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landlocked beachbum
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You da man! 
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landlocked beachbum
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
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Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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This may go without saying, but maybe not: Just remember that there's no free lunch on conventional casting gear. You can set things so that not even Forest, Forest Gump could get a backlash and have no distance or go the other way and be casting "a mile" but take a chance on the occasional snake pit!!!!
Personally, I set my conventional reels up closer to the latter. To my way of thinking, the distance is worth the risk, and the risk is easily managed with practice and learning. 
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Rudy
Member White Shrimper Boot Club
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Location: San Antonio
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| SFCCI has a distance casting tournament coming up. If you would like to learn how to cast far just show up. Distance is a lot farther on the internet than measured by a licensed surveyor with GPS. |
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Ray
Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
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Location: Waco, Texas, U.S.A.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Distance is a lot farther on the internet than measured by a licensed surveyor with GPS. |
That's what I figured. I measured my stride off and walked mine, so I know approximately, and the casting distance has improved.
Where is this tournament?
Thanks!!
Ray
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sit_and_bull
Horse Mullet
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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| 90 feet? I would not cast or practice in that space at all because that is not enough room even for a 3 ounce sinker. I am pretty sure you can cast more than 30 yards with that set up. |
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Ray
Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
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Location: Waco, Texas, U.S.A.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | 90 feet? I would not cast or practice in that space at all because that is not enough room even for a 3 ounce sinker. I am pretty sure you can cast more than 30 yards with that set up. |
Ninety-feet is how far I was casting; I'm now casting close to 150 feet, measured by stepping it off relating to the length of my stride, and I am casting on a loooong, rectangular 3 and a half acre lot across the street from my business, so I have lots of space to cast on.
I'm doing better, and that has made me feel pretty good.
Ray[/u]
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gator
Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
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Location: Robstown ,Tx
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| rodandroll wrote: | | gator wrote: | | HDX breakaway and 5500 / over 500' |
Man I don't think I can even get 500' on my 5500.  |
yes you can best cast of my way 659' |
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