[Allan Liddle]

Sounds like a cracking day, sorry to have missed it, sadly had to collect mum-in-law off the train early afternoon (poor timing on my part).  Didn't even have time for a quick cast as a consolation.

Hope to be able to make next one, heading into hospital for a wee op so attendance will depend on this.

Cheers

Allan

[Ben Dixon]

A few pics....

[Mike Barrio]

Baggy trousers .... Baggy trousers    

[Peter McCallum]

Baggy trousers .... Baggy trousers    

All the best casters wear them Mike, its the way ahead 

[Hamish Young]

Awesome  With luck I'll make it next time.

H 

[Allan Liddle]

Not sure about baggy breeks but Kathleen looks like she's playing a fish.
Ditto with H re the next one, wonder what the fitba players in the background made of it all though? 

[Iain Cameron]

disappointed in my failure to launch the salmon line, though not surprising as I never chuck anything double-handed overhead. ever.  Would have got better distance chucking the rod like a javelin!

I've got a couple of DT spey lines that I don't/won't use - guessing one of them could be cut and shortened to make a head that I could muck about with? Don't know length or profiles of the spey lines; came 2nd hand from Hamish with an Orvis spey reel. i've got a 14 footer, 9/10 rating.

Any hints on the best way to go about trimming a line down to size?

[Ben Dixon]

Have you got jewellers scales Iain?  Cut something to about 55 - 60' long that weighs approximately 45 - 50 grams, that would be a mximum on your rod.

Cheers

Ben

[Marc Fauvet]

Cut something to about 55 - 60' long that weighs approximately 45 - 50 grams, that would be a mximum on your rod.

good stuff from Ben.
Iain, be sure to start off on the heavier/longer side until you get it just right.
you can always cut back but you can't (easily) add line… 
cheers,
marc

btw, nice pics ! looks like it was a blast 

[Iain Cameron]

you can always cut back but you can't (easily) add line… 

thanks Ben, Marc - yes, have kitchen scales & tape measure, so that's a DIY plan for the weekend.

 if it's a DT line, ie tapered at both ends, is this the right place to cut:
   
   xxxXXX [cut here] XXXxxx
or
  xxxXXXXXX [cut here] xxx

not that it matters too much, it's not gonna be a fishing line

[Marc Fauvet]

it doesn't really matter Iain as the head will always be out of the rod tip whenever used but, splicing in the middle will make it a little easier to do. should you want to shorten it later you'll still be working with two ends of equal diameter.
btw, good on you for keeping a back taper instead of just going from a blunt, thick back of head to shooting line 
you can always reduce the taper tips as needed later.
cheers,
marc

[Marc Fauvet]

Iain, i don't know what you're familiar with but here's 3 ways to make a line connection.

no. 2 here is very good. http://www.sexyloops.com/articles/smoothconnections.shtml
(it's stronger than you need. more for fishing, but it is very smooth.

easiest and fastest (specially in the field) http://www.sexyloops.com/articles/smoothconnectionsrevisited.shtml
this one has sexy lumps !  

 

[Iain Cameron]

...you're familiar with but here's 3 ways to make a line connection.

so what you're really saying is that Gaffa tape won't work? bugger!!!

thanks, good advice on those sexy lumps pages

[Mike Barrio]

so what you're really saying is that Gaffa tape won't work? bugger!!!

    

[Marc Fauvet]