On 13 Mar 2002 at 15:41, John Martinez wrote: > Okay, okay. All this jocularity about casting the > length of a football field (not including the end > zones, I gather) has got me wondering about what the > current record actually is. I know the inimitable Joan > Wulff held it for quite a while at 161' (I'm sure I'll > be quickly corrected if that's wrong), but what is it > now? I did some searching on the web, but decided the > VFBSEARCHENGINE would be quicker (and more fun). > > I found some info on current/recent casting > competitions in various parts of the country, the > winning casts in the men's divisions seem to be > between 90 and 110 feet or so and in the women's > between 70 and 90 feet. These are just the winning > tosses in these particular competitions NOT records, > world or otherwise.
John, The formal (CIPS rules) casting tournaments I used to participate in have as Event #6 Fly Singlehand Distance. Approx 50' (had to measure between 15 and 15.5m in length, no longer, no shorter) shooting head, followed by a mono running line. The weight of this shooting head was not to exceed 42 grams. Rod length not regulated, but 9' was considered optimal length, and pretty much standard length for everyone. I do not know exactly what the current distance record is, but it is in excess of 235'. Well past my own personal best cast of 66.99m (219'), which if I am truthful was again well past my second best ever cast. I guess all the stars were in line that particular day ;-) The 161' cast by Joan Wulff you referred to would have been with similar tackle, except that lines for ladies would not exceed 38 grams in weight. The 90-110' casts, referred to in the second part of your message most likely are different rules casts, almost certainly with regular rods/lines. For example the Best of the West tournament finals held last year at a Denver FF show had as the winning cast a whopping 124'! Please note that this was with a 9' Loomis Trilogy, 5wt SciAng XXD longbelly line, and cast in no-wind indoors conditions. This is one heck of a long cast!!! Cheers, Hans
