Glasgow Casting Club

[Malcolm]

Some more from today. There was a fair bit of daftness going on...Here's Alan casting with the tip section (18 inches) of a 3/4 weight

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Then 36 inches

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Then Scotty doing a highland fling

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and finally the audience

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I know we'll be open to some ....erm.... comments   but it was very interesting trying casting with 18 inches and 36 inches of carbon. It was possible to get very reasonable casts but the timing was so critical. Scotty picked the timing up quite quickly and was putting out 50 foot casts with 18 inches almost immediately and Alan became quite partial to a 36 inch rod!  At 54 inches it starts behaving like a normal rod again. Strangely Casting short lines is really difficult with short sections.

[scotty9]

Brilliant Garry and Malcolm! And Alan's video

[scotty9]

Malcolm, we need to set a top two sections distance record, yours is the one to beat, what was your official distance for the records?

I beat it at home tonight but my top two sections are considerably longer! (72'') :makefun

Pm on it's way

[scotty9]

Malcolms 2 section challenge has to go live...

any members out there want to place bets on how far half a rod can cast?

I'll go for full 90' line.

[Wildfisher]

What kind of sad mad bastards go out  practising  fly casting in sub zero temperatures, ice and snow?   :lol:

I think  I'm going to have to incorporate some kind of IQ test, or sanity evaluation questionnaire into the registration process for this forum.

Don't worry, it won't  be retrospective.  :lol:

[shanksi]

Thanks Gary. I now see Alan's point about my headgear :lol:

Alex

If you filled that hat Alex point is very appropriate.
Mad sods out in that weather.

Ian

[Malcolm]

Malcolms 2 section challenge has to go live...

any members out there want to place bets on how far half a rod can cast?

Alan!
Best cast with 36 inches of 3/4 weight? Now that is just too geeky even for sad mad bastards!  :gay4

Fred,

jealous?   

[Wildfisher]

Jealous? me?

Naw, I was programming today...................... :roll:  

[Fishtales]

Gasman.

I really like the way you went forward in time to get the first two casting club meetings of next year into this years posts  :crap

(Check the date on the pics  :makefun )

[haresear]

Gasman.

I really like the way you went forward in time to get the first two casting club meetings of next year into this years posts  :crap

(Check the date on the pics  :makefun )

He did arrive in a Tardis Sandy By the way I know why it is Gasman. He almost gasses us every time the engine reluctantly fires up.

We are indeed developing into sad, mad, geeks. Fishing is fine in those conditions, obviously, but just casting? Still beats Christmas shopping though.. Thank feck for Amazon.

Alex