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I believe the testing for Fly Fishing Federation (FFF) casting instruction allows for up to 7 wts, but I see no distances for the Accuracy competitions..does anyone know the maximum distance of the targets?
From my 2015 CCI records:
"ACCURACY CASTS-ROD HAND ONLY
Beginning with the fly in hand, present the fly to targets at 20, 30 and 45 feet (6.1,
9.1, 13.7m). The candidate shall begin this task with the line extended to 55 feet (16.7m) and
then strip in the line until only 4 to 5 feet of fly line is beyond the rod tip. The line shall be
adjusted during false casting between the targets. Once the desired amount of line is
established, the line hand shall cease being used and casting should occur using the rod hand
only. If the candidate misses the first target at 20 feet (6.1m), the candidate will strip in the
line until 4 to 5 feet (1.2-1.5m) of fly line is beyond the rod tip and begin again with the fly in
hand. If the candidate misses the second (30’ 9.1m) or third (45’ 13.7m) target, the candidate
will strip in the line to the previous target. A candidate is allowed three attempts per target.
Allowances should be made for adverse conditions.
Expectations: The fly shall land within a 30 inch (76 cm) ring or within 15 inches (38 cm) of the center of
a target; loop trajectory should be adjusted as target distance changes; there should be no ticking of the
fly before the presentation; the back casts should be approximately 180 degrees from the target. Loop
control should be exhibited throughout the task in both forward and back casts."You get up to a 7 weight rod and line not longer than 9 feet, a 7-1/2ft or longer leader, and a yarn fly. Rod material does not matter, I know guys who did the test with bamboo and passed.