Mike-in-WV Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Abu Garcia Sets New .U. S. Casting Record SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa Using an Abu Garcia 5500C3CT Mag Elite, Tommy Farmer of Team North Carolina set a new United States casting record of 839.25 ft at the SportCast USA Southeast Regional in Wilmington, N.C., on April 4. Farmer's record cast (equivalent to the length of 2.79 football fields) shattered the previously long-standing US record of 821 ft. Farmer's record-breaking cast came with the Abu Garcia reel casting .28mm diameter monofilament line and 125g sinker Quote
Super User Alpster Posted February 20, 2008 Super User Posted February 20, 2008 What did he catch on that cast . A WORLD RECORD. ;D ;D Sorry Matt, you teed that one up pretty high. LOL Ronnie Quote
Guest muddy Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Casting Records are like Slam Dunk Contests and Home Run Derbys: OK now can you catch fish, get a few double,doubles and hit for power and average and still play great defense. It is showing that you have one side a many faceted sport together, what else can you do? Quote
jemackinnon83 Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Well I can make one hell of a backlash:) Possibly world record setting. Quote
Super User Gatorbassman Posted February 20, 2008 Super User Posted February 20, 2008 That's like a 4.4 oz sinker........................................... That would hurt. Quote
=Matt 5.0= Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 My dad was into that before his health went in the toilet. He had a custom one piece 11' Lamiglass rod made, and has a crazy Daiwa reel designed for distance casting. There is a football field next to my parents house and he could easily cast from one end, over the opposite goal post.... Quote
Super User Jimzee Posted February 20, 2008 Super User Posted February 20, 2008 Check this out. I've never heard or seen a reel do this. That is some serious RPM's!! Quote
Super User .dsaavedra. Posted February 20, 2008 Super User Posted February 20, 2008 Check this out. I've never heard or seen a reel do this. That is some serious RPM's!! HOLY COW!!!! this long distance casting is absolutley insane. look at the gear they use! anyone know if they televise it? that would actually be kind of boring to watch ;D Quote
mattm Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 A WORLD RECORD. Sorry Matt, you teed that one up pretty high. LOL touche, Ronnie. . You got me. Quote
Super User islandbass Posted February 20, 2008 Super User Posted February 20, 2008 Check this out. I've never heard or seen a reel do this. That is some serious RPM's!! Holy smokes! I would NOT put my thumb on that!! It sounded like a high pitch saw or rc airplane. It was awesome though. I never thought a reel's spool could spin that fast. 8-) Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted February 20, 2008 Super User Posted February 20, 2008 Wow , how exciting that must have been. Quote
Bob Kavanaugh Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Where's the video of them reeling all of that line back in??? EDIT: well, right here... Quote
d.hark Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Why dont alot of those saltwater caster have a level wind thingy or whatever there called, so they dont have to use your hand??? That is some crazy poop though Quote
Mike-in-WV Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 Can you Imagen trying to untangle a back lash with one of them reels? ;D Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Can you Imagen trying to untangle a back lash with one of them reels? ;D LOL ;D ;D ;D Quote
Super User islandbass Posted February 20, 2008 Super User Posted February 20, 2008 Where's the video of them reeling all of that line back in??? EDIT: well, right here... I think I'd rather construct some sort of adapter that I could attach a power drill to to wind up that line. I would imagine that by now someone would have thought of using a drill. That was a long time BTW. Quote
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