Chuck, Mark your flyline at the house at your maximum casting distance. You'll be surprised when you cast on the pond or lake.
Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Bass Fly Line > Tony: Thanks.. .I'll give that a try... I think one problem also is that in > the boat I have now, because it is a narrow jon boat, I have to cast sitting > down, and now that I think about it, I can practice cast here at the house > farther than I can when I get out in the boat with these big or heavy > flies.. I hope to get a wider boat as soon as possible, but I can try the > upward thing in the mean time, Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:44 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Bass Fly Line > > > > Chuck, > > I would guess you are not letting the rod "load" on > > the back cast. If the fly is dropping too much, try > > casting in a upward motion on the back cast. Without > > seeing what you are doing, it is only a guess. > > Tony > > --- Chuck Alexander > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I see... Then what am I doing wrong, as I have a > >> harder time casting these > >> flies on my softer rod than my stiffer one??? I > >> think it may be in that > >> "slowing down" tip... I keep thinking that if I slow > >> down it's (the big fly) > >> gonna make a splashdown (I fish in a boat LOL) on my > >> back cast, Chuck > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 5:59 AM > >> Subject: Re: [VFB] Bass Fly Line > >> > >> > >> > Chuck, > >> > That would be more flexible, the rod would bend > >> > further down towards the grip. > >> > Tony > >> > --- Chuck Alexander > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Tony: Thanks.. I'll try that.. By softer do you > >> mean > >> >> more flexible??? Or > >> >> stiffer??? I get confused about harder, softer, > >> >> faster, slower etc rods.. > >> >> Chuck > >> >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> To: <[email protected]> > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:26 PM > >> >> Subject: Re: [VFB] Bass Fly Line > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Try slowing down your cast a bit. Give the > >> heavy > >> >> fly > >> >> > time to straighten out the line on the > >> backcast. > >> >> Also > >> >> > a softer rod helps. > >> >> > Tony > >> >> > --- Chuck Alexander > >> >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> Thanks to everybody for the tips.. I think I > >> will > >> >> >> just go with the weight forward...and.... keep > >> >> >> practicing casting these heavier (or more wind > >> >> >> resistant) flies I want to try this year.. > >> Chuck > >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> >> From: jim phillips > >> >> >> To: [email protected] > >> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:05 PM > >> >> >> Subject: Re: [VFB] Bass Fly Line > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Chuck > >> >> >> I have also found that different Fly Lines; > >> >> >> although weight forward are better than > >> others. > >> >> GO > >> >> >> with a quality line from Orvis or other big > >> >> names. > >> >> >> Stay away from "Walmart Specials". Orvis 3rd > >> >> >> Generation flows real smooth and has almost no > >> >> >> memory. I use it as well as Rio and others. > >> They > >> >> are > >> >> >> worth the 50-60 bucks. You can get them > >> cheaper > >> >> on > >> >> >> EBay, tho' > >> >> >> Jim > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On 1/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> In a message dated 1/24/2007 12:29:41 PM > >> >> Eastern > >> >> >> Standard Time, > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> >> writes: > >> >> >> Folks: I heard about "bass fly line". > >> and > >> >> so I > >> >> >> looked it up to see what the deal is, and it > >> says > >> >> it > >> >> >> is specially tapered to cast heavy and/or wind > >> >> >> resistant flies. The ones giving me the most > >> >> >> trouble.. Is it really worth the $60 or so for > >> a > >> >> >> special line like this over my Weight Forward > >> >> >> line??? Will I REALLY be able to tell a > >> >> >> difference??? Thanks, Chuck > >> >> >> Chuck: > >> >> >> I agree with Mark, all I've ever used is > >> a > >> >> >> weight forward line. 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