This is a video showing spey-casting a shooting head line:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9YlEfVV1S8
Can link to other videos, also.
One of many articles 'how to':
http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/shootingheads/
Jerry Goldsmith uses shooting heads, but I don't know if he's lurking today.
I tried once, when with him, but the timing is something that needs to be
practiced.
Main reason- distance. Where to use- big water. Drawbacks- lots of line
out to manage.
DonO
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From: "Tom Davenport" <t...@comcast.net>
To: <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 1:00 PM
Subject: [VFB] Not a Dumb Question #1 (Shooting Heads)
OK, Jimmy has challenged us to admit that there is stuff that we don't know
and ask about it, so here I go: I have never fished with a shooting head,
although I have read about them. Do we have any shooting head experts out
there who use them regularly? How do you cast and load them? What are the
main advantages/disadvantages? Where do you get them, and are some brands
better than others? Are they primarily made to use as a sinking line, or
can they be used dry as well? Can you switch heads for different purposes?
How far should a good caster be able to cast one?
Thanks in advance,
Tom
On Jan 26, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Jimmy D. Moore wrote:
Thanks DonO: We have indeed lost members. I just checked and as of
today, we have 200 members, a far cry from our high water mark of 600 +.
Right now we're averaging 775 posts per month, which comes in at 29 VFB
posts per day. 775 sounded like a lot, but the 29 ain't much. With 200
members, we should have lots more activity and we can if our members will
remember what the VFB was designed for - learning from each other and
passing on tips on fly fishing / tying. Maybe some of us, not me and
DonO, are too bashful to pose a question or pose a comment. However, we
all need to remember that "THERE'S NO DUMB QUESTION WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW
THE ANSWER." So, lets get cracking and ask those questions and pass along
our fly fishing and fly tying tips. I do the Daily Quote and that
generates a few comments, but maybe I should pull in a few instructional
quotes too. Don't worry about someone on the list jumping you for a
comment you've made. If they do, it's usually done in fun. An example
would be me chastising DonO for being so long-winded. Give him a word,
just one little word, and he can write a 5 page epistle on it. Banter is
good, to a point and gives us a chance to poke fun at one another. One
thing for sure, as VFB Moderator, I ain't gonna jump on anybody, at least
not on List, so let's saddle up and get the list Moving again.
JIMMY D
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