Paul is right. There are rods and reels capable of
casting long distances. In Hawaii, the shorefisher
use 12 to 13 foot rods, with conventional reels like
Penn Senator 6/0 and regularly make casts to 100yds
and more. In recent long distance casting competition
in Hawaii, guys have casted more than 900 feet! These
outfits are used to catch Ulua, or Giant Trevally
which grow over 100 lbs. I have seen them handle
large reef and tiger sharks.
I have never heard of a catapult. You know, you could
always hook up a gas power radio control boat and drag
a line out. But if you are going to that extremes,
you ought just buy a boat...and catch sharks from
that.
--- Paul Pezalla <paul@wackerbaits.com> wrote:
> What sort of range do you need? The rods (12'-13') I
> sell to carp anglers are capable of 100 yard casts
> in the hands of a moderately skilled person and 175
> yards in the hands of someone with good technique
> and a fair bit of practice. We sell a few of these
> to surf anglers as well.
>
> Paul Pezalla
> www.wackerbaits.com
> Bait, tackle & technology for the catch & release
> carp angler.
> 1422 Roosevelt Rd
> Broadview IL 60155
> USA
> 708-450-0305
> fax (708) 570-1441
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: pecalote
> To: fishingtheusaandcanada@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:18 PM
> Subject: [fishingtheusaandcanada] Long-range
> CASTING
>
>
> I live in South Texas, and wish to build a
> catapult-type device to
> propel bait into the surf for Shark fishing.
> I hate wading out because of the stingrays and
> jellyfish.
> I am searching for information or plans on a
> slingshot type of casting
> catapult that I believe is currently being used to
> fish from the bank
> for sturgeon.
> Have you ever seen anything like this, or know of
> a website where I can
> locate plans or more information?
> I tried to post a picture, but had no success.
>
>
>
>
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