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Gordy,
Like Rene, a little late on this one. Slowing down is also great
advice.
I like the recent topics Thanks. It is great to review our
past steps, so we can really appreciate the present day. The
preparations taken by the early anglers to condition these early Fly
Lines in order to obtain the desired
presentation, shows great dedication and love for the
sport.
For Heavy Flies.
For the Vertical, I have been using the figure 8 technique that helps
with most wind resistant, heavy or weighted fly's. As we all
know any given technique all depends on the conditions that one is
encountering on any given fishing day. But for the most part an
average distance and conditions, I like to cast the fly high on the back
cast with continuous tension and let gravity do its work, then time
the next sequence of the cast according. Sending it high on the
forward cast and let gravity set in again. Working the line out
to a reasonable length using this method after the strip in is
my preferred, then shot to the target. As you
suggested aiming a little high or to a point a little beyond my target due
to the gravity of the cast. You have to have a lot of room to
do this casting. With open terrain.
On the horizontal, I go wider. Similar to a Belgium
tension cast working the line out wide away from my position.
As the back cast moves back behind me to a point where the fly and leader
begins it's final swing around I begin the similar style forward cast
keeping tension. Once I have worked out enough
line I shooting to the target. Maintaining proper continuous tension
and speed during the cast is critical.
Good roll cast for a smooth pick up is important. Also as
Rene stated keep it slow and do not rush things (timing is important), and
maintain proper power and stroke based on the amount of line out
the tip top. Keeping is a smooth helps a lot.
Using mother nature to help with these casts is always
fun. Sometimes even using Seagull's ;o). Never under
estimate the power of Nature!
Gordy, from what Mark touched on the balance of the fly will sometime
allow you to tighten up the loops.
Mark stated the following:
"I call this a "weight balanced" fly.
When you do this with any fly it casts well."
Maybe some of the great Fly Tying artists out there can give us their
general rule of thumb for a weight balanced fly.
Also can you address the causes of loop legs that get
out of parallel, and the affects of this on the cast.
The essence of continuous learning is
the ability to learn to learn.
All the best
Gary Davison
Gulf Coast
Spey
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Gary... Perhaps Mark
Sedotti can teach us the principles of making wt. balanced flies. I
admit, this is beyond my expertise.
On loop legs which get out of
parallel:
The way I see it is that anything
which causes the fly rod tip to depart from its almost straight line path
in any or multiple planes can yield
this. That would inlude a curved rod tip path, a convex
or concave tip path, an erratic tip path in any or multiple planes, and
mal-tracking.
Gordy
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From Bob Rumph
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Hi Gordy & Group,
I cannot seem to find anything,
either on the web or in my extensive casting library, regarding the actual
"false casting" of heavily weighted flies. The only mention of this I have
come across is in Lefty's "Presenting the Fly" where he advises never
to false cast this kind of rig, and instead to just make a cast away
from your target, allow it to land on the surface, and repeat the original
cast (as per water haul) if you want to increase distance. I personally
would think if we are indeed talking "heavily weighted" flies, that Lefty
would be right on the money with advising to avoid false casting
altogether, due to the energy required to keep the heavy fly in the air
for a back cast. Then we also have to remember, that these explain and
demonstrate portions are supposed to be aimed at student level,
not at accomplished expert casters.
Since explaining about false casting
heavily weighted flies is part and parcel of the explain and demonstrate
portion of the MCI exam, I consider it very important to find out
what I am apparently missing. Can any of you salties out there
give a mountain trout fisherman an assist with this
one.
Thank you,
Bob Rumpf
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Bob... Lefty is
correct. The "short answer", is: Don't false cast unless
you have to. When you do, keep the number of false casts to a
minimum.
However, that
is not to say it connot be done. OK for advanced casters who can
develop the pin-point timing to make it work combined with the maneuvers
we have already talked about such as opening up the loops in a controlled
fashion, changing rod planes, balancing our heavy large flies, etc.,
etc.
I daresay that
some of this if not all can be found somewhere in the fly casting
books. Perhaps not.
Many things
are still matters of personal discovery, casting and the sharing of
casting, fishing and teaching experiences. This may be one of
them.
Most of
the questions and explain and demonstrate tasks on the Masters exam should
be answered as though we are teaching a student. Once having
done that, if the examiners want more, the candidate can expand as though
teaching an advanced student or as we would teach each other. This
is a way for the examiners to explore the depth of a candidate's knowlege
and teaching expertise.
Gordy
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