RE: Casting was: [VFB] Fishing report

[mark romero]

Jerry, same here. He's my favorite guy in so many ways.......unbridled 
enthusiasim. (i caint speel)...lol The guy is so animated and fun. That 
Whomp Whomp is the best. And his "angle to the dangle" in his spey casting 
videos is so cool. I'm from S.F. and the first place i ever saw fly casting 
was in G.G. Park at the ponds. I was awed completely.........talk about 
WWwwwoooooooooooW! It was many years later that i got bit, but i knew then, 
that the day would come. Just had to see the world first and do some 
"listening" lmao. Know what i mean? mark.....

From: "jerry goldsmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: Casting was: [VFB] Fishing report
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:04:40 -0400
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of mark romero
> Subject: Re: Casting was: [VFB] Fishing report
>
> Del, two of the very best casting "systems" are that which Joan Wulff
> teaches and that which Mel Krigger teaches.
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Guys,
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I learned to fly fish a long time ago in New England on a 4 wt bamboo rd.
Classic tuck the book under your arm and cast from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock.

When I picked up an 8wt and tried to cast 70 ft, I realized I needed help.
I tend to study things and so read several books and saw a LOT of VIDEOS.
When I got Mel Krieger's two tape series on casting it was an ABSOLUTE
AHA!! experience.  I never cast without hearing "WHOMP!!  WHOMP!!"
"down-up/down-up" and "flick the peach off the stick" ringing in my ears.
What I liked most about Mel's system is that it is not so dogmatic that you
have to totally transform yourself.

I was so impressed that on one of my west coast business trips, I contacted
Mel and asked if he would spend a few hours with me at the casting ponds in
Golden Gate Park.  What a great guy.  I paid for two hours of instruction.
I met him at HIS HOUSE, he took me to lunch and HE PAID.  We got to the
casting ponds at 1 PM. At 7PM I had to leave for dinner.  He was still 
going
strong and would have stayed till midnight. I could not get him to take any
additional money

 From his tapes and LOTS of practice, I was getting about 60-70
feet out but not very pretty and only in the general direction of what ever
it was that I was casting at.

I left there casting 70-80 ft with pretty tight loops  that were
consistently landing either in or very close to the target hoops in the
ponds.

BIG MEL KREIGER fan

JG