Looking for advise for a friend

[stripermaineiac]

I built myself an Arra 1322 with the lowrider guides on it and put an emblem pro on it with 50 lb powerpro on one spool and 40 lb on the spare. Cast like a rocket but it does get tight at a few spots on the canal.Most cast land at 3/4 mark and many within 20 ft of other shore with right lure in right spot.Holds a big fish nice and handled beating an 54lb 3 oz in a nasty rock pile in Rhody. Ron

[Rob Rockcrawler]

Originally Posted by stripermaineiac

I built myself an Arra 1322 with the lowrider guides on it and put an emblem pro on it with 50 lb powerpro on one spool and 40 lb on the spare. Cast like a rocket but it does get tight at a few spots on the canal.Most cast land at 3/4 mark and many within 20 ft of other shore with right lure in right spot.Holds a big fish nice and handled beating an 54lb 3 oz in a nasty rock pile in Rhody. Ron

Thats some impressive casting right there. On occasion i might hit the half way mark using a emblem and a ss 11'.

[WESTPORTMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Rob Rockcrawler

Thats some impressive casting right there. On occasion i might hit the half way mark using a emblem and a ss 11'.

Yeah. I'd like to see it myself. I haven't seen anyone hit 3/4 or more myself.

[JohnnySaxatilis]

Ya truth. The canal is about 280-300 yrds across. 250 yard cast is a BOMB.

Westpmafia got me on the emblem train too. Got last years model 5500 with the extra spool brand new on sale at the local shop here in yarmouth for 128.00. I needed something that actually casted decent. after using my vs 200 last year with my 10ft st criox i think i missed out on a lot of fish becuase of the lack of casting distance. Hopefully this will remedy the situation.

[MAKAI]

I think it's just as important to have the set up that lets you put the boots on a big fish in current , hopefully.
Or else who cares how far away the fish broke off.
Knife to a gunfight kind of thing.

[O.D. Mike]

Originally Posted by MAKAI

I think it's just as important to have the set up that lets you put the boots on a big fish in current , hopefully.
Or else who cares how far away the fish broke off.
Knife to a gunfight kind of thing.

This coming from a guy that can cast how far into the canal??????

[MAKAI]

Originally Posted by O.D. Mike

This coming from a guy that can cast how far into the canal??????

That's why I use what I use.
Power, speed, distance and can cast for hours with no fatigue.
Me like.

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by JohnnySaxatilis

Ya truth. The canal is about 280-300 yrds across. 250 yard cast is a BOMB.

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I don't know where you got that info, but it is a bit off.

more like an average 700 feet across ( I call it 200 yards or so), only place it approaches 900 is at the Dolphins.
540 ft span at the RR bridge, some say 480

[JohnnySaxatilis]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

I don't know where you got that info, but it is a bit off.

more like an average 700 feet across ( I call it 200 yards or so), only place it approaches 900 is at the Dolphins.
540 ft span at the RR bridge, some say 480

K, ya so, average 800ft we'll say. 266 yards. so a 220 yrd cast is BOMB..... thats more accurate

my information was goin off hitting golf balls across the canal in high school when we had away matches. not exactly scientific measurement

But raises an interesting question about accounts of "casting 3/4 across the canal" doesnt it?

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by JohnnySaxatilis

K, ya so, average 800ft we'll say. 266 yards. so a 220 yrd cast is BOMB..... thats more accurate

my information was goin off hitting golf balls across the canal in high school when we had away matches. not exactly scientific measurement

But raises an interesting question about accounts of "casting 3/4 across the canal" doesnt it?

There are only a handful of tournament casting competitors that can consistently cast over 650'. That's in competition, using 13-1/2' ultra fast rods, competition tuned reels, 14# mono, 175 gram aerodynamic weights, standing on a dry grass, level field with good footing. Casting with a full pendulum cast.

I take reports of guys hitting that distance on the Canal with lures, standing on wet rocks or even a wet mussel bed, overhead casting, with a great many grains of salt.

There are only two people that I know who have cast a sinker all the way across the Canal---Ron Arra and Dave Thomashey. Both were top level distance casting competitors.