Long Distance Casting

tj289 · 12th of March 2007 (Mon)

here are a couple of pics from the event i attended yesterday in Kent,England. the sport is long distance tournament casting.

gkwood · 12th of March 2007 (Mon)

wow those rods really bend , how far did the winner cast??

tj289 · 12th of March 2007 (Mon)

235 metres

i was second with 231 metres.

convergent · 12th of March 2007 (Mon)

Well there's a sport that I've never seen or heard of.

HoRnYTuRbO · 12th of March 2007 (Mon)

nice, me and my brother would do this when we get bored fishing... my dad never liked it though =)

kuadee · 12th of March 2007 (Mon)

Thats pretty neat! Didn't know such a thing existed. =)

gkwood · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

Hey well done tj289 so you came in Second , great shots and Second place great day out

Yeoer · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

I used to do tournament casting about 10 - 12 years ago.
I saw Neil Keland cast just under 300 yards...! I didn't come anything like second that day... ha..ha...
Nice shots.

4Mat · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

Is this one of those pendulum cast? Would love to see the trailing sinker

GBRandy · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

Who knew?

cbock · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

dang. i sure didn't know. being completely naive about the sport, i find it funny to see guys casting into a field.

cool captures. first one is really nice. too bad about the slow shutter speed on the second.

superdiver · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

Thats a DANG long ways! When do you use this practically? What kind of fishing?

GBRandy · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by superdiver

Thats a DANG long ways! When do you use this practically? What kind of fishing?

When the bar is 200 meters from the shore would be my guess.

tj289 · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

The sport concentrates just on the casting aspect. we do also fish. the aim of the game is to cast your lead as far as possible.

you have to cast into a court which is just like the javelin,dicus and hammer only on a much larger scale. the court is normally marked out to 240 metres.

this is where most of todays new shore fishing rods and reels are put through there paces before going on sale to the public.

a strange sport to say the least but it does give you a buzz when you see the lead sailing away and the reel is screeming and the line is flowing of the reel at a fare rate of knots.

the lead takes approx. 5-6 seconds to travel 250 yards.

hope this gives you an insite as to what goes on.

i will try and choose the best couple of shots for each event i go to and then you guys and gals can tell me where i can improve in the quality of photo's.

superdiver · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

I can say, that what I owuld like to see is their faces. I bet they are making some great expressions. can you get infront of them enough to capture facial expressions? Or do they allow that?

12th of March 2007 (Mon)	#2
gkwood Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southampton UK Posts: 1,123 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Long Distance Casting wow those rods really bend , how far did the winner cast?? __________________ Thanks For Looking Gary

12th of March 2007 (Mon)	#3
tj289 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bromham,Wilts. England. Posts: 120 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Long Distance Casting 235 metres i was second with 231 metres.

12th of March 2007 (Mon)	#4
convergent Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,142	Re: Long Distance Casting Well there's a sport that I've never seen or heard of. __________________ Mike - Victory Photo \| Full Gear List \| Feedback 5D3 gripped - 17-40L f/4 - 24-70L f/2.8 II - 70-200L f/2.8 IS II - 135L f/2 - 300L f/2.8 IS Siggy 15 f/2.8 Fisheye, 100 f/2.8 Macro - TC1.4 II - TC2 III - (2) 600EX-RT - ST-E3-RT

12th of March 2007 (Mon)	#5
HoRnYTuRbO Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 617 Posts: 985 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Long Distance Casting nice, me and my brother would do this when we get bored fishing... my dad never liked it though =) __________________ -Vinny

12th of March 2007 (Mon)	#6
kuadee Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Long Distance Casting Thats pretty neat! Didn't know such a thing existed. =)

13th of March 2007 (Tue)	#7
gkwood Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southampton UK Posts: 1,123 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Long Distance Casting Hey well done tj289 so you came in Second , great shots and Second place great day out __________________ Thanks For Looking Gary

13th of March 2007 (Tue)	#8
Yeoer Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The sharp end of the UK. Posts: 803 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Long Distance Casting I used to do tournament casting about 10 - 12 years ago. I saw Neil Keland cast just under 300 yards...! I didn't come anything like second that day... ha..ha... Nice shots.

13th of March 2007 (Tue)	#9
4Mat Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9	Re: Long Distance Casting Is this one of those pendulum cast? Would love to see the trailing sinker

13th of March 2007 (Tue)	#10
GBRandy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 1,932 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Long Distance Casting Who knew? __________________ GBRandy ------------------------ GearList \| Nikon 1977 - 2007 \|

13th of March 2007 (Tue)	#11
cbock Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: La Mesa, CA Posts: 917 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Long Distance Casting dang. i sure didn't know. being completely naive about the sport, i find it funny to see guys casting into a field. cool captures. first one is really nice. too bad about the slow shutter speed on the second. __________________ Body: 1DIIn Canon Glass: 16 - 35 II F2.8L \| 24 - 70 F2.8L \| 50 II F1.8 \| 70 - 200 F2.8L IS \| 300 F4L IS Sigma Glass: 24-60 F2.8 EX DG \| 70-200 F2.8 EX DG HSM APO \| 30 F1.4 EX DC HSM Other Stuff: Canon 580 EX II \| Vivitar 285HV \| Manfrotto 679B & 488RC0 \| StarFlash 650 & 300

13th of March 2007 (Tue)	#12
superdiver Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ketchikan Alaska Posts: 9,831 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Long Distance Casting Thats a DANG long ways! When do you use this practically? What kind of fishing? __________________ 40D, davidalbertsonphotography.com Newbie still learning

13th of March 2007 (Tue)	#14
tj289 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bromham,Wilts. England. Posts: 120 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Long Distance Casting The sport concentrates just on the casting aspect. we do also fish. the aim of the game is to cast your lead as far as possible. you have to cast into a court which is just like the javelin,dicus and hammer only on a much larger scale. the court is normally marked out to 240 metres. this is where most of todays new shore fishing rods and reels are put through there paces before going on sale to the public. a strange sport to say the least but it does give you a buzz when you see the lead sailing away and the reel is screeming and the line is flowing of the reel at a fare rate of knots. the lead takes approx. 5-6 seconds to travel 250 yards. hope this gives you an insite as to what goes on. i will try and choose the best couple of shots for each event i go to and then you guys and gals can tell me where i can improve in the quality of photo's.

13th of March 2007 (Tue)	#15
superdiver Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ketchikan Alaska Posts: 9,831 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Long Distance Casting I can say, that what I owuld like to see is their faces. I bet they are making some great expressions. can you get infront of them enough to capture facial expressions? Or do they allow that? __________________ 40D, davidalbertsonphotography.com Newbie still learning

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
some more long casting shots ( 6 pics )	tj289	Sports	3	30th of March 2007 (Fri) 16:20
Long Distance Shooting Part 2	RichAK	General Photography Talk	7	12th of May 2006 (Fri) 22:18
Long distance shooting	RichAK	General Photography Talk	8	9th of May 2006 (Tue) 14:07
Best lens for long long distance	ladybelle2k	Canon EF and EF-S Lenses	18	6th of April 2006 (Thu) 20:53
Long distance telephoto	pwagner	Canon EOS Digital Cameras	2	5th of August 2003 (Tue) 09:09