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    Walter & Group :-

    I'm starting something new.  Once in a while I'll dig out an old message and send as an attachment.  Some are interesting, some (like the one, today ... from Tom White) are sterling.  We can all continue to learn from these.

    A note of thanks from John MacDiarmid along with a teaching tip :

    Gordy, 
     
     When I explain the straight line path of the rod tip I use one of the older model folding carpenter rulers.  They are easy to carry and when folded out straight they can be held in one hand. With the other hand, I pivot the last section of the rod on the grass and sweep  the rod tip in a straight path underneath.
     
      Please add my thank you to the one from Tom Bell.  When I found your site about 10 months ago I started filing the info as it came in, in a 2" notebook...I am now on my second 2" notebook.  The info (along with what I learned from Allen Crise.)was extremly helpful when I was studying for the CCI exam which I passed last fall...THANK YOU!  It is still rainy and cold here but I am scheduled to teach some in the spring and summer.  The recent series on teaching tricks will be very helpful,  a big thank you to you and the experienced instructors that shared this info.  If you give a class on salt water fishing at the conclave, I'll be in the front row!
     
    John MacDiarmid
    Central Point, Oregon
     
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    John ....  I appreciate your note of thanks.  On the salt water workshop for the Conclave:  I'll wait to set it up until I can be more certain of full attendance.  I'd like 15 attendees...................  Jim Valle and I will be meeting with Lefty this spring to see if we can organize a good course designed to help those who are thinking of planning salt water fly fishing trips.
     
    So many take those trips without proper instruction / preparation, then get frustrated when they find thay can't handle the tackle effectively or the wind.  They lose many fish (especially tarpon !) because they have not been trained in the very special hooking and fighting techniques. Presenting to  these fish properly requires special knowledge as well.  New line handling techniques should be learned  including those needed for fishing from a flats skiff as well as wading.  All these disappointments are avoidable !
     
    Re: the old style folding carpenter rulers....  This is a good trick.   I remember when Maggie Merriman gave a beginner's fly casting workshop at a conclave a couple of years ago.  At her classroom session she used one of these rulers to demo casting stroke, casting arc, etc.
     
    Gordy
     
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    Speaking of classroom tips and props, I've saved my broken fly rods for years.... cut them down so that only a few inches of butt section remains beyond the cork grip.  Each student is given one to practice grips.  Joan Wulff did that for her classroom instruction.  She had one to which an aluminum screen door handle had been mounted to teach the thumb-on-top-screen-door grip which she favored.
     
    She also had a kitchen sponge cut in half moon shape.  The idea was to wet it, then have the student place it between the hand and the cork.  If water was squeezed out during the entire casting stroke, then the student was using too much grip.  (Of course, the water should squirt out during the max grip which should coincide with max loading of the rod during the final speed-up-and-stop.)
     
    Gordy
     

     

     

    Title: Message
    From: Gordon Hill [hillshead@xxxxxxx]
    Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:40 PM
    To: Gordon Hill
    Subject: Fw: Masters Prep Course...additions
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Tom White
    Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:49 AM
    Subject: RE: Masters Prep Course...additions

    Bob;

    Gordie makes some good points.

     

    Here are some thoughts for test, either for the Instructors, or Masters examination.

     

    When performing any casting task, ask yourself:

    What is the purpose of this type of cast.

    What are the problems students have in performing it, and how to correct them.

    What are the limitations and advantages.

     

    I always use the _expression_, use a LARGE CRAYON when teaching. Don't take anything for granted.

     

    When describing most equipment, there are Advantages and Disadvantages. You should exhaust every combination of possibilities.

    Example: Floating lines don't sink, sinking lines don't float. Simple, but to the point. Start there. Then if you have a sinking lines/tips, describe the problems, and solutions to casting them.  

     

    Interesting observation you made about spooking candidates. When we first started the program, some people were concerned that we were too lenient. Now they are concerned about passing.

     

    We now have some of the finest instructors in the World. We want people who not only can perform the basic casts, but who can analyze the problems students have and help correct them.

     

    The candidates who don't pass the first time around, but who persist and come back are some of the finest we have.

     

    Good luck on your pursuit, and let us know if we can help.

     

    Tom White

     

    Capt. Tom White
    PO Box 500085
    Marathon, Fl. 33050
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    I will not be shipping from August 29th. until Oct. 1st. 2003
     

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Gordon Hill [mailto:hillshead@xxxxxxx]
    Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:19 AM
    To: ARWINERRR@xxxxxxx
    Cc: Bob Andreae; Bob Tabbert; Bruce Chard; Dana Stern; Jake Jordan; Jeffery Barefoot; Jim Brady; Peter Minnick; Rick Whorwood; Dennis Grant; Floyd Franke; Tom Jindra; Tom White; Bill Gammel
    Subject: Re: Masters Prep Course...additions

     

    Bob...

     

    Your question if a good one.  The prep courses will help in that direction. Also, word of mouth from those of us who have gone before, so to speak.  The new written materials available from the FFF office and website will help, too....especially now that the FFF has archived (on web) the course handouts / syllabus copies...and even all the back copies of the Loop......It's all there for the asking.  Even printed copies of the courses are now available by sending $6.00 and your request to Julie Nelson at FFF.

                                                                                   Gordy

     

    -- Original Message -----

    Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:59 AM

    Subject: Re: Masters Prep Course...additions

     

    Hello Gordy, All of your tips on potential testing/tasks etc. are very valuable! I know that many of the things you brought up also apply to the testing for basic certification. This was recently confirmed to me by one of the people that failed certification out west. Most people that are tested do not have a good understanding of the expectations of the testing staff and the level of excellence expected during the test. I know I didn't.. I studied and practiced the points as described on the FFF web sight for the basic test and realized very quickly during the test that I should have been better prepared, BUT, at that point the horse was already out of the barn. How could the FFF impress on potential candidates what they should be doing to prepare, without spooking away more people?? Bob Arwine