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
