Walter & Group...
Some of you sent me messages saying that you did not get the one I sent out with the latest quiz.
I'm re-sending it now:
QUIZ
Here is something which came up recently (Re. questions 1.) through 5.)
I've been coaching some CCI candidates and have run across some problems that have recurred. These are described in questions 7.) through 14.) .
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1.) Your "intermediate"student has done pretty well. She has good loop control and timing while casting in the 40 - 50 foot range using her own outfit. This is a medium action 9' rod with a WF9F line.
She now starts to cast with the same line and leader, but with an 8' medium action rod. She develops a series of tailing loops.
Give two likely causes for this.
a.
b.
2.) What is your suggested correction for fault a. ?
3.) Your correction for fault b. ?
4.) She exhibits BOTH fault a. and fault b. with each cast. How do you handle that problem ?
5.) After practicing for about 3 weeks with the shorter rod, she then goes back to the longer one. Now her loops are big and she can't make the distance she had made with the shorter rod.
Why ?
6.) Another student casts with good tracking. There is practically no change of rod plane (casting plane) between the back cast and the forward cast. He makes very high trajectory back casts and follows with at attempt to make high trajectory forward casts as well. He has a stroke length and rod arc whch are fine for the length of the line carried and he is using smooth constant acceleration to a stop with excellant application of power. His timing is very good.
Tailing loops result.
Why ?
7.) You are helping a CCI candidate prepare for his exam. He is using a fast action 7 wt. Sage TCR fly rod. His line is a WF 7F SA Expert Distance Line. The leader is 8' in length and tapered. He does just fine with most of his tasks and easily makes the required distance cast.
When he gets to the roll cast tasks, he has a perfect set-up but then has trouble making tight loops which are below head level.
a. What is his problem ?
b. How do you advise him ?
8.) Another CCI candidate can't quite make the 75' required distance cast. He is using lots of energy and has fairly tight loops on both back cast and forward cast. The leader and end of the fly line crumple into a poor layout with the fly behind the leader connection.
a. What is the most likely reason for his problem ?
b. Tell us your advice to him.
9.) This CCI candidate is having trouble getting the fly close enough to a close target (20'). He does fine with the 30' and 45' targets, but he keeps overcasting the close target. His loops are good and his application of power appropriate. Tracking is fine.
a. What is the most likely problem ?
b. How do you advise him ?
10.) Still another candidate has a problem with accuracy casting. She does well getting close to each target with good form and nice loops when casting over her primary casting shoulder. When doing this over the "opposite" shoulder, she gets the fly to the 20' and 30' targets, but does poorly on the 45' target; either not making the distance and/or deviating to either side of it by an unacceptably wide margin.
a. What is her most likely problem ?
b. How do you advise her ?
11.) Now we have a candidate who is trying to make a good reach mend. She can't get the fly and line to land with a straight path between the rod tip and the fly. She is right handed and there is always a layout with a curve, line belly to the right.
a. What is the likely reason for this ?
b. How can you help her ?
12.) You have helped the candidate in 11.) so that now she can get a nice straight layout on her reach mend. However, as she makes the mend to either side, the fly pulls way back from the target (target representing a feeding lane).
a. Now what is her problem ?
b. How do you advise her ?
13. ) This candidate needs lots of help, especially with his distance cast. He can't make the required distance and is off to one side with the layout. As I watched his back cast, it looked pretty good from the side, but when I got way behind him, I saw that what had looked like a fairly tight loop when viewed from the side, when seen from behind was really a very wide loop from side to side.
a. What is his likely casting arm position as he did that ?
b. Why did this result in his inability to reach the target distance ?
c. How would you handle this situation ?
14. ) Our last CCI candidate also has trouble with the accuracy tasks. He's an older chap who uses his rather good fishing style .... Forward elbow, off vertical rod plane, slightly open stance. His loops are good as is his smooth application of power.
He gets the distance to each target very well. No wind is blowing. His fly lands way out to one side or other of the 20' and 30' targets but he gets it very close to the 45' target each time.
c.) Why do you think this is happening ?
d.) You corrected his problem very well in short order. How did you do that ?
Gordy