Casting big bait at distance 6500C3-CT Mag

[Father Jack]

Ive only been using a 6500 c3-ct mag for a few month's and was wondering what tip's you can give me. What sort of setting's do you set your reel to cast somthing like a large squid at distance ? I use the penulum cast with a 'U' swing, and at the moment im getting aroung 180-200 yard's with a plain 5oz lead (the cast is fairly smooth).

Thx.

[irelmo]

I measured 175 yards without a bait ya truth bender!!:smilie19:

[Geejayy]

with whole squid.
sports mag , diawa awb 129 , mag is running on 1 block and abu lube .
mags set according to wind conditions . est 120+
(15lb ultima)

7ht, awb 129/122 / wot everelse i put it on. 2blocks, sml. abu lube .
a little end tension if casting into a decent wind.
( 30lb line ) est 100yds running short of line, its thick stuff.

aerlex 8000, century formula 216, no blocks:cheesy: :loon: . what ever i oiled it wi' last . est 120++ ( 28lb braid/ 15 mono.) a head wind kills it though.
and the rods a nasty heavy beastie.

might have to take em all down to a casting tourny and find out distances fer sure if i ever get a weekend off.

[Father Jack]

I measured 175 yards without a bait ya truth bender!!:smilie19:

Yeah with a stong side wind, and with just one cast. Anyway as i can cast further that you im not surprised your jealous.

Oh and by the way irelmo,chesil only has one 's'.:smilie13:

[Father Jack]

with whole squid.
sports mag , diawa awb 129 , mag is running on 1 block and abu lube .
mags set according to wind conditions . est 120+
(15lb ultima)

7ht, awb 129/122 / wot everelse i put it on. 2blocks, sml. abu lube .
a little end tension if casting into a decent wind.
( 30lb line ) est 100yds running short of line, its thick stuff.

aerlex 8000, century formula 216, no blocks:cheesy: :loon: . what ever i oiled it wi' last . est 120++ ( 28lb braid/ 15 mono.) a head wind kills it though.
and the rods a nasty heavy beastie.

might have to take em all down to a casting tourny and find out distances fer sure if i ever get a weekend off.

Thx im going to try stuff along those lines, i will post how i get on. I was getting bird's nest's when i tried last week. I guess it will come in time just hope it's before the winter !

[Lucky Rich]

:thumbsup: colin was gunna do a cast in :notworthy down your neck of the woods ,in about 2 weeks time ...find the time,,,,,,,,rich,,,,,

[Father Jack]

:thumbsup: colin was gunna do a cast in :notworthy down your neck of the woods ,in about 2 weeks time ...find the time,,,,,,,,rich,,,,,

Ive often seen them casting at maiden castle and wanted to get a closer look to see how its meant to be done. Will Colin or T,J be there ? It's 15th October rite ?

[irelmo]

Yeah with a stong side wind, and with just one cast. Anyway as i can cast further that you im not surprised your jealous.

Oh and by the way irelmo,chesil only has one 's'.:smilie13:

not the way i spellz it it dunt

[Lead Slinger]

Maiden Castle is yesss,Cols one is in Sept...at Burton Bradstock area of Chesil

[Father Jack]

Maiden Castle is yesss,Cols one is in Sept...at Burton Bradstock area of Chesil

Well that sounds great, i hope it's ok if i can go.

[Geejayy]

Thx im going to try stuff along those lines, i will post how i get on. I was getting bird's nest's when i tried last week. I guess it will come in time just hope it's before the winter !

big bird nest, or just a little over run at the end of the cast , or does the reel fluff up 1/2 way through?

[Father Jack]

Nothing too bad,.. the worst time i needed to cut off a fair bit of line as the B/nest was bad. Most of the time i was getting little nest's that i could pick out in a few mins. I ended up only trying about 5-6 times as i was getting a bit mad.
I used one b/block and the mag's set to 2-4, and the spool has about 2 mm play.

Yes its at the end of the cast.

[Father Jack]

Well i put a couple of star lites on the wires on my grippy when i went fishing at night, it was good thumb training. I could see it hit the water at distance, and learnt summat in the process (it looked very pretty).

Next time i think we are going to try some model rockets, they should alot safer than pendulum casting. Any thoughts how to set up the reel for such a purpose ?:smilie6:
http://members.aol.com/kaltofen/utah1.jpg

[42om]

Thats just like the rockets I Have.....Hide your tent:lol:

[42om]

I was thinking we will need a 10/0 with a whole Manky too. Do you think the bait elastic can take it:dunno:

[Father Jack]

I was thinking we will need a 10/0 with a whole Manky too. Do you think the bait elastic can take it:dunno:

I think two meters of bungee cord sould do it. :idea:

[fluff chucker]

I think two meters of bungee cord sould do it. :idea:

Don't you think thats a tad excessive, even for a whole manky?:loon: :beer:

[Lucky Rich]

:cheesy: dont colin use a rocket,,,,,,,

[Father Jack]

Colin only uses side thrusters on his 5oz weights and can bend em like beckham. A solid fuel booster rocket tends to slow him down (so ive heard).:)

[tj 289]

jack, you would be more than welcome to attend dorchester. i should be there myself.

[Father Jack]

Thanks TJ, will see you there ! Really looking forward to it too.:icon_cool