Thanks to everybody on the casting tips.. I think I'll start using these
"fishing but not catching" days as "heavy fly casting practice" days..
Thanks, Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 10:16 AM
Subject: RE: [VFB] Casting heavy flies
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]
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