Allan, You covered it, what I should of said when I said "slow down the cast" did not mean a soft (slow) rod. It meant to "SLOW" down the action of the cast. In other words, give the line time it straighten out on the back cast and the fwd cast. The heavy fly will travel slower so more time is needed for the line to straighten out. With all of this, the line can't loose the speed it needs to stay straight so timing comes into the problem. If the cast is brought fwd too soon, you might get a tailing loop with a big tangle or a hit on the back of the head . If the rod is dropped too soon on the fwd cast, the line will flop down in a pile. The same thing can happen if the line speed is lost. I cast somewhat different than some others, I still get the line out and the fly where I want it. To me , that is what counts. Tony --- Allan Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >so tony is a slow action rod better that a fast > action rod?and how can one > >tell?if a person is fishing with a hook size of 6 > to say20 do you need a > >fast action rod. > > I'm not Tony, but I'm sure he will agree that > neither a slow rod nor > a fast rod is "better" than the other. > They just take slightly different casting styles. > Some people prefer > a fast rod. Some people prefer a slow rod. A lot > of people cast > either type equally well. > > In reality, they shouldn't be called "slow" and > "fast", since that > gives a bad connotation. They should more > appropriately be called > 'soft action' and 'firm action'. Often they are > called 'parabolic* > action' and 'tip action'. *parabolic because when > the rod flexes the > entire length, it becomes a parabola. > > I guess the "slow" moniker came up because you might > have to delay > your forward cast a milli-second or two longer with > a soft action rod > to allow it to 'load' properly. > > Allan, drifting slowly back under the overhanging > bank. > -- > Allan Fish > Greenwood, IN > [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
