Add this to #3, . . . and say to yourself, "slow down."
Leland.
I'll just blab my two cents so far. Here are just a list of random observations so far:
1. I love the ability to launch heavy flies with only a foot or two of back casting room, out 50 feet easy.
2. Be careful casting flies from your off side. I haven't impaled my self yet, but have whacked myself with flies.
3. When you casting gets ugly, take a deep breath relax.
4. It's a pain in the butt bushwhacking with a 14 foot pole and all the fly line that's associated with it.
5. Go down to the spey clave and get some help from the guys down there.
6. Realize that practicing with a floating line is waaay different than casting a sink tip.
7. Being a lightweight person, it's nice not feeling like you have to wade out very far, matter of fact I usually am only wet up to my calves, unless I'm trying to get a particular angle on something.
8. Lastly it's fun.
Anyways probably didn't' answer any of your questions, but from a beginner perspective that's all I can offer. :)
Mark
