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Old May-12-2008, 08:31 PM   #18 (permalink)
titan05
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Name: Jim
Age: 52
Vessel: Partial to the American Angler
Location: Poway, Ca.
Job:What's that? - you mean taking care of the wife so I can fish
Bio: Glad one of my fishing partners got home from chasin the Taliban
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Originally Posted by tunanorth View Post
In reference to a separate surface iron thread, here is a little more.
I have my TRQ200 on a 10-foot Tady 1097 jigstick.
With a Tady 45 and a 40 pound topshot on this rig, I know that the best cast these 54-year old old shoulders can produce is about 95 yards.
Accordingly, my topshot is 100 measured yards, and I can get very close with a favorable tailwind.
Last October aboard the American Angler, deckhand Taro [22 years young] borrowed the rig, and promptly yelled: "Hey Steve, your topshot is way too short".
My reply was "It's not too short for me!".
In the right [young] hands, casts of over 100 yards with a Tady 45 are easily achievable with a TRQ200.
Taro can throw iron a mile......when him and Ray get it going.....oh man and then Brian decides to toss a few.......it is a real pleasure to watch this guys load up the iron.
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