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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.