Jack: I'll have to try this.. I tried just turning my head around and
watching the back cast, but it messed up my arm when I turned my head (and
shoulders I guess) and messed up the casts, Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Lehman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Bass Fly Line - Casting a Bass Bug
I'm not a certified instructor, but I help them sometimes in clinics. A
friend teaches a twist that's too late for me to shake my old bad habits
on, but I recommend it to beginners. All of us learned to cast facing
forward, "Orvis" style. If its not too late, learn to cast sideways, that
is across your body. Right handed? Turn your left side to the target.
This allows you to look back and see your backcast. 'Cause whatever your
backcast is doing, that's where your cast is going. You have the backcast
under control and going straight back and a little up with a loop that's
allowed to straighten, and that's probably what your cast will do. Pull
out too soon, or add a big arc, or whatever, and you'll be fighting all
the way thru your cast. You don't have to cast this way all the time, but
be accomplished enough to check yourself whenever you feel its not right.
Jack
Austin
