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156 foot cast, Waist deep in water. - From 2011 Spey-O-Rama
156 foot cast, Waist deep in water. - From 2011 Spey-O-Rama
Here... by the way, this was about 6 feet short of the winning cast made by a Team Carron member Gerard Downey during the finals the next day. Results here.
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Mack,
I don't know other than he was within the rules (below). You might be able to find out by checking out Spey Pages or asking there.
Equipment
Rod: Must be model that is or has been available for sale to the general public, 15’1” maximum length
Line: Floating synthetic line, either full line or shooting head. No restrictions on running line.
Leader: 9 foot minimum, 15 foot maximum.
Fly: Will be supplied
** Equipment check will be performed prior to casting by the competitor for both the qualifying and final rounds.
Required casts
Casters can use whatever cast they choose in four situations:
Line from the right – over right shoulder and over left shoulder
Line from the left – over right shoulder and over left shoulder
Casting rules
Change of direction will be set by markers at about 40 degrees (same as 2010)
Caster will be in water – about 3 feet deep
There will be a barrier 33 feet behind the caster. No penalty for hitting it, but it will affect the cast
Fly must anchor in front of caster
If Perry Poke used, only one “dump” allowed per cast and fly may not leave water on “dump”.
Perry Poke (or similar casts using a “dump” or “poke”) can only be used with lines of head length up to 55’, measured from tip of line to start of level running line.
Once a cast is begun, it counts as a scoring cast.
An inadvertent “extra” cast in a required category will not be counted against the caster’s allowed casts in any other category, but will use the caster’s time.
The Competition
Qualifying will be held on Saturday morning with top 10 casters going to finals on Sunday morning.
Casting order by random draw for qualifying and final rounds.
Casters (or representative) must be present for the random draw.
Qualifying
•3 casts each for the 4 required casts. Score is total of best distances for each of the 4 required casts.
•2 minute warm-up, time starts once caster steps in the water
•Time limit is 6 minutes for the 12 required casts
Finals
•3 casts each for the 4 required casts. Score is total of best distances
for each of the 4 required casts.
•2 minute warm-up, time starts once caster steps in the water
•Time limit is 6 minutes for the 12 required casts
Friday practice time (20 min) at official casting station can be reserved by signup.
Eric,
Yes, you need to be able to cast from both shoulders picking up from both directions. As competitions go this one is about as close to fishing condition casting as one can get. The first year out, many of the Europeans didn't like the barrier behind them or the direction changes required. I think they all wanted competitions where they cast dry for max distance. But since then it seems they now like the format. It is now billed as the world championship of spey casting.
I don't know other than he was within the rules (below). You might be able to find out by checking out Spey Pages or asking there.
Equipment
Rod: Must be model that is or has been available for sale to the general public, 15’1” maximum length
Line: Floating synthetic line, either full line or shooting head. No restrictions on running line.
Leader: 9 foot minimum, 15 foot maximum.
Fly: Will be supplied
** Equipment check will be performed prior to casting by the competitor for both the qualifying and final rounds.
Required casts
Casters can use whatever cast they choose in four situations:
Line from the right – over right shoulder and over left shoulder
Line from the left – over right shoulder and over left shoulder
Casting rules
Change of direction will be set by markers at about 40 degrees (same as 2010)
Caster will be in water – about 3 feet deep
There will be a barrier 33 feet behind the caster. No penalty for hitting it, but it will affect the cast
Fly must anchor in front of caster
If Perry Poke used, only one “dump” allowed per cast and fly may not leave water on “dump”.
Perry Poke (or similar casts using a “dump” or “poke”) can only be used with lines of head length up to 55’, measured from tip of line to start of level running line.
Once a cast is begun, it counts as a scoring cast.
An inadvertent “extra” cast in a required category will not be counted against the caster’s allowed casts in any other category, but will use the caster’s time.
The Competition
Qualifying will be held on Saturday morning with top 10 casters going to finals on Sunday morning.
Casting order by random draw for qualifying and final rounds.
Casters (or representative) must be present for the random draw.
Qualifying
•3 casts each for the 4 required casts. Score is total of best distances for each of the 4 required casts.
•2 minute warm-up, time starts once caster steps in the water
•Time limit is 6 minutes for the 12 required casts
Finals
•3 casts each for the 4 required casts. Score is total of best distances
for each of the 4 required casts.
•2 minute warm-up, time starts once caster steps in the water
•Time limit is 6 minutes for the 12 required casts
Friday practice time (20 min) at official casting station can be reserved by signup.
Eric,
Yes, you need to be able to cast from both shoulders picking up from both directions. As competitions go this one is about as close to fishing condition casting as one can get. The first year out, many of the Europeans didn't like the barrier behind them or the direction changes required. I think they all wanted competitions where they cast dry for max distance. But since then it seems they now like the format. It is now billed as the world championship of spey casting.
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