Re: Casting was: [VFB] Fishing report

[mark romero]

Del, two of the very best casting "systems" are that which Joan Wulff 
teaches and that which Mel Krigger teaches. My wife swears by Joan's method 
and since she has now recieved her FFF casting certification, i guess it 
does work. All the different methods work, because they have been perfected 
over the years by a lot of hard work. Like Wes says, find the one for you, 
and stick with it. mark

From: Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Casting  was: [VFB] Fishing report
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 07:11:49 -0700

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
����I am wanting to improve my casting. I do fine out to about 30 ft. but 
from there it goes all to heck. Accuracy, distance, line slap, you name 
it. Any pointers??

Lefty Kreh on Fly Casting DVD (around $30, some less expensive on eBay)

Book (see first if your local library has this, otherwise new copies are 
available online for less than $10):
Modern Fly-Casting Methods: Decades of Fly-Casting Wisdom from America's 
Fly Casting Coach - Lefty Kreh

and see Lefty when he makes an appearance at your area's sportsman's expo.

I find Lefty's instruction to work because it is all based on the physics 
of how your rod (and especially your rod tip) create the forward energy to 
cast your line efficiently.  A good cast is effortless!

MIxing and matching techniques from various fly casting demos, instructors, 
videos, etc. can be more confusion than help.  Pick one technique that you 
like, practice and stay with it.

Tony's pointer is very true, many people attempt to cast with 
high-performance, "fast" stiff rods that are unforgiving and meant for 
expert casters.

Also, I like to "overline" my rods by using a line rated one weight higher 
than the rod.  (i.e. 6 wt. line for a 5 wt. rod).  The performance varies 
from line to line, and is dependent upon how much line you normally cast 
outside your rod tip, so it is a help if you have a chance to test drive 
the line-rod combo before buying the line.  Some shops have demo lines to 
try out.

Wes Wada
Bend, Oregon