any body else noticed

Think I might go down to the local football field this weekend and have a couple practise casts! Been a long time sins av done out like that.
I know for sure ill clear 100yards with bait and 6oz I reckon 140-150yards is average for most ppl fishing these days with a good rod and multi.
 
Carbon metal BB
Penn mag 525
15 lb berkley xts
6 oz lead :)

Im off out practicing, im gonna be hitting 200 before xmas
 
big phil 123 said:
alot of people on here claiming to cast over 170 yds with bait on? Either i am hopless or people need to get a new measuring tape 170 yds with bait on is a long long way and some claim to do it with so called big baits over head thumping i dont think its possible to be honest fishing or full pendulem maybe but my thought just wish people would relise that 150 plus yards with a bait is a long way saw gary blanchard on horden yesterday and he was hittin abnormal distances lol
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here is lad i have helped a little with his casting, he as every thing going for him to be a top caster , excellent coordination , great strength and can move very fast for such a big bloke, with the right technique and training could be the next
world champ imho , but does he want it or is he happy with what he is doing for fishing, which its all about imho
 
aye u have helped me alot mate am just to lazy to put the time in but u have brought my casting on from a 80 yard lob to the current day cheers mate
 
therl be the odd ones who can do it[theyl be jaybaiting] but most are talking sheeret mate,a can hit over 200 myself meausured a few times but the baits i put on i couldnt put it nowhere near a hundred and thats gospel unless i had a gale wind behind me and jaybaiting so call them jaybaters mate av saw it on hendon prom many a time with certain individuals lol:Datbv plum
 
The Plum said:
therl be the odd ones who can do it[theyl be jaybaiting] but most are talking sheeret mate,a can hit over 200 myself meausured a few times but the baits i put on i couldnt put it nowhere near a hundred and thats gospel unless i had a gale wind behind me and jaybaiting so call them jaybaters mate av saw it on hendon prom many a time with certain individuals lol:Datbv plum
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ya sound a bit jealous pal, there are some top casters down hendon
 
The Plum said:
therl be the odd ones who can do it[theyl be jaybaiting] but most are talking sheeret mate,a can hit over 200 myself meausured a few times but the baits i put on i couldnt put it nowhere near a hundred and thats gospel unless i had a gale wind behind me and jaybaiting so call them jaybaters mate av saw it on hendon prom many a time with certain individuals lol:Datbv plum
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you must be pretty poor with a rig on , if ya hitting 200 yards on grass you should get a lot further than 100yards with a bait on , sounds as if ya jaybaiting
 
just to be clear im not insulting anyone on here ive tryed to reply to a pm saying am i insulting them but it wont let me, i assure you im speaking in fun so stop getting paranoid atb tight lines plum:)[thousands fish hendon prom ]i dont know them all?
 
cod magnet said:
you must be pretty poor with a rig on , if ya hitting 200 yards on grass you should get a lot further than 100yards with a bait on , sounds as if ya jaybaiting
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yes but i dont claim to be a caster?im just a plum?ive only tried a couple of times the thred is on about those who claim to be good ,i put plenty bait on mate i am honest and dont think my baits would further 100 yards maybe it does but im a realist not a dreamer atb plum;)if i was a jaybaiter id go well over the ton without doubt
 
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There was a guy on here last night who was an amazing caster, Davey Doughnut or summik!!! Wish He was still on, that lad knew te craic!!! Lol!!!
 
The Plum said:
yes but i dont claim to be a caster?im just a plum?ive only tried a couple of times the thred is on about those who claim to be good ,i put plenty bait on mate i am honest and dont think my baits would further 100 yards maybe it does but im a realist not a dreamer atb plum;)if i was a jaybaiter id go well over the ton without doubt
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If you're that much of a plum you can be a reserve for our sea league team 'the 5 plums!'

:D

Casting a bait is completely different from a plain lead esp in a fishing situation. Timing, drop length, Arc, uneven footing, skeers, kelp, soft sand etc.. can all hinder the lad who likes to cast in perfect conditions on grass but for some lads it doesnt hinder them at all.

The best casters on the field don't necessarily make the best bait casters.
 
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Chukka's post on page 1 nailed it for me.

I've got a pb of 245 yards measured at a tournament. That took a very fast reel and a big power arc and step, plus I was casting in the summer and wearing t-shirt and shorts.

On the beach in my floatie I reckon if conditions are spot on I can put a bait maybe 140 - 150 yards with a fishing pendulum and safe reels. The extra power and timing I'd need to get that up to 170 yards would be pretty much impossible for this retired field caster who no longer practices and wants to keep his cast safe.

What is most interesting is that the majority of people who reckon they are hitting 150 yards plus on the beach have never been anywhere near a casting court. Those that have are usually the last to brag about how far they can cast with bait ;)
 
Stewart 1971 said:
Chukka's post on page 1 nailed it for me.

I've got a pb of 245 yards measured at a tournament. That took a very fast reel and a big power arc and step, plus I was casting in the summer and wearing t-shirt and shorts.

On the beach in my floatie I reckon if conditions are spot on I can put a bait maybe 140 - 150 yards with a fishing pendulum and safe reels. The extra power and timing I'd need to get that up to 170 yards would be pretty much impossible for this retired field caster who no longer practices and wants to keep his cast safe.

What is most interesting is that the majority of people who reckon they are hitting 150 yards plus on the beach have never been anywhere near a casting court. Those that have are usually the last to brag about how far they can cast with bait ;)
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Well said mate
 
safc said:
Love to see some people hoy 40 boulmer worm and half a packet of mussel 170 yards :D
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then watch gary pye then lol he doesnt pendulum cast but can def put a bulky non stream line bait along way i dont pendulum cast just a litlle swing taking no rod on maybe 2oclock at the most and it goes a decent way all thanks to cod magnet he knows his stuff i hurd he has created his very own high swing not to be copied by amatuers mind
 
I am rubbish at casting and judging distances, but as one guy said a football pitch is around 100yrds long and bearing that in mind, I would probably reach the halfway line. :red:
 
big phil 123 said:
then watch gary pye then lol he doesnt pendulum cast but can def put a bulky non stream line bait along way i dont pendulum cast just a litlle swing taking no rod on maybe 2oclock at the most and it goes a decent way all thanks to cod magnet he knows his stuff i hurd he has created his very own high swing not to be copied by amatuers mind
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yeah cod magnets the boy when it comes to penulum casting ,but the rockets the boy for otg:D
 

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