noname wrote:

Hi
very informative post Vittorix.
is there a reason the size of the line doesn't make referene to its pound
test capability. I mean you only talked about it " size" and not
mensionning it's strenght, and I also read this some other places.
In my mind, the smaller the line be , the longer it will cast, but I
suspect I'm wrong thinking like that....
what do you tink? why the size and not the force of the line?
thanks
stef.

"Vittorix" wrote in message
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noname wrote:
Hi
what I'm looking for is the perfect ( yet cheap) equipment to cast as
far out as possible off a beach . is a spining better that a
casting? what about the lenght of the rod? should I get a medium/
heavy? I'm thinking of gettig a 10' rod , with a spining reel and
some spiderwire braided line 30#. what do you think.
I don't have much experience in that kind of fishing.

best results on the sea for long casting also used in critical
conditions (high waves) are obtained with 2 pieces 12/13feet very strong
long casting rods like these (for example, you can find this kind of
rods in brands like Daiwa, Century, Penn, ) that require special
techniques of casting (ground, pendulum) and are used with 0.35mm
diameter line and a 0.70/0.80mm shock leader (both nylon) with 4/6oz
lead weights and are usually used with casting reels like Daiwa 7ht or
Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 6500 C3.

http://www.summerlands.co.uk/Century_Sea_Rods.htm
http://neilmackellow.sea-angler.org/ppt_rods.html
http://neilmackellow.sea-angler.org/euro.html

I have 2 Century in Italy and I miss a lot the sea! you can handle
really big fishes with them.

for your curiosity, see those incredible records (305yards!):
http://uksf.sea-angler.org/records.html

can you believe a weight of 5 or 6oz sent to 300yards distance?!

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ciao
Vittorix


In general..the smaller the line diameter the further you can cast. You need
to take into consideration the kind of weights you will be casting ..and
also things like braided line which has a very tiny diameter vs. a higher
test rating. Also from years of watching and reading about fishing in other
parts of the world (US here) I notice that , at least in Europe, line is
mainly described by its diameter rather than strength, as it is here.
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