Mike: Thanks.. That may be my problem.. I went down to a 6X, (from a 3X I think) and I've problems with tangles etc since.... That is probably my problem... Or the "NUT" casting the rod ROFL, Thanks, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 6:58 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] Non-Feather Wing Material (to Don O) > Chck; > > Tippet material can also have a big effect here. I have had a lot of > trouble with fluoro tippets especially in the 6X,7X and 8x range. I > don't use it anymore because of the twisting problems. > Mike M > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Chuck Alexander > Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 12:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Non-Feather Wing Material (to Don O) > > Wes: Thanks.. I know what ya mean now, cause i have noticed that some of > my > flies, the tippet just curls up when it lands, and with others, it lays > out > perfectly straight.... I guess those did not spiral or twist.... Chuck > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wes Wada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 2:12 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Non-Feather Wing Material (to Don O) > > > > Don: How does one know if a fly is spinning during the cast????? I'm > so > > blind I can barely SEE the fly during casts, much less know if it is > > spinning.. Or is it (the spinning) a feel you get in the rod???? > Thanks, > > Chuck > > Hi Chuck, > > One of my favorite patterns is a foam terrestrial with plastic wings > cut from the plastic off a Tiemco hook bag. I have used this pattern > extensively over the last four years, and only once did I have a > problem with a twisted leader. What this looks like is that the > leader will furl onto itself. On smaller flies, the fly may not sit > upright on the water correctly due to the torque of the twisted > leader. > > That aside, I think whether or not wings will cause a fly to spin > depends on a number of factors (feel free to add to this list): > > 1. How big the wings are compared to the size of the fly. > 2. How rigid and how air resistant the wing material is > 3. Whether or not the wing in the pattern is upright or tied more as a > downwing style). > 4. Whether wing lengths are equal in length (given a pair of wings). > 5. How big the fly is...bigger flies will generally exhibit less of > the leader twisting problem. > 6. How much the hook in question can act as a keel for the fly > traveling through the air and sitting in the water. > 7. Tippet diameter... the thinner the tippet, the more apt any fly is > to twist the leader. > > Just in my experience the problem is overrated. But if you are a > small fly/ light tippet guy, then the problem might be, well, more of > a problem. > > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon >
