Garry Dickerson put on a fine display over this years open to secure victory after 5 years of trying.
Two days of high pressure, light but steady winds, damp air etc made life difficult to say the least.
Sinkers were screaming off the rod top then dying.
All in all, another great casting weekend though and the Jersey [...]

It is rated 85-150g but, Simon has clearly stated…. THIS IS THE SINKER WEIGHT….
Bait carriage is extra and is allowed for.
So, in tests, we threw 200g no worries.
Century of course are playing on the edge here and they appreciate that
not everyone has a smooth style, not everyone will use baits of a standard
size and they [...]

Continuing the recent theme of using rods which BEND to achieve good casts I today went out with probably the softest proper rod in my armoury. The Zziplex Bass is rated 3 to 4oz.
Anyway, It’s becoming quite clear that a rod which bends to a usable for ( YOU) effective length and can recover [...]

A quick look at the fundamentals involving the use of the hips.
Leaving the rod behind, turning the head without bringing the rod with you
and making sure the hips rotate ahead of the arms is something worth
practising.
It can mean the difference of many meters. directionally, the use of the hips
can get a sinker out and wide [...]

A quick look at the diverse saltwater flyfishing here in Jersey.
We’ve been fishing on the fly rod over here for around 17-18 years.
Mullet are HARD to catch on the fly rod, be under no illusions.
But, now, with years of hard work behind us and of course the experience and confidence
we can pretty much drop onto [...]

Just in…..
Confirmation arrived that the 2008 saltwater flyfishing festival is a GO !
Packages will be sent out to all interested parties early in the new year with regards entry
places to stay and things that will be happening during the festival.
We have FULL Jersey Tourism support and the commercial guys have agreed a series
of NO NET [...]

Thanks to the insight of forum user “crabpaste” and the many users who have helped with the data collection
we can now offer a fair amount on info based on actual end user experiences.
Many of these weights are all up built rods, whislt some are blank and others blank + taped guides.
The actual forum thread can [...]

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High swing:
18 gram:
12-14 mph winds.
casting well:
Zziplex Bass, Abu 2500 C, 118 meters.
same reel, but different rod, much stiffer, Zziplex Profile Lure
18 gram: 126.5 meters.
first up, the Zziplex Bass…

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So, what next ?
Well, since loosing what is now over 7 stone in body weight, all since last April, so a year [...]