Probabaly the oldest world record in sport has just been broken

In 1895, Alexander Grant set a world record spey cast of 195 feet.
That ain't a typo -- 1895. Despite all of our fancy graphite and PVC
technology, we couldn't eclipse this mark that he set with a
greenheart rod and a continuous taper silk line.

This past week in England at the CLA game fair, Scott MacKenzie
shattered the record with a 204' cast. Only took 110 years to do.

He used a Daiwa 18' rod and a stock XLT line with running line added.

Peter

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Peter Charles wrote:

In 1895, Alexander Grant set a world record spey cast of 195 feet.
That ain't a typo -- 1895. Despite all of our fancy graphite and PVC
technology, we couldn't eclipse this mark that he set with a
greenheart rod and a continuous taper silk line.

This past week in England at the CLA game fair, Scott MacKenzie
shattered the record with a 204' cast. Only took 110 years to do.

That's all very nice, but you know, under actual on-stream fishing
conditions, I've found that casts over 150 feet are rarely necessary.

JR

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 15:29:08 -0700, JR wrote:

Peter Charles wrote:

In 1895, Alexander Grant set a world record spey cast of 195 feet.
That ain't a typo -- 1895. Despite all of our fancy graphite and PVC
technology, we couldn't eclipse this mark that he set with a
greenheart rod and a continuous taper silk line.

This past week in England at the CLA game fair, Scott MacKenzie
shattered the record with a 204' cast. Only took 110 years to do.

That's all very nice, but you know, under actual on-stream fishing
conditions, I've found that casts over 150 feet are rarely necessary.

JR

Ahh, the whine of everyone who can't cast. Sounds like you're in
need of casting lessons . . . . 150' is like, so yesterday.

Peter

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Peter Charles wrote:
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This past week in England at the CLA game fair, Scott MacKenzie
shattered the record with a 204' cast. ...

Yeah, yeah, let us know when he bowls 300 and we'll
break out the pitchers of beer.

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Ken Fortenberry

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:01:56 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Peter Charles wrote:
...
This past week in England at the CLA game fair, Scott MacKenzie
shattered the record with a 204' cast. ...

Yeah, yeah, let us know when he bowls 300 and we'll
break out the pitchers of beer.

If you serve Bud no doubt he'd hold up at 299.

Peter

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On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:01:56 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
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Peter Charles wrote:
This past week in England at the CLA game fair, Scott MacKenzie
shattered the record with a 204' cast. ...

40 wrote
Yeah, yeah, let us know when he bowls 300 and we'll
break out the pitchers of beer.


peter replies
If you serve Bud no doubt he'd hold up at 299.

Splork!- though I'm not sure he'd want to risk a faulty tape - think I'd
hold up more like 199 - just to be safe.

jh

Peter Charles wrote in
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Only took 110 years to do.

How appropriate! It turns out that it took exactly 110 years to make the
original 195+ foot silk line!

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Scott
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On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:25:35 -0400, Peter Charles
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In 1895, Alexander Grant

yada yada yada. I'll be a helluva lot more excited if Suzie would fix
me a great hamburger and fries.

btw, is that the guy that's in Grant's Tomb?

Dave

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:41:03 -0400, Dave LaCourse
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btw, is that the guy that's in Grant's Tomb?

Dave


Nah, that's his older brother. They always said he wouldn't amount to
much . . .

Peter

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"Peter Charles" wrote, in response to this blah
blah by forty: Yeah, yeah, let us know when he bowls 300 and we'll
break out the pitchers of beer.

If you serve Bud no doubt he'd hold up at 299.

Peter


hilarious, and universally acknowledged as gospel.

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