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John Brimmer said:
Hello mr bullet, had a play around today with the .35.
Out of the main 4 the 175 is still on .35 and I managed only 200-0-8yrds on this.
Had a shot on the 150g on .35 and got 215yrds then on the .31 and got 211yrds:o I cast further on the thicker .35 line!:o (must have been a better chuck!)
Then had a cast on the 125g on .35 and got 219 yrds then on the .28 got 239yrds;) A big jump like we thought!
Then tried the 100g on the .35 on the same reel (a 6500 rocket used in all the tests) and blew it's balls out! It wasn't up to the speed of the 100g!:(
Then i gave up and started casting properly and got a 247yrds with no wind on .28 on a 5500.
Then Big Stevie lad after most of the day showed what he can do with a bigger lead and put the 150 on .31 line at near 253 yrds into a head wind!:D:D:D
Big Stevie showed today why you need to be able to cast the bigger leads, when the conditions dictate.
He even hit 243yrds on the 200g!:o
See my casts on the same big leads and lines as Stevie and I don't stand a chance as I thought, but put me on something that I can handle and cast and i'm knocking on the door!;)
I had a crackin day today at Kirkleathem, like the rest of the lads, hope a few more will turn up soon and have the craic!;)
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my mentor taught me....

cast the heaviest sinker you feel comfortable with,at the time it was 6oz for fishing, develope a style on it ,for about 6months.. then drop down the sinker wieght range.1 style should carry all weights from 200gm down to whatever a caster does best on.

a few casters develope styles based on 1 sinker weight(usually the lighter sinkers ) and find it hard to compete/adjust up the weight range

the 175/200gm are good training aids,this sorts timing/style and greater distances
 
will powell said:
see ya john .my eyes are starting t see nnneessaaa(budweiser does,nt help):D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
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aye will and after a long day



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All in the interest of science Mr Brimmer! :D Certainly was interesting though and helped put the issue to bed.
 
John Brimmer said:
Hello mr bullet, had a play around today with the .35.
Out of the main 4 the 175 is still on .35 and I managed only 200-0-8yrds on this.
Had a shot on the 150g on .35 and got 215yrds then on the .31 and got 211yrds:o I cast further on the thicker .35 line!:o (must have been a better chuck!)
Then had a cast on the 125g on .35 and got 219 yrds then on the .28 got 239yrds;) A big jump like we thought!
Then tried the 100g on the .35 on the same reel (a 6500 rocket used in all the tests) and blew it's balls out! It wasn't up to the speed of the 100g!:(
Then i gave up and started casting properly and got a 247yrds with no wind on .28 on a 5500.
Then Big Stevie lad after most of the day showed what he can do with a bigger lead and put the 150 on .31 line at near 253 yrds into a head wind!:D:D:D
Big Stevie showed today why you need to be able to cast the bigger leads, when the conditions dictate.
He even hit 243yrds on the 200g!:o
See my casts on the same big leads and lines as Stevie and I don't stand a chance as I thought, but put me on something that I can handle and cast and i'm knocking on the door!;)
I had a crackin day today at Kirkleathem, like the rest of the lads, hope a few more will turn up soon and have the craic!;)
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so you got a lot further on 0.28 .you say then you started casting properly when using the 0.28 and a 5500 reel why were you not casting properly while carrying out your experiment. also john you may call me MR thompson
 
john why were you casting in to a head wind dont you no you will cast further with the wind behind you
 
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John Brimmer said:
Hello mr bullet, had a play around today with the .35.
Out of the main 4 the 175 is still on .35 and I managed only 200-0-8yrds on this.
Had a shot on the 150g on .35 and got 215yrds then on the .31 and got 211yrds:o I cast further on the thicker .35 line!:o (must have been a better chuck!)
Then had a cast on the 125g on .35 and got 219 yrds then on the .28 got 239yrds;) A big jump like we thought!
Then tried the 100g on the .35 on the same reel (a 6500 rocket used in all the tests) and blew it's balls out! It wasn't up to the speed of the 100g!:(
Then i gave up and started casting properly and got a 247yrds with no wind on .28 on a 5500.
Then Big Stevie lad after most of the day showed what he can do with a bigger lead and put the 150 on .31 line at near 253 yrds into a head wind!:D:D:D
Big Stevie showed today why you need to be able to cast the bigger leads, when the conditions dictate.
He even hit 243yrds on the 200g!:o
See my casts on the same big leads and lines as Stevie and I don't stand a chance as I thought, but put me on something that I can handle and cast and i'm knocking on the door!;)
I had a crackin day today at Kirkleathem, like the rest of the lads, hope a few more will turn up soon and have the craic!;)
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well thanks for proving 0.28 casts a lot further over 20 yards by your experiment. as i have said light line goes further than heavy line you still have not proved me wrong.and you experiment proves this MR THOMPSON
 
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so you got a lot further on 0.28 .you say then you started casting properly when using the 0.28 and a 5500 reel why were you not casting properly while carrying out your experiment. also john you may call me MR thompson
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bullet said:
so you got a lot further on 0.28 .you say then you started casting properly when using the 0.28 and a 5500 reel why were you not casting properly while carrying out your experiment. also john you may call me MR thompson
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i was at kirkleathen on sunday with john. he went out of his way to cast with different lines and weights to find out what the outcome would be. the cost of discarding and replacing line of different diametres to do the test alone was costly. the conditions were not the best, with the wind switching from behind, to head on and at times across the court. your reply seems to indicate that you dont fully appreciate the trouble he went to, to test your theory. perhaps the only way, would have been for you to have come down and and put your claims to practice?
 
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i was at kirkleathen on sunday with john. he went out of his way to cast with different lines and weights to find out what the outcome would be. the cost of discarding and replacing line of different diametres to do the test alone was costly. the conditions were not the best, with the wind switching from behind, to head on and at times across the court. your reply seems to indicate that you dont fully appreciate the trouble he went to, to test your theory. perhaps the only way, would have been for you to have come down and and put your claims to practice?
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dont need to john as proved what i said was right
 
as far as i am concerned john brimmer was up by near 40 yards by uing 0.28 against 0/35 my point has been proven but you will not have it. john carried uot an experiment and proved me right end of debate
 
lol @ bullet, i think everyone should just leave this idiot alone to his own opinions, i know what you are saying old chukka, nobody is ever going to talk any sense into him, he doesnt seem very bright, either that or just not a very nice person. he is entitled to his own opinion but its seems hes is just trying to wind people up, that s my view.
 
Render said:
lol @ bullet, i think everyone should just leave this idiot alone to his own opinions, i know what you are saying old chukka, nobody is ever going to talk any sense into him, he doesnt seem very bright, either that or just not a very nice person. he is entitled to his own opinion but its seems hes is just trying to wind people up, that s my view.
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cicketly clique johnbrimmer 150 gm0.35 = 215 yard 125 gm0.28=247 yards you can call me all you want shout my name from the roof tops but you aint proved me wrong.
 
Crikey lads, leave it out will you, i've just spent the last 3 days trying to smooth things down, lets leave it alone now, Light line will cast further on any lead, as everybody thought!
 
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