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oldchukka

oldchukka

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just been looking at my fish . now i admit i,m not the brightest :eek: , but theres something going on that is beyond me on a subject headed "roll on the revolution". being a bit of an anarchist , i decided to give it a go. by the time i had read ALL of it , i have come to these conclusions.
it has no reference to my mentor che
it may be that it contains subliminal messages
its no good reading it unless you have an ology of some sort
it certainly does,nt contain any sound advice like, get it slammed -- thrutch it --get it hoyed or any other helpfull words of wisdom.
subjects like that should carry a health warning for the old and infim like myself.:eek::eek::eek::eek::rolleyes:;)
 
I fully believe Paul Kerry can get a spool turning at 30,000rpm as can probably quite a few other casters.
:cool:
Instead of theorising about things, perhaps they should get out there and find a way to make their spools turn faster?

Quite easy really ;)

Here's a clue boys....try casting further.
 
Hi Lads,
I find the MyFish site very good with some great info......but I've just read the post in question and I'm convinced the whole world has gone mental!!!
Regards Ian.
 
Desktop Casting has come on a long way since the arrival of the internet and home PC's, after being a big contributor to this part of the sport I realised a few things.

1 - theory is one thing doing for real is another.

2 - time spent typing is time lost casting.

3 - My distances where much greater before I started contributing to many web forums.

Conclusion - Web Forums and techno babble is bad for your casting, just like alchohol and ciggies, it can be bad for you. Take heed.

Getting on to a field and using a relaible method of recording and measuring is the best way forward, if the main event has only 8 casts then learn to maximise your abilities within 8 casts, if it has 3 then give it all for just 3 and then define your results.

Whacking a sinker all day and guessing the distance is only deluding yourself - don't try and claim it, it means 'jack sheet' at the end of the day.

These are just my findings and something I learned from a chap known as 'Howard'

d;^)
 
there you go. --- pearls of wisdom from chaps that chuck it, although wills "cane it" was a bit posh.
you have all convinced me that this "oldchukka" has,nt been left behind in some kind of time warp, [even though i have heard people comment,--that arld bu--er is warped] i,m also pleased that my controvesial subject has got you to reply at such an un-godly hour. no doubt my mentor -- baz will have something to say , when and if he drags his aching bones out of his pit.:eek::eek:
 
Rodaspire said:
Seems like we need a degree with an ology at the end just to understand your own brand of techno babble oldchukka.
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nah then rod, i have no intention of tying you in "notts" with t/babble, its just northern dialect confusing you. for example, gannin yam = gooin hooam down your kneck of the woods. if you google cumbrian dialect or geordie you will understand.
 
oldchukka said:
nah then rod, i have no intention of tying you in "notts" with t/babble, its just northern dialect confusing you. for example, gannin yam = gooin hooam down your kneck of the woods. if you google cumbrian dialect or geordie you will understand.
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On the other hand William, the technophobes amongst us could Google "Newtons laws", "Projectile Motion", Physics etc,....

However, some readers may wish to get back to basics and start here :-

Pre-school kids FREE online simple maths counting game
 
it reads as if spool rotation speed is more important than the distance cast. no wonder i'm in trouble: i use a fixed spool reel.

i certainly struggled with the technobabble.

(a level physics 1973)
 
Knowing the author and the caster in question, I uphold his testing methods, however if he did his testing over grass, recorded the distance and the max spool rpm. After capturing 10 sets of data it could be deduced just how far (give ot take a little) a cast made with the spool at 30k rpm would travel.

Understanding the physics and theories is all well - Casting further is another thing.

Take a look at 'Chris Hughes' inteligent chap with a good grasp of both, but does he cast far ?

(I can't answer that as i'm sure that he has improved since I last saw him back in 2004 - unless someone proves me wrong)
 
chris is a rarity led, he has his own unique style, and for a hobbit his distance is ok. and being a bright lad, he,s capable of sortring us out verbally when the need arises. -- and have you seen his fluo socks.:eek::eek::eek::red:
 
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chris is a rarity led, he has his own unique style, and for a hobbit his distance is ok. and being a bright lad, he,s capable of sortring us out verbally when the need arises. -- and have you seen his fluo socks.:eek::eek::eek::red:
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How couldn't you see them?:) I observed said hobbit purposefully pulling on said socks just to cast leads last sun!:) They must be special socks!, Casting socks!, reserved only for fixed spool mayhem!:) Long live the socks!
 
TOO MUCH TECHNOLOGY

Here's another slant on technology and technobabble :-

Magnetic brakes - magnetic eddy currents and the application of Lenz law - far too much technology stuff get rid of them!

Centrifugal brakes - slidy things moving in and out under centrifugal forces (Newton's laws of motion) to slow down the spool - far too much technology stuff get rid of them!

Ball/Roller bearings - complicated fiddly things far too much technology stuff get rid of them much less to go wrong with bronze bushes.

Gears - too complicated bring back Scarborough centre pin reels.

Carbon Fibre - far too complicated and that glass fibre stuff was just as bad - far too much technology stuff get rid of them and lets use "Split Cane" or "Green Heart".

Nylon line - mixing hydrocarbon substances to make long plasticy strong fishing line is far too much technology stuff get rid of it and bring back Cutty Hunk / Linen string.

Where would we be today without the above "appliance of science" - don't answer that one considering Primo Livenais performance using legacy technology of 50 to 70 years ago!

Ever since the first apes dropped out of the trees and started throwing sticks and stones at passing animals to kill and catch some lunch, man has always strived for knowledge in order to understand the forces of the universe and sought ways to make things better - don't answer that one considering the mess that the world is in due to mans use of technology, but there again technology will get us through the mess.

So don't knock the technobabble, but embrace it for what it is - a thirst for knowledge and understanding of our (casting) environment and it is rather disingenuous (ah I needed to use that word somewhere) to think that technobabbalists don't know the first principle of casting i.e. the harder you hit it, the further it goes.
 
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