"Ordinarily the man accustomed to a 9-foot fly rod would reduce to one
about 7 feet long and feel that he was equipped for working a small
brook. This, I beg to point out, is only the palest concession to that
kind of angling. If we chop 4 feet off that, however, the remaining 3
foot length will permit casting from almost any position. I use mine
right- or left-handed, with the tip pointing almost at the water.
Because of the length and essentially greater line speed, the rod throws
tight loops, which permits casting under obstacles with relative ease.
There is no tendency to "hook" casts off the target, as you certainly
must when casting with a longer rod in a purely horizontal plane."
"Fishing with McClane"
By A. J. McLane
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Jimmy D. Moore - Author,Outdoor Writer,TOWA, TF&G,VP-GRTU
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