insightful article. I think it is a lot like golf. If you want to improve you need to pay attention to the details. Anyone can buy an outfit either golf or flyfishing but to be good you need to be able to hit all the shots and do it well. Otherwise you are playing putt putt on the water.
Mike On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 4:34 AM, Webb, Gary <glw...@gundluth.org> wrote: > Many famous fly fishers have participated in casting competitions. Among > them, Lee Wulff, Joan Wullf, Mel Krieger, and of course Steve Rajeff. > Things they have learned are of benefit to all of us. Whether it is > improved equipment (rods, reels, fly lines) or casting techniques. Casting > accurately at any distance requires the same process. These competitors > have analyzed the casting process to nth degree. Some with computers and > videos and some just have > gifts that allow them to sense everything about their casting: The rod, > the line, and their own stroke. Like Tiger Wood's being able to feel the > difference of 2 grams in weight between two drivers. > Perhaps this article will give us a little more insight as to whether we > should care about what goes into competitive fly casting. > http://www.letsflyfish.com/SteveRajeff.htm > > I try to treat SEND key like the trigger on a gun. Once I pull/push I > can't get it back. > How many times do I wish I had followed my own advice.(With the SEND key!) > Especially when I'm having a bad day. > > Gary L Webb > > > -----Original Message----- > From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Chuck Alexander > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:04 PM > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [VFB] World's record fly casting distance... This is > unreal!!!!!!! > > John: (et al) If you fish for, say, bonefish, or carp, or any other "timid" > fish, you'd better be able to cast for distance, or you'll never "sneak up" > on one of these fish, Chuck > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John" <ridderb...@att.net> > To: <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:04 AM > Subject: Re: [VFB] World's record fly casting distance... This is > unreal!!!!!!! > > > > All my fishing occurs within 20-50 feet , who cares how far someone > > can chuck a line. Not practical > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Apr 11, 2012, at 11:01 AM, Sam Neusch <sam.neu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> I agree, who gives a shit? I don't. > >> > >> Sam > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >> On Apr 11, 2012, at 9:24 AM, "Jimmy D. Moore" <ray...@earthlink.net> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Who gives a 'shit ! > >>> > >>> Allan Fish wrote: > >>> > >>>> Here's a link to all the records: > >>>> <http://www.americancastingassoc.org/assoc_membership/national_reco > >>>> rds/fly_dist.html#Anchor-35882> > >>>> > >>>> a. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > >>> group. > >>> > >>> To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To > >>> unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > >>> > >>> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > >> group. > >> > >> To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To > >> unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > >> > >> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > > group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To > > unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4927 - Release Date: > > 04/10/12 > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To > unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > -- Mike Bliss Aloha from Hawaii -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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