DonO: I'll try that... I have just been trying to fish them like the lighter flies, and yes, I have ended up with them in my lap, caught in my cap and even caught my WIFE in the ear earlier this year LOL.. So, you can see why I need to learn to cast them.. The doghouse gets cold this time of the year, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: DonO To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting heavy flies Chuck, Most casting ills are created by the backcast. If you're not picking the fly up with power and authority, your forecast will have no energy to deliver the fly out any distance. You must be able to deliver the fly into the backcast properly or the problems will start to compound, and you'll end up with the flyline draped across your lap and the fly hooked in your hat or head. False casting with heavy flies needs to be kept to a minimum- at best-none. But the weight of your rig determines how heavy is 'heavy'. A big weighted hare's ear is a lot for a 3wt, but nothing for an 8wt., and so on. It's hard here to diagnose what we can't actually observe. Your problem could be one thing, a couple, or many. But you do have to have a strong backcast with a lot of energy to make the front cast work. High speed and a tight loop isn't always the best thing for fast-moving heavy wet flies. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Alexander To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 5:11 PM Subject: [VFB] Casting heavy flies Folks: I noticed the other day that I am still having a heck of a time casting flies with any weight to them at all. They just want to "lob" out a very short distance.. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.. I tend to want to do like a lure and caster harder, and that just makes things worse.. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks, Chuck ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.26/594 - Release Date: 12/20/2006
