Adaptacast

[Snape]

Does anyone have experience of this ingenious devices?



It allows a centrepin reel to be rotated through 90 degrees to allow sidecasting.

I have one but don't really use it as it needs your centrepin to be fully loaded with line so it flows over the rim. It also puts twists in the line.
Otherwise I think it a great innovation and it preceded Ray Walton's by several decades.

[Mike Wilson]

.......and first invented by P D Malloch and patented Sept 3rd 1884.

Mike

[The Sweetcorn Kid]

Very interesting guys, thanks........... :thumb:

[St.John]

I have one, but it's a load of rubbish. Puts twist in your line like you wouldn't belive, after about ten casts you may as well Chuck the line away. There's all sorts of things like that, like the ray Walton rolling pin, but it ain't my Cuppa..

[J.T]

One of these has come up on the Bay of E.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-fishi ... 45fd12284e

Think I'll give it a miss.

[Rich]

Snape,
I have only seen one attached to a zephyr style reel
The reel had a heavy spool with a large radius cut to the front edge.
It was loaded with a non tapered silk line
Used as a worming rod ?
Again its in the shed but if of interest i will try and unpack things
Regards
Rich

[StalkingLuke]

Kevin Cliffords A History of Carp Fishing book shows a picture of somebody winding the line around a thermos flask cup to allow long casts with a centre pin. Has anybody tried this?

[Snape]

Chris Lyons (http://www.moonstrike.co.uk/ ) casts by removing his centrepin, turning it through 90 degrees and casting then putting it back on the rod. Seems easy enough.
Videos: http://www.moonstrike.co.uk/cast2.avi
http://www.moonstrike.co.uk/wyecast1.mpg