Walter & Group...
Re. my long description of the expectations for the curve casts in answer to Peter Morse's question, Dusty Sprague (Chairman of the MCCI Testing Committee) comes in with the SHORT ANSWER:-
Gordy,
I think you make it clear below, on this task we're looking for a curve without a mend...layout of the line caused by motion made prior to loop formation.
Best,
Dusty
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Casting with Heavily Weighted Flies
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Here is Dan Pangaldi's answer to Jerry Puckett's question on casting techniques when using heavily weighted flies. :-
Hi Gordy,
When casting a heavily weighted fly safety is our
first concern. I like to use an oval cast. We're looking for an open
loop on the back cast and forward cast and don't
try aerialize too much line. Reduce false casts and make
your haul match your casting stroke intensity.
Dan
Pangaldi
This is one good way of making the cast. I can think of some others as well. Let's hear from some of you before I enter my own thoughts. Dan's way of answering the question is very good from a teaching standpoint because he starts with a brief statement of the problem followed by a solution.
Gordy
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Fly Fishing History
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We've received some interesting and widely differing answers to Carl Zarelli's questions on fly fishing history ! This serves to show different perspectives as we review the accomplishments of the past. These accomplishments form the background for the developments which followed.
From Kirk Eberhard :
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From Elie Beerten:
1.) What technique was used to get silk lines to float ?A constant tension cast was used to dry the silk lines. It is an oval cast better known as Austrian or Gebetsroither casting style or the Belgian Wind Cast.2.) In what year ( approximately ) was this line technique made popular ?1930 -1940 by "Neger" Hans Gebetsroiter and by Albert Godart (From Belgium, hence the name of Belgian Cast) as a tournament caster.3.) On what river did this person fish ?Gmundner Traun in Austria4.) Who was this person ?A riverkeeper. With the development of the cast he founded a way to dry much quicker the silk flylines of his clients.He used short splicane rods with a slightly taper. These rods where much lighter and had a fast action. Some people still call them broomsticks.5.) What advantages did this provide the person fishing that others did not have ?At that time distance with:A good presentation cast under low hanging vegetationA fast change in direction cast with excellent presentation and not disturbing the water like the single handed spey casts.Tangle free presentation of a leader with 2 flies or morePossible to cast heavy weighted flies and splitshotsCan be used when the wind is blowing from the casting arm side6.) Where can you see this information that is on display and open to the public today????~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A lot to be learned from the European school ! Hans Gebetsroiter has been called the father of the European continuous tension method of casting. Charles Ritz (A FLY FISHER'S LIFE) spent time fishing for grayling and trout with him on the Traun in 1948. Hans had been a shoemaker prior to his years as Riverkeeper on the Gmunder Traun in Austria. He was also known for making fine hand made two piece bamboo fly rods.G.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~From Pete Humphries:Hi Gordy,1.) What technique was used to get silk lines to float ? treating them with grease2.) In what year ( approximately ) was this line technique made popular ? early 1900's3.) On what river did this person fish ? The Aberdeenshire Dee (most of his fishing was done on the Cairton beat)4.) Who was this person ? AHE Wood5.) What advantages did this provide the person fishing that others did not have ?Could fish a dry fly. Presented the fly broadside to the fish. Better line control - had the ability to make mends, control fly speed etc. The great thing about a greased, silk line is as its fished, without re-treating it with grease, it would slowly start to sink and fish the fly a little deeper every cast. The silk line would often be most effective as it became a intermediate or hover line, just under the surface. It gave the angler the chance to figure out if the fish wanted the fly right on top or perhaps a little deeper and try and match the grease line to the preferred presentation.6.) Where can you see this information that is on display and open to the public today? Not sure - is his old home on the Dee a museum??
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Here were my answers :
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