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T38 Set Up

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I'm thinking of getting a T38 outfit (or cobbling something together short term).

After a bit of info about the rods / blanks that are used. I notice the rod can be anything up to 9'10". Do most go for the max length and what is the approximate stiffness (grams or ERN) of one of these sticks?

Other thing is the head, I know there is the orange A irflo made head available but is there anything else that anyone uses?


Thanks in advance

Ben
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Rod wise - there is little to beat the GLoomis T38 or T42.

The T38 is slightly more forgiving however the T42 will drive a faster tighter loop.

Length wise 9'6" is more than enough.

Action wise - the faster the action the harder it is to stop it.

Line - why use something that cannot be used at ICSF tournaments ? the Airflow line isn't ideal and varies from batch to batch - so long as it's not over 38g and not shorter than 15m - personally I use a lines around 36-37g that are between 16-18m in length.

Hope this helps.
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Post by Ben_D »

Cheers Andy,

Do I take it from that, that you are making your own lines up?

Off to se where I can get a T42 rod or blank from just now.


Cheers

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Post by John Waters »

Hi Ben,

Following Andy's advice, you can have a throw of my gear in Glasgow if you wish.

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John Waters wrote:Hi Ben,

Following Andy's advice, you can have a throw of my gear in Glasgow if you wish.

John
Not the beast! The T38 was the single biggest shock my casting arm has ever had :D :p It's a wee bit addicting though, can I try it again? :D
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No worries Scott a pleasure, that's why I call it the Men's event. :???:

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Ben, some lines are long and heavy, which allows the user to refine them.
I've had 1 that was just under 20m but weighed only 42g, which is trimmed to 18.75m & 36.5g ;) needless to this my favourite.

Getting hold of lines is almost as difficult as blanks/rods :???:

Good luck, as John said It's addictive!!
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Post by Tom »

Hi Ben.
Here`s some data for a T38 rod:
ERN=18,7
AA=72
NF=4,63hz

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For the Glasgow event the BFCC have a club outfit available for anyone to use. After the casting we could have a pole vaulting contest with it :D .
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Tom wrote:Hi Ben.
Here`s some data for a T38 rod:
ERN=18,7
AA=72
NF=4,63hz

Tom.
Thanks Tom,

Answers my question really. Got a 12wt with ERN just over 15, thought that may be stiff enough but seems not! Got the feelers out for a Loomis T38 blank


Thanks for that Andy, had looked at maybe splicing together two 30' coils of T11, this should give about the right weight and a good length. Would this be legal for any competitions?

Cheers

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Ben,

The rules can be found here -

http://castingsport-icsf.com/index.p....emid=40

Event 2 Fly Distance Single Handed
Rod: One-handed fly-rod, maximum length 3.00 metres.
Reel: Any reel. Reel fastened to rod, line fastened to the reel. Reel to carry all backing, the whole fly line including the leader.
Line: Any line approved by the ICSF.. Lines with metal or similar inlays are prohibited. (VII; IX 2g)
Men and Boys:Minimum length 15.00 metres. Maximum weight 38 gram.
Ladies and Girls:Minimum length 13.50 metres. Maximum weight 34 gram.
Leader: Minimum length 1.80 metres. Maximum length 3.00 metres. (IX 2b)
Fly: Same as event no 1.
Platform: Same as event no 1.
Casting sector: width at 50 metres distance 25 meters, measured at a right angle to the perpendicular axis from the centre of the front edge of the platform.
Time: Time limit 6 minutes. (IX 3a, c 4d; XIII a, c; XXV c)
Score:Longest cast to win the event, two longest casts added to score for combination. 1.00 metre = 1 point. (XI 3)
General: The line may be pulled out outside the court during the casting of the previous caster (IX 1, 2a, d 3) . The fly must laid down outside of the courts. Corresponding to the technique of fly-distance casting, the whole fly-line must be hold in the air during the forward and backward swinging.

Pretty straight forward ;)
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