I.C.S.F. Plug Casting Competition Rules
Base on the associated organizations The Federation Casting Sports of the CIPS (FCS)
Japan Casting Association(JCA), and the International Casting Federation (ICF). Edition 1997
Revised STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN ,JANUARY 26, 1997
By SPORT FISHING ASSOCIATION (SINGAPORE)

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Plug Casting Accuracy

Rod:
Any single handed rod including line throught the blank, minimum length 1.37 meters, maximum ength 2.50 meters, at least 3 rod rings and a tip ring. Handle not to exceed 1/4 of rod length.
 
Reel:
Open-faced spinning reel with standard spool or Multiplying reel with standard spool. (Reels with changed gear are allowed.)
 
Line:
Unrestricted, but the same diameters in the whole length. Minimum length 22 meters.
 
Plug:
7.5 gr. plastic, tear drop-shaped. Excluding eye 53.0 mm plus/minus 0.3 mm. Diameters of the head 18.5 mm plus/minus 0.3 mm. Weight of the plug 7.5 gr., plus/minus 0.15gr including eye. Color white or 18 gr. plastic, drop-shaped. Length excluding eye 68 mm plus/minus 0.3 mm.
 
Targets:
5 inclined discs, diameters 0.76 meters, maximum thickness 10 mm. Color, yellow Foremost edge 5 cm above ground and the backrest edge 17 cm above the ground.
 
Court:

5 casting stations, for 7.5gr plug beginning from the left shortest distance10 meters to center of target, then increasing to the last target at right 18 meters to center of target. Disc no. 2, 3 and 4 placed on a straight line between 1 and 5. Starting boards as for event no. 3. Discs to be placed and distance measured on the perpendicular from the middle of each starting board. Distance between middle of starting boards 1.50 meters.

For 18gr plug beginning from the left shortest distance 12 metres to centre of target, increasing to the last target at the right 20 metres to centre of target.
 
Casting:
From each of the 5 casting stations to one target from each, casting two casts from each station. The caster goes through the court twice. In all 20 casts.
Casting style free, catapult cast prohibited.
 
Time:
Time limit 8 minutes in all, moving between stations included.
 
Score: All hits score 5 points each. Maximum score 100 points.

 

Plug Accuracy Station

 

Plug Distance (Single Handed)

Rod:
Same as Plug Accuracy.
Reel:
Same as Plug Accuracy.
Line:

For 7.5gr. Plug Minimum diameters 0.18mm, no minus tolerance allowed, but with the same diameters in the whole length. Leader prohibited.

For 18gr. Plug Minimum diameters 0.25 mm, no minus tolerance allowed, but with the same diameters in the whole length. Leader minimum diameters 0.35 mm, no minus tolerance allowed. Minimum length of the leader, at least one complete turn on the reel when ready to cast. (Only monofilament allowed,

Braide line e.g. FireLine, Micron, SpiderWire, .......prohibited.

Plug:
Same as Plug Accuracy.(7.5 gr. or 18gr plastic, tear drop-shaped)
Court:
At 100 meters distance, the court is 50 meters wide, measured at a right angle to the perpendicular axis from the center of the platform. Starting board,1 .50 meters long and 10 cm high. Color, white. Must keep BOTH feet inside this area during casting.
Casting:
Each caster to have 3 casts, one in each round in numerical order.
In the event of break away Plug, the caster is allow to change to the balance issued Plug. (e.g. If the caster first cast plug breakaway while using a 18gr. Plug, they can only use the stanted issued balance 7.5 gr. Plug for the second and third cast.)
Time:
Every cast must, after the court is declared free by the starter, be delivered within
60 seconds. Total time for the three cast 3 minutes. (The break away Plug changing timing is also included in the 3 minutes. )
Score:
Longest cast to win. 1 meter = 1.5 points.

 

Plug Distance Station

DETERMINING THE WINNER

1.
The winner is the caster who achieves the highest points score in combination of events.
   
2.

If two or more casters have the same points score:

a)
In all individual events the winner is determined by cast-off in particular event.
The result of the cast-off determine the numerical order of the winners, but the original result is scored for the event.
b)
In this two events the cast-off is decided by the best score in the shortest time. In distance events the casters make another cast.
c)
Casting order in the cast-off is decided by lot. All cast-off to be cast at the same time and in the same conditions. If there are more casters than courts in any event, the available courts are drawn out to groups with the same number of casters. In all cast-off the scores must not be announced before all the casters have finished their cast-off.
d)
If two or more casters have the same number of points in any combination, the first respectively, second and third place is shared by the casters.

 

Winning Order

Plug Casting Champion:
Highest points score in combination of Accuracy & Distance Single Handed events.
1st Runner-up:
2nd highest points score in combination of Accuracy & Distance Single Handed events.
2nd Runner-up:
3nd highest points score in combination of Accuracy &Distance Single Handed events.