Chuck, Don has it covered pretty well, I will add that you might make your cast so that the fly is cast up and not straight back. Each of us have our way of casting so what will work for one might not be the best for the other. We have talked about you coming to the Sowbug. This is the place where you can be shown how to cast by certified instructors, we have some of the best. You should bring the rod you use and some heavy flies. Don can show his way, I can show you my way and the instructor can show his way. Tony --- DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
