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Casting Tips for May, 2010
The front end of the fly line needs to move as early in the casting stroke as possible.
Many prominent casting instructors use this tip as their first primary casting principle. To make a cast the rod needs to bend. In order for the rod to bend it must pull against the weight of the fly line. Therefore, the front end of the fly line needs to move as early as possible. In fact the casting stroke does not begin until this happens.
Casting Tip for June, 2010
The rod must accelerate throughout the entire casting stroke on both the forward cast and the back cast. This tip is from Tim Rajeff’s 6 basic rules of casting. Another way to say this is “save the power for the end of the cast”. As an aside note, if you ever get a chance to see Tim Rajeff cast be sure and do so. The speed he accelerates to before his stop is amazing.
Casting Tip for July, 2010
This month’s tip is 3 practice aids. The first is from Jason Borger’s book and is used to build better casting strength. Practice with a 10 wt. The second, (one of my favorite practice aids), is mark your practice fly line so that you know how many feet of line you are casting. Make 1-inch marks for 10 feet and ½-inch marks for 5 feet. Label your line (every 5 feet) from 20 feet to 70 feet (or 20 feet past as far you can cast). Use a permanent ink marker and you can fish without the marks coming off. The third is 15 minutes of practice daily is much better than 2 hours once a week. You will be amazed at the number of ways these aids will improve your casting. We will have a casting session again before each meeting; restarting a tradition Jerry Clark ran for many years. Bring your rod and line and we can work on any problem you are having, or we can work on any new skill. If you have never cast before we love to teach people without bad habits. So come one come all, new caster or seasoned fish stalker, everyone is welcome. Any questions about the tips please ask at our casting sessions.
Casting Tip for August, 2010
The rod must accelerate throughout the entire casting stroke on both the forward cast and the back cast.
This tip is from Tim Rajeff’s 6 basic rules of casting. Another way to say this is “save the power for the
end of the cast”. As an aside note, if you ever get a chance to see Tim Rajeff cast be sure and do so.
The speed he accelerates to before his stop is amazing.
We will have a casting session again before each meeting; restarting a tradition Jerry Clark ran for many years. For
the present we will meet on the field just west of the main parking lot. Once in the parking lot look opposite the
building and you should see us casting.
Please join in beginning an hour before the meeting. Bring your rod and line and we can work on any problem you
are having, or we can work on any new skill. If you have never cast before we love to teach people without bad
habits. So come one come all, new caster or seasoned fish stalker, everyone is welcome
Casting Tip for September, 2010
We all roll cast? Would you like to double your distance? This month’s tip will help you do that, (if you put in the practice time). Simon Gawesworth says that a single handed spey cast will double the distance of your roll cast. To learn about this, check out the podcast from “AskAboutFlyFishing.com”.
While two handed spay casting requires special rods and lines a single handed spey cast does not require a special rod or line. It is worth investing the time and effort to learn. Check out the podcast, or look into videos about single handed spey casting. Simon Gawesworth has also written a book on the subject.
If you are not familiar with AskAboutFlyFishing.com you should explore it, as there are many good programs in the show archives.
Please come to our club casting practice sessions beginning an hour before the meeting. Bring your rod and line and we can work on any problem you are having, or we can work on a new skill. If you have never cast before we love to teach people without bad habits. Larry Carli and I will both be there to help. We will stop early enough that everyone can get to the meeting in time to get raffle tickets and a good seat.