I hope the inconvenience of not being able to post photos directly won't keep you from posting.
The casts that Joe Robinson wrote about continue to intrigue me. I am experimenting with a couple soft JDM "Area" trout rods that are designed for lines no stronger than 3 lb line. I still have hopes for finding an "off the shelf" spinning rod that is capable of making the casts.
Without much time to practice, though, I'm not sure if my slow progress is more from my inability to make the casts or the rods' inability to make the casts. Every once in a while I surprise myself, though, so I think my biggest problem is my timing. (Or lack of time to practice. Or winter.)