Peter Charles wrote in
:

On Sun, 2 May 2004 18:45:30 +0200, "Mike Connor"
wrote:

Whatever the rod used, it is unlikely that he
was casting sixty feet with a standard centrepin reel. Although this
is possible, in over forty years of general fishing, I have only ever
met three other people who could do it. A very special technique is
required for long casting with a centrepin reel, and as they are no
longer very popular for general fishing, hardly anybody can do it.


Standard steelhead float fishing practice is to make an upstream cast
of around 30' or 40' then follow a long drift that can run upwards of
a 100' in the right circumstance. They can cover a hell of a lot of
water. Some guys can cast these rigs quite far.

Peter

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In a boat with one of these rigs, you can get a drift the size of a
football field

Scott