casting test for super-UL rod
Some of you know that I make custom rods. One of the rod types I specialize in is super-UL rods that are lighter in action than any factory UL, and will cast very light lures, 1/64 oz. and even lighter, significantly further than any factory rod. I've made a few of these rods for bluegill fanatics and have gotten rave reviews, but sometimes people are skeptical when I tell them how well they'll cast the super-light stuff, so I decided to do a test. Even I was surprised at how far the rod cast a 1/64 oz. jig.
The rod is a 6'6" spinning rod, made on a graphite blank. I used 2-lb. test on a Shimano 2500, and did ten casts each with a 1/64 oz. jig, a 1/32 oz. jig, and a 1/16 oz. jig. Here are the results:
1/64 oz. jig:
42.4'
43.6'
43'
45'
46.2'
44.4'
44.9'
45.9'
49'
42.9'
Longest cast: 49 feet
Average distance: 44.7 feet
1/32 oz. jig:
64'
57.5'
55.4'
61'
53'
59'
58.5'
56'
61'
62'
Longest cast: 64 feet
Average distance: 58.7 feet
1/16 oz. jig:
69.6'
67'
65'
66'
67.3'
64'
68'
66.7'
67'
64'
Longest cast: 69.6 feet
Average distance: 66.5 feet
So the rod cast a 1/64 oz. jig an average of just under fifteen yards, and a 1/32 oz. jig an average of just under twenty yards.
Here's a photo of one of these rods I made for one of the regulars on ****************:
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