Hi Chuck: did you make or tring to make a new fly [the wife fly]?or did you
want to make a new hole for a new pair of ear rings?ha ah aha.
dave
ps throw another dog in the house with you it will keep you warmer
dave
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Chuck Alexander
Sent: December 22, 2006 1:29 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting heavy flies
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
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