Distance....

Whole new meaning to "wanna come back to mine...."

i'm tellin ya Pete, a candle lit beach buddy is the way to a womans heart 8) :lol:

i'm tellin ya Pete, a candle lit beach buddy is the way to a womans heart 8) :lol:

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if only that was true :?

What ever works buddy what ever works :lol: :lol: :lol: ... might have been the worlds smalliest doggie but it was more then some caught :twisted: :twisted:

Some even caught 2 doggies! :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol:

you should read terry carrolls (zziplex fame) interview in last months sea angler, gives quite interesting opinions on what he considers good fishing rods.he tries to direct people away from buying these so called hernia poles but instead tries to get them to buy a rod that they can bend, has bood bite detection and wont knock you over when you cast it. relitevely cheap rods that bend from tip to butt when cast can achieve pretty impressive distances, its just a case, like every other complex movement pattern, of getting your biomechanics and timing right, as the say "perfect practice makes perfect". what was also interesting in this interview was that he said that they dont even advertise many of their tournament rods because your average angler wouldnt be able to handle them to the extent that they would be a health hazard!!!

terry is currently working on a new range of rods that will-apparently-be the most user friendly they have ever done, aimed more so at angling as apposed to the field work,,, :wink:

It all depends on the mark and conditions. I caught a fair amount of ray 30 to 40 yards out and on the same mark in different conditions hiting over hundred would get fish. The ray in the picture was due to an attempt at a big cast in carrigaholt (a venue known for needing distance) and my reel nested up leaving the bait out 20 yards. That has happened to me a few times leaving me with the only ray of the night.

I wouldn't be great to get big distances with smal baits but can hit a very big bait along way with a relaxed swing since I've started to learn to cast. Casting is one parts of sea angling but it can be a important part. It allows to cast bigger baits and leads and fish into the wind. An example of the benifits of getting distance was John and gearoids report from north kerry. An important factor is to vary the cast even if you can only hit 50 yards. Flounder can be caught in the first 10 to 20 yards on a surf beach and with wrasse and conger the fishing is usually a staight drop down.

Donagh

The prob i have with that is that century don't make a good bite detection rod(that i know of) they only make casting rods. i don't really like this because i like century and i would like to but a rod from them with a good tip that compare to my daiwa.

The problem there is that there are very few rods on the market to compare with the fishing tip of the higher end Daiwas :D

I have one of the old Daiwa AWB match style rods and have yet to see ANY beachcaster with a better tip. 8)

Lee

I have one of the old Daiwa AWB match style rods and have yet to see ANY beachcaster with a better tip.

I'll second that! the only thing that is the same is the bze but that cant cast 6oz plus bait!

What i don't understand is if daiwa have made a tip like that, why cant other manufacturers

As an angler who can put a bait out there I have one golden rule, knowing when to cast short. The advantage of been able to cast at distance helps under certain conditions but you must be willing to go short sometimes. Watching where other anglers are catching fish is the best rule to follow.