philB Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I think this fella is pulling our legs. I'm sure its gonna be a creek chub pikey. YouTube - Laguna Tools Pinnacle Lathe - Part 4 (8' Extension) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KcDano Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) Phil, what do you think a guy would use to cast and retrieve that pikie Edited December 11, 2008 by KcDano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philB Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I would suggest this to be suitable tool for casting (underarm cast only of course) YouTube - demolition crane collapse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Yeah Phil, then an hour ago I came across the CNC machines.pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Phil, what do you think a guy would use to cast and retrieve that pikie Too bad they finally retired all the "Iowa" class battleships - those 16 inch guns are the only thing I can think of that might lunch them... 23 miles would be a "pretty good" cast. How many pound test would the line need to be??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philB Posted December 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Yeah Phil, then an hour ago I came across the CNC machines.pete Like they say Pete " Life is a b i t c h" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Spike, pound test I'm on it.As the 16 inch gun is only applying the launch energy to the pikey, then the line only has to support itself and the tonnage of the nuclear sub that you are trying to retrieve. Also, the 23 miles casting distance is a bit hopeful. You would be lucky to make 10 miles. I tested out this theory by deliberately tying the line around the reel, then cast my one off prototype as far as I could. The result was the cast distance increased from 45 yards with line attached, to 175 yards with the line broken. Conclusive evidence that the line adds drag. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Spike, I'm on it.As the 16 inch gun is only applying the launch energy to the pikey, then the line only has to support itself and the tonnage of the nuclear sub that you are trying to retrieve. Also, the 23 miles casting distance is a bit hopeful. You would be lucky to make 10 miles. I tested out this theory by deliberately tying the line around the reel, then cast my one off prototype as far as I could. The result was the cast distance increased from 45 yards with line attached, to 175 yards with the line broken. Conclusive evidence that the line adds drag. Dave Dave, Just because the Main Battery of these ships was so cool, here are a few more facts for your slide rule... The primary armament of an Iowa-class battleship is nine 16-inch (406 mm) / 50-caliber Mark 7 naval guns, which are housed in three 3-gun turrets: two forward and one aft in a configuration known as "2-A-1". The guns are 66 feet (20 m) long (50 times their 16-inch (410 mm) bore, or 50 calibers, from breechface to muzzle). About 43 feet (13 m) protrudes from the gun house. Each gun weighs about 239,000 pounds (108,000 kg) without the breech, or 267,900 pounds (121,500 kg) with the breech. They fire projectiles weighing from 1,900 to 2,700 pounds (850 to 1,200 kg) at a maximum speed of 2,690 ft/s (820 m/s) up to 24 nautical miles (39 km). At maximum range the projectile spends almost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Bruce, that's pretty impressive, I saw one of these (Missouri) out here a few years back, also would have loved to have seen the Yamamoto etc (not shooting at me). This is also pretty impressive, shot a ball 40 Km (24 ml). Jaivana cannon: World's biggest ever wheeled cannon Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) I don't think a 16" naval gun would work unless you attach the bait to the line with a swivel. The rifling in the barrel gives it quite a spin. I don't like a lot of extra hardware on my baits when I fish them, so maybe downsizing a bit to a 120 mm mortar would be more feasible. Besides, it would be much easier to carry in the boat. Just remember you don't want to close the bail before the lure hits the water! I think a "Smokey Joe" paint scheme would be just the thing. Edited January 15, 2009 by BobP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
