I saw a demo by Chuck Farneth, the 2001 ESPN Great Outdoor Games flyfishing gold medalist, about a week ago. He’s lives here in Arkansas. During the demo, he cast 100 ft of line! One tip he really emphasized was not casting side-armed.
My farthest is 87’, but I have seen 130’ at the casting contests here.
Bill Oyster builds bamboo and there is a youtube of him casting one 100’
Im lucky to get 10 feet.. lol… could not fathome a 100 foot cast… but the idea is awesome…
MacFly ![]()
i’m with macfly. I’m lucky to get 15 or 20 foot casts. haha
ducks of a feather flock together.. ![]()
Heck, I’m just proud as proud of my 40ft cast.![]()
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seriously !! [sly] I would be too…
on a serious note here… and remember I am the newbie ya’ll…
I have been told that in most cases and on most waters your cast would be no where near a 30 - 40 cast.. much less a 100 foot plus one..
I am guessing.. but dont know for sure that that type of cast is mainly for competition.. and/or really big rivers (spey casting perhaps)…
MacFly ![]()
AND, if you can cast that far, casting closer is that much easier[;)]
It is just learning all you can about fly fishing.
Speaking of which, where is Dry Rod?
if I can cast that far Im entering competitions..LOL>.
as for DR.. Im sre he is around somewhere.. I saw a few posts from him last week and this week as well..
MacFly ![]()
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Have to go with Mac on distance. Seldom do I find a need for getting my line out more than 50’. Heck one is suspose to work from close in to where-ever the fishes man be gathering.
hmmm is it really happend? wow[frown]
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