Dave: Yeah, I pierced her ears.. Funny you should mention that cause seriously, I showed one friend of ours some flies, and she said I should tie them in pairs, cut off the ends of the hooks and sell them for ear rings.. She wants me to tie her some "ear rings" LOL, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: David Masson To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 3:20 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] Casting heavy flies 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
