G. Loomis Chief Rod Designer Steve Rajeff Sets World Single Handed Casting DISTANCE RECORD
G. Loomis Chief Rod Designer Steve Rajeff Sets World Single Handed Casting DISTANCE RECORD.........
G. Loomis' Chief Rod Designer and Casting Guru has done it again! While at the American Casting Association's Nationals Competition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 5th, 2009 Steve managed to destroy the previous world record of 236 feet (set 20 years ago by, who else, Mr. Rajeff) with a record cast distance of 243 ft with a single-handed fly rod. Think about that. Even a cast of 75-80 feet is considered "not bad" by most fly fishermen. One over 100ft usually brings some accolades and possibly a few drinks at the end of the day if it was well placed. But 243 feet? I mean, that almost the length of a Football Field! This was Steve's 37th championship over the last couple of decades. No word as yet if Steve was using one of the new G. Loomis fly rods, but we are pretty certain he wouldn't use anything else since he is "the man" when it comes to Loomis fly rod design. Our congratulations to Steve for this absolutely jaw-dropping distance! If you want to see Mr. Rajeff's complete record and competition summary just click on this link: http://www.americancastingassoc.org/cast_masters/steve.html
