Garcia's Ultra Mag 3, 6000 or 6500.
So we've got a sport in longest cast, things that make you go -
Hmm
