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50ft oh cast reference
The purpose of this simulation is to
illustrate:
· The casting stroke, given as input.
· Input defining the rod.
· How a simulated cast can be animated.
· Some additional output data of relevance.
Input
The casting arc
is the angular difference from the start of acceleration to the loop is formed.
It
is the area under the curve in the figure above for the corresponding times.
Rod input data:
Output, animations (click on image to start
animation)
The animation
below includes a “stiff rod in black” showing the hand movement.
Output, additional results
Graphs below
shown for one stroke
The rod tip
trajectory is the path the rod tip travels (impacts loop shape)
The horizontal
rod tip velocity equals the line velocity at the rod tip (if no line haul/feed)
The line tension at rod tip is the “pulling” force accelerating
the line.
The horizontal
rod tip deflection is a measure of the bending of the rod:
The bending moment
at the rod handle gives a measure of the wrist strength required by the caster.
The energies
presented below include rod+line+leader+fly.
The work by
fluid drag and material damping, presented below,
include rod+line+leader+fly.