Looking for advise for a friend

[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.

[SeaMule]

Firsty, O.D. thanks for considering me a friend. I feel the same way sweet cheeks. Awesome advise from all. Typically when you open up a topic like this you will be left even more confused and unsure then when you first started exploring options. Definately some light shed here. Custon one piece arra 1322 with low rider guides coupled with the emblem pro and 50' braid it is. Any suggestions on the size reel that should be married to this stick? Also, what are your thoughts on the new emblem pro vs. old?

The Aquatic Donkey

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by SeaMule

Custon one piece arra 1322 with low rider guides coupled with the emblem pro and 50' braid it is.

The Aquatic Donkey

Just my opinion, but you may want to go with more than 50' of line if you're planning on casting to the middle of the canal.

[TheSpecialist]

Why kill yourself casting to the other side, when you could just go over to the other side to fish... and yes I know that sometimes the fish are breaking on the other side...

[WESTPORTMAFIA]

Originally Posted by TheSpecialist

Why kill yourself casting to the other side, when you could just go over to the other side to fish... and yes I know that sometimes the fish are breaking on the other side...

The fish are ALWAYS on the other side

[O.D. Mike]

Originally Posted by TheSpecialist

Why kill yourself casting to the other side, when you could just go over to the other side to fish... and yes I know that sometimes the fish are breaking on the other side...

By the time you get there, they will be gone....

[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.

[Slipknot]

I thinks it's 10 pound mono Mike.


Here is one of the guys I witnessed

it landed on the other side

Big Dave



Yes Johnny, a lot of people exaggerate a bit, but some can make some monster casts.

[timmah]

I witnessed many times casting to the middle makes a huge difference, one time this fall comes to mind where my buddy was out casting me by 40 feet and hooking up every cast where I hooked up only a few times. It was like 20 fish to 4 fish. And i never heard the end of it.