One of the lost arts in flyfishing in my opinion is line management, and I'm not just talking about mending. Learning to loop 5 to 10 foot sections of line over your stripping hand fingers as you strip in line for the next cast( pinky first, ring finger next, etc.) is a very valuable skill that will become automatic after a while. I use a stripping basket in the salt where the wave action causes tangles, but in a river, try the finger loop method. It really is easier than it sounds and with practice it will enable you to get your cast out with one roll cast, one backcast, and a shoot... Well, most of the time ;-)
Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: T. Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 11:12 PM Subject: Re: fast action rods > > > > >From: "rderedfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: fast action rods > >Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 18:30:05 -0700 > > > >I agree with you, Phil. A super fast action rod is probably not the best > >rod of choice for casting heavy sink tip lines. A tight loop is not the > >answer for casting these lines! > > > >By the way, a rod rep of a major Sage competitor, and someone who has been > >in the biz a long time, told me he thought the RPL (which is now the VPS) > >was/is the best rod Sage made (this discussion was held pre-XP). > > > >Richard > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Karen Crandall & Phil Marie-Rose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 3:15 PM > >Subject: Re: fast action rods > > > > > > > Hmmm... Personally I'm not a huge fan of ultra fast rods with heavy sink > > > lines. Too much jerky "push-me-pull-you" action on the back and fore > >casts, > > > and too much the big dumpola of line pilling up on the delivery end. > >Are > > > you casting your sinktip like a regular line? If you are, that's > >probably > > > where your problem lies. If that's the case, let me know, and I'll try > >to > > > point you in the right direction. > > > > > > Phil > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: T. Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 10:23 PM > > > Subject: fast action rods > > > > > > > > > After slingin' heavy flies with heavy sink-tip on the Sky and Snoqualmie > > > all day Saturday, I'm feeling the need for a stiffer, faster rod. My > >Sage > > > VPS, though actually adequate, seems a little "stressed" with all that > > > weight and line. I know my arm was. (And for those of you > >wondering--fairly > > > high water, combat with the gear fishermen at Sultan, and no crowds and > >one > > > brief hook-up near Fall City.) > > > Though I covet an XP, I'm wondering what the general feeling is about > >less > > > expensive rods, like the Legend Ultra, or Cabela's fast taper model, for > > > example. A new rod would also be used in the salt, as is my VPS. > > > > > > Thanks, Tom > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > > > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, guys, your input is most helpful. I understand the need for a > little slower, more relaxed timing for casting heavy sink-tips. As I think > about my day last weekend, it occurs to me that part of my problem was the > amount of false-casting needed to get enough line in the air to finally > shoot that loop out of the water dangling downstream from me. A stripping > basket (which I use for the salt) would help solve that. Otherwise, once I > got the line going, my casts were pretty good (for me, anyway). In case > you're wondering, I use the Rio Quad-tip, with the Type 6 tip in action last > Saturday. > > Thanks again, > > Tom > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >
