Me havin a few thumps

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#21 Post by **hughcronin** » Mon May 19, 2008 3:13 pm

lads when is next surf(field)cast ireland or whatever meet on? must get up for a look at it being done proper like. still tryin to break the 170 myself-feet that is like.
dont listen to a word outa john lynch either-the flaties bash him :lol: :lol: :lol:

paddyc · #22 Post by **paddyc** » Mon May 19, 2008 3:37 pm

If the reel is noisey when the line is paying out on the cast is off, but if its spins fast and quite and doesnt settle in the same spot twice its balanced correctly. Your questions:
(1) I cant think of the name of the knot off hand :oops: but i put mine in the middle of the spool.
(2) Sakuma is a cheap and cheerful line for practice.
(3) After you have layed the balancing humps at the start of the spool (about 40-60ish yards) start laying it cotton style after that until just under the lip of the spool (2m) line lay plays a big part in eliminating crack-offs if its not layed on nice and neat its not going to come off in the same way.
Hope this helps.

#23 Post by **gearoid mc s.** » Mon May 19, 2008 4:07 pm

now im confused again...while some people say to lay line very evenly onto the spool for the first 50yards or so ..othrs say to hump it at either side and then fill it out in the middle....I presume either way is ok then?

hoping to make it to one of those casting meets over the summer..

paddyc · #24 Post by **paddyc** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:47 pm

Thats just the way i do mine, you can try either way,,, some people use one hump in the centre some use two outer humps, or cotton style from the start, but if you go this way often with brand new spools they are not always perfect to begin with so you just amplify the existing problem.
As long as you get the spool ballanced you can use any of these ways, it just personal choice.

kstaff · #25 Post by **kstaff** » Mon May 19, 2008 7:36 pm

Gearoid you're slowly being lured into the trap! :D It starts off with a few questions, next thing you'll be up all night spooling and re-spooling the reel, then the lure of old Abu's and Zippies on Ebay begins. Before you know it you'll be going through the casting motions in the kitchen with a sweeping brush!

Hugh run for your life!!!

We try to meet up at least once a month, welcome anytime.

#26 Post by **gearoid mc s.** » Mon May 19, 2008 7:53 pm

ive already been snared im pricing tournament reels i cant afford....help!!

paddyc · #27 Post by **paddyc** » Mon May 19, 2008 9:47 pm

You dont need to buy new gear, very good distances can be gotten from standard fishing gear, nearly every half decent rod can cast in excess on 200yds, and if you just keep your reels in good machanical order and running well you would be suprised what they can acheive. As keith mentioned you welcome anytime

#28 Post by AG » Mon May 19, 2008 9:54 pm

[quote="paddyc"]You dont need to buy new gear, very good distances can be gotten from standard fishing gear, can cast in excess on 200yds, :D :roll:

paddyc · #29 Post by **paddyc** » Mon May 19, 2008 10:23 pm

:roll: :roll: YES but you will need all the sweet stuff to go further, dont want to be the odd tart out now do i charlie :twisted: ....

#30 Post by **nthclare** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:54 pm

kstaff wrote:Gearoid you're slowly being lured into the trap! :D It starts off with a few questions, next thing you'll be up all night spooling and re-spooling the reel, then the lure of old Abu's and Zippies on Ebay begins. Before you know it you'll be going through the casting motions in the kitchen with a sweeping brush!

Hugh run for your life!!!

We try to meet up at least once a month, welcome anytime.

Been there done that its much easier keeping it simple lol.

There is nothing worse than when I was reading sea angler about spool balance etc and one guy was saying the spool shoud be dead silent and mine kept on making a noise, Id say I did more damage to it from opening and closing it. Now I only tune them a few times a year and they work away grand.

They dont make em like they used to :(

#31 Post by **gearoid mc s.** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:44 pm

nthclare wrote:
kstaff wrote:Gearoid you're slowly being lured into the trap! :D It starts off with a few questions, next thing you'll be up all night spooling and re-spooling the reel, then the lure of old Abu's and Zippies on Ebay begins. Before you know it you'll be going through the casting motions in the kitchen with a sweeping brush!

Hugh run for your life!!!

We try to meet up at least once a month, welcome anytime.

Been there done that its much easier keeping it simple lol.

There is nothing worse than when I was reading sea angler about spool balance etc and one guy was saying the spool shoud be dead silent and mine kept on making a noise, Id say I did more damage to it from opening and closing it. Now I only tune them a few times a year and they work away grand.

They dont make em like they used to :(

I've put tg rockets in one of my greens....out of interest one day i ran it dry(no oil in the bearings) and i also removed all the mags,spun it up and flicked it into free spool..after 2 minutes i got bored and stopped the spool :D serious casting capabilities...dont cast it like that though!

#32 Post by **gearoid mc s.** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:38 pm

further update...
getting much more compression in the rod these days problem now is the spool keeps slipping under my thumb around mid-way through the cast :evil:

help!

paddyc · #33 Post by **paddyc** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:03 pm

Your cast is looking better, fair play!!
Regarding spool grip: you can either use some inner tube (aprox-2inch) from a bike on your thumb or a lenght of rubber (5-6inch) clamped under the coasters/reel and stretch it around on top of the spool,here is a usfull link explaining: http://www.planetseafishing.com/tutoria ... the-strap/
Just one small thing i noticed from your pic,s/ Your left arm could do with being a little higher as you come round, this will aid your punch/pull at the end.
What sort of distances are you getting now??

kstaff · #34 Post by **kstaff** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:48 pm

Nice pic Gearoid, it wasn't bent like that in the first pics on this post!

And what Paddy said

Head still looking for the lead in the first pic? Get it up to the sky!

When are ya up this way again?

Cheers,

#35 Post by **gearoid mc s.** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:28 pm

cheers lads...
still working on getting the head round, forget to sometimes...
must remember to keep the left arm up a bit now aswel and ill be flying..

havent a clue what distance im getting now..180-190 id say..

need to start removing mags from the reel now.still isnt fast enough..

#36 Post by **nthclare** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:15 pm

Are you working in Shannon I know a place where I used to practice casting when I was starting out its a huge field up at the other end of the town if you want to come out after work some evening just pm me and we can take a few casts there its a big huge field 4 football pitches I think not in use any more it used to belong to the shannon diamond club

#37 Post by **nthclare** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:16 pm

Ill be around any evening next week as busy all weekend

#38 Post by **gearoid mc s.** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:22 pm

interesting to see if we could get interest in a casting meet this side of the country...

#39 Post by AG » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:17 pm

go for it guys . if you have a good venue half the battle is won . measure out a court and of you go . insurance is a must for a club but paddy has all the info you need for that. good fun to. :wink:

you might even get the great john cracko henry down for a wang or two

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