Where I do my practice casting, there are many very good casters and some instructors. One, of whom, was casting to the other end of the pond. I asked him to cast my rod to feel if it was balanced rod to line. He was able to cast my rod almost into the backing. He said to cast his rod and I cast it about as far as I was casting mine. He did say my back cast was to hurried and I was overpowering my front cast. He was using a double haul while casting my rod, of which I am lousy at. It all comes down to much practice and more practice. I just am not getting all the resources out of my rod that is possible. It seems it's not the newer and better materials that can bring a good performance out of a rod, but the big nut holding the cork has a lot to do with the performance. Practice, practice, practice is the only way to bring out the best in any rod.


Crunchy