Over rated casting weight?????

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okuma · #1 Post by **okuma** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:50 pm

some time ago i had Penn's Anaconda 16 ft.- casting... up to 8 oz. now I'm using Penn's Affinity same 16 ft-casting up to 8 oz... didnt understand how and why they put such a numbers on???? casting of the ground i couldn't use bigger sinker than 125 gr. then i put 150 gr i just couldn't cast it full power i feel that is limit or something bad will happen....125gr - 4 oz went farr enough and 150gr-5 oz half of that distance,same with overhead cast,4 oz + bait was the biggest weight i could use with no worries about the rod...now if i would put 8 oz plain lead.

......Century CM is rated to 7 oz.

.. So why its so?? maybe somebody know the reason for this??

paulocallaghan · #2 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:00 pm

i think its the max weight safe to use, even though u would normally use either 4,5 or 6oz sometimes a seriously strong tide may call 4 something a little heavier.

not sure but this is what i always imagined it was

#3 Post by **stevecrow74** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:50 pm

you'ld be supprised on what you are casting.. take a 6oz lead that you need to get out into the surf, and using a 2/0 pennel with squis and mack coctail

the overall weight of that rig will be near enough to 8oz..

i heard this years ago " always cast 2oz less the casting weight, because you bait could make up the difference"

it is more safety aspect as paul said, a rod could become unpredictable casting a heavier lead than rated for..

okuma · #4 Post by **okuma** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:00 pm

right...still think its bit over rated 4 oz + bait its about 6 oz.. knowing my rod i just cant go higher.another side of the story is that then i cast into channel to pull out the 4 oz grip lead up the slope its reall nightmare,way better if you got fish on..

#5 Post by **fishinmidget** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:24 pm

i have cast both 7,8 and 10 oz(plain lead) for my own interests. i found that all my current rods could handle it providing you were sensible. i found my carbon metal can easily cast 7oz + bait.

then and again i have seen some rods with a 4-8oz rating when they clearly cant handle that sort of weight.

Alex

#6 Post by **roger de dodger** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:37 pm

just stick an eight ounce lead on it and wollop it, bet it wont break , if it does bring it back to the shop where you got it and demand a refund!!go on join the de bbc (debrocks broken blanks club)

#7 Post by **donal domeney** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:43 pm

fishinmidget wrote:i have cast both 7,8 and 10 oz(plain lead) for my own interests. i found that all my current rods could handle it providing you were sensible. i found my carbon metal can easily cast 7oz + bait.

then and again i have seen some rods with a 4-8oz rating when they clearly cant handle that sort of weight.

Alex

Bring it to Youghal in January and I'll give it a go with an 8oz. lead

Casting rates and how far it will go are two different things. I have a Diawa super cast with a cast rate of 4-8oz any weight over 5oz and the rod will collapse under the cast. It will cast 6oz. but I can't get the same distance out of it. Where the Diawa TDXS 133 with a cast rate of 4-8oz this rod is best used witha 6oz lead. Any of these two rods will cast an 8oz. lead but how far it travels is a different thing. When buying rod "it do not do what it says on the box"

okuma · #8 Post by **okuma** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:12 pm

roger de dodger wrote:just stick an eight ounce lead on it and wollop it, bet it wont break , if it does bring it back to the shop where you got it and demand a refund!!go on join the de bbc (debrocks broken blanks club)

it should be named not "bbc" ,would be better to call it "so many blanks,so little time.."