The Fishermans Net

@ Spudgun

guttersnark wrote:That would explain why the boys on the beech run for cover when I wind up my cast

If anyone knows of any casting events coming up can you let me know.

Sven no offence taken fella I'm a long long way from perfect but am willing to take the time to learn ( if only for the safety of my fellow fishermen )

we all are a long long way from perfect

your willing to take the time to learn .everyone on here will give you there time and individual expertise even milly

svenbren wrote:

guttersnark wrote:That would explain why the boys on the beech run for cover when I wind up my cast

If anyone knows of any casting events coming up can you let me know.

Sven no offence taken fella I'm a long long way from perfect but am willing to take the time to learn ( if only for the safety of my fellow fishermen )

we all are a long long way from perfect

your willing to take the time to learn .everyone on here will give you there time and individual expertise even milly

Yeah....He will show you how to make the most of a zimmerframe.

FFS will You all leave Me alone

svenbren wrote:


we all are a long long way from perfect

Speak for yourself

sparky wrote:

svenbren wrote:


we all are a long long way from perfect

Speak for yourself

yes if you ever need to learn the doggy paddle in a floatation suit...sparkys your man

Or If you need to know how to ride a motorbike with the Disc lock on. See Big Dave

jeeez . ive never seen a rod react to take on that shape. is this due to how it was being cast or is it a fault in the rod . or are they that floppy

sparky wrote:Or If you need to know how to ride a motorbike with the Disc lock on. See Big Dave

1 to Bill

Good to see a little reaction to a post, no offence taken from any comments but a few answers in my defence:

1) Pool ball weighed a fraction over 4 Oz so I was using 40 lb Drennan shock leader with "tournement leader" knot to connect to mainline.

2) There was only me and a mate on the whole place (although he was taking the photos whilst cowering behind a tree).

The only visitor we had was the p%!sed off grounds keeper of the cricket pitch we were casting onto. amazing the size of crater a cast pool ball can leave.....

The offer of the dvd from Sven,and the idea of videoing yourself go together Ian.Take up Svens offer,and use Spudguns idea,and as Kev said to someone the other week,put the brakes on full whilst trying to develope a rythm,and N.W.S.A.hold regular casting days at Cockerham if you begin to get keener.Good luck.

No idea how a rod could bend like that mid cast. Have you got a vid?

didnt nobody notice the distorted trees in the background
looks like computer wizardry to me

conger wal wrote:didnt nobody notice the distorted trees in the background
looks like computer wizardry to me

The trees arnt distorted..... the one that looks distorted looks like that in all of the pictures .... Even the pictures where hes just holding the rod it looks like that.

No computor wizardary... noone would gain anything by photoshopping a casting pic anyway Its just a sloppy rod

Shaun1118 wrote:

conger wal wrote:didnt nobody notice the distorted trees in the background
looks like computer wizardry to me

The trees arnt distorted..... the one that looks distorted looks like that in all of the pictures .... Even the pictures where hes just holding the rod it looks like that.

No computor wizardary... noone would gain anything by photoshopping a casting pic anyway Its just a sloppy rod

I'd still be interested in seeing a video, it looks physically impossible to me for any rod to bend like that during a normal cast.