Turnout for the event was low as at this time of year family issues are stepping up so we only had a few members , Lee Andrew's , Nick Pasinis, Graham Smith, Graham Johnson and I well the only one available but the casting was very impressive with a number of Pb's being recorded by 3 of us.
Nick took top honours with a fantastic cast of 255 meters on the 100 gram , this was his first attempt at this weight and if his smile was anything to go by won’t be the last time we see the little lead blasting off into the distance. Nick also hit a great 150 gram distances of 252 meters and a 240+ 125 gram to round of a very impressive day of casting for the big guy
Graham Smith was also going from strength to strength with a new PB of 172+ meters with his fishing set up of Century TTLD and Penn 525 Mag and .31 line and 125 gram lead. Advancement for Graham was his first attempt with the reel mounted down the butt of the rod. As someone who has helped Graham with his cast it gave me a great deal of pleasure seeing the smile on his face as he belted the lead away down the field.
(Graham, Lee and Nick taking a break during the casting)
Lee Andrews also threw an impressive 245 meter cast but Lee wasn't happy with a number of casts cracking off , lack of time due to work commitments has seen no chance for practice casts and the frustration on his face was evident. The next round of comps will be very interesting as casters from NSW show that Lee will have to work at getting into top form if he is to retain his Australian Championship title in next years main event in June.
But as we have seen in the past when all members are putting themselves to the test with the head to head pressure of the big day he has the ability to rise to the occasion and cast with the flair and grace that puts him at the top of the leader board
(Lee Andrews – Current Australian Champion for 2009)
Graham Johnson’s casting was also coming along with improvements in his style showing that he isn't too far from cracking the 200 meter barrier. The arch that Graham is getting only requires a bit more hold of on the hit for the bigger distances to be extracted, and I look forward to shaking his hand when he hits his goal
It should also be mentioned that once again Grahams support of the club with the running of the leader board , Ultima Shock leader spooling station and providing the rest of us less prepared members with clips, line and leads is very much appreciated.
A great service from a top bloke who has be an asset to the club both on and off the field, Thanks mate
(Graham and his mobile tackle store with Ultima Shock leader Spooling Station )
My casting was also very pleasing seeing me hit 3 new PB's , breaking the 240 barrier in comp on the 100 gram . It feels great to get that monkey off my back and with my new back to basic style making my casting far more consistent and producing very good distance.
Once I get the feel of letting the lead get into better position and me not rushing into the turn and just belting the leads as hard as I can will see improvements, I am certain of that.
Thanks to my mates in the UK (Lew & the Big Man) for the bit of advice that I needed to build my cast on a style that I could get consistent results from and to then build up improvements in the fundamentals.
The other highlight of the day was another PB of 224+ meters on the baby 75 gram lead. I loved the way the Tip Tornado Sport was able to spit this light weight down field and yet have the capability with the larger weights.
The E1000 however took top distances honours for this little bloke and I look forward to the possibility of getting a shorter version in the future as I now that Century is onto a winner with this rod.
Remember guys that we need to match rods to our individual build and bigger and longer isn't always better for the smaller (in my case Shorter) caster.
Thanks to everyone who made it a great day out with mates.
Here is some Video Footage
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=qlKnQJKhN_0
Also here are the NSW casters results c/o Scott Selby.
3 casters today - Ces Selby, Scott Selby and Gary Bonner.
Conditions - approximately 30 degrees - North East winds between 15 - 25 kilometres per hour
Results
18 gram plug fixed spool
Ces Selby - 116 metres (Australian record)
18 gram plug revolving drum
Ces Selby - 108 metres (Australian record)
75 gram
Gary Bonner - 208 meters (personal best)
100 gram
Scott Selby - 260 metres (Australian record)
Gary Bonner - 232 metres (personal best)
Ces Selby - 214 metres
125 gram
Scott Selby - 269.50 metres (Australian record)
Ces Selby - 223 metres
150 gram
Scott Selby - 262 metres
175 gram
Scott Selby - 253 metres
4 cast aggregate
Scott Selby - 1044.50 metres (Australian record)
A great day - and Ultima Distance line now holds 2 Australian records.
Regards:wiggle:
