Rod for Fly Casting Competitions

[kibnedyo]

Greetings,

Recently attended a fly casting comp and am keen to continue with the
ultimate aim of improving casting and accuracy.

What I would like to know is what people think is a good rod, reel & line
combo for international rules fly casting competition.

I currently use a 7-wt rod but notice nearly everyone is using heavier
equipment.

thanks in advance

Cheers

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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:50:01 GMT, "kibnedyo" >
wrote:

>Greetings,
>
>Recently attended a fly casting comp and am keen to continue with the
>ultimate aim of improving casting and accuracy.
>
>What I would like to know is what people think is a good rod, reel & line
>combo for international rules fly casting competition.
>
>I currently use a 7-wt rod but notice nearly everyone is using heavier
>equipment.

I'm very novice at casting, but I understand that the longer and
heavier the rod and fly line, the longer the cast. The guys with spey
rods can do _very_ long casts.

Check out the rules. I'm sure they have some limitations on rods and
lines. Try getting one of the longest and heaviest of everything
allowed.
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