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Originally Posted by roders
I've been watching some casting video's from finland and the contestants were aerialising 90ft of line so I was wondering if their lines had 90ft heads or they were false casting to the max then going for a smaller final shoot.
Rob
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On the basis that the vast majority of lines used in competition, and fishing for that matter, are around 29 to 32 meters they're not going to have 'heads' of 90ft (27.4m). The Mastery XXD is (or was) an often used line and has a head length of 20m or slighly more. and the challenge of lines such as this is to be able to 'carry' the head (and some) outside the rod tip, maintaining a dynamic, high speed loop in order to shoot a further 30 or 40 feet.
As Mancfly says, many distance casters favour the double taper because its weight distribution is conducive to 'holding' a line of line in the air - however there is a trade off with the 'shoot'.
I think it's fair to say that there are few people who can
consistently put out a
measured 110ft or more - I know I can't!
For an interesting read, have a look at this article from Sexyloops and in particular the chart of distances achieved under controlled test conditions - puts some claims of distance into perspective.
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