Chuck Check out the Airflo designs and you will see what I think Jerry may be talking about. My husband has this system also. I have a separate sinking head that I can add to my line that isn't as heavy as casting a full sinking line. I stay to floating or intermediate for most of my fishing and if I need to get a little deeper I carry the sinking head but I really am not too good at casting it. I think I've just used the floating line so much I'm more used to the feel of it. I started using an intermediate line more this past summer. I'm still working on it. :) http://www.flylines.com/Flylines_AirfloFlylineRange_Specialist_TacticalShoot ingHeads.cfm I'm guessing this is a more common thing in Saltwater lines but I'm still a neophyte at fly fishing so don't take me too seriously. ;0) I do cast some heavy flies and I don't back cast them over my shoulder I cast them slightly off to the side so I don't hook myself if the cast fails. I've hit myself a couple of times in the back (the winds are killers here also) but I haven't yet hooked myself...knock on wood. I'm sure my time is coming it's inevitable with the winds we get here. Regards, Deb
www.uftri.org www.linesend.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Alexander Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 4:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting heavy flies Jerry: Thanks for the tips.. But, before they can help Me, i have a cpl of questions #1, what is a "head"??? I may sound stupid LOL, but is that the head of the fly??? or part of a special leader???? Also, what about the times when I am bass fishing and the fish are in one foot of water??? Once I figure out what a "head" is I'll be able to understand a lot better...Thanks, Chuck Chuck, Several comments. My definition of a good cast is one that results in a hook up. Secondly, I am not a purest. In fact, I might be the least pure guy on the list. J With weighted flies I use a fast action rod with either intermediate or sinking shooting heads or I over line by one weight and use short sink tip lines. With a weighted fly as you describe, your fly is ending up deep or on the bottom, so I let the line help in the casting of the fly and with getting it down. I am not saying I never use a floating line with a clouser, but again it would be with a line weighted one up from the rod and with a short head. My typical set up is a 7 wt with an 8 wt 28-30' shooting head or an 8wt with a 225 or 250 grain Teeny type line. Rods are 9' and FAST. I also use heads made of TC-14 in various lengths. Some as short as 15-20 ft. With some of my set ups, I will actually use heads that are two sizes up. 7wt with 9wt head, 8 wt with 10wt head. In Florida, in addition to the weighted fly, I am almost always in the wind. So an open lob cast is out of the question. I have worn more than my share of Flies. But if I keep the loop tight and only false cast once, I am pretty safe and can cast pretty far. I typically use the water haul technique.
