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Old 21-09-2006, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Highlander
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Do not know Mr Jardine but it is my finding that to aerialise 30yds + of standard fly line using standard single handed non modified rods is nigh on impossible. Somebody with good upper body strength & a Sage XP just might but the rest of us mere mortals, unlikely.I am not saying that it can not be done but in all my years I have never seen it & I have seen a few casters. Have met a few that say/said they could but on doing so have failed miserably quoting one reason or another.
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Charles Jardine is one of the counties top professionals, writes articles in all the fly fishing magazines, he's a qualified instructor, I have personally seen him put out a full line using a bamboo stick, that was at one of the game fairs, He uses Sage rods normally!!
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