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Walter & Group...
[GH] A few more comments, here, before we tackle TASK 4. So many comments, many with similar or the same opinions have come in that I can't possibly include them all.
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[GH] From Ally Gowans :
Hi Gordy,
If the task is to make two (or three?) 6ft plus wide horizontal S mends that is sufficient specification. Line length and distance are irrelevant. Form of the layout should be assessed.
Re uses – if you want to get a drag free float downstream in many situations it is better to make the mends vertically.
Best wishes,
Ally Gowans
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[GH] Makes sense.
On uses : The candidate may be asked for alternatives as well as direct uses. That would be the time for him to mention things such as vertical mends.
One of my favorites for fishing downstream is a series of small vertical on the water "hump mends".* I call these, "pop mends" as I "pop" my rod tip up repeatedly each time slipping a few inches of line. These can be timed to provide a drag-less fly drift yet keep the slack controlled when a quick strike is needed. Another alternative is to employ a series of stack mends. Gary Borger's "skating -fly-dead-drift" method is yet another. **
One simple method, is to make a short cast, then lift the rod tip. As the current starts the fly downstream, lower the rod tip timed so you get a brief drag free drift....... Just a few examples. Many others out there. Enough for a whole separate topic.
Our best and most innovative stream fly fishers will form their own ways of handling these situations. What Mac Brown called, "enlightenment casting". ***
* Jason Borger's NATURE OF FLY CASTING, by Jason Borger, p. 198.
** PRESENTATION by Gary Borger, p. 256, 231, 232, 292.
*** CASTING ANGLES by Mac Brown, pp. 152-195.
Gordy
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[GH] From Michael Heritage :
I think Ally was right. For this task it states casting approximately 40'. Line is not mentioned. The next task specifically says casting 55' OF LINE.
I always treat any presentation cast/mend as an accuracy task. We have to remember we are doing this for the purpose of presenting a fly to a fish.
Btw Gordy, I tried making the wiggles during the stroke and it works, thanks.
Mike
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[GH] Mike, Seems many of us have different opinions on the intent of the task description. One of the reasons we are airing all this is to :
1. Know the exam designers' intent.
2. Have the examiners and the candidates "on the same page".
3. Clearly understand the performance Expectations.
4. Have our MCI candidates confidently practicing the tasks in a realistic manner.
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[GH] I had asked Dave Barron about his way of handling the leader for task 3. His answer :
" [GH] Dave,
On the task 3 description, the leader isn't mentioned. However, if you were asking the candidate how to use this technique when fishing on a stream, would you not expect an answer which included curves or not in the leader and a reason for his decision ? I can see reason to have at least part of the leader and fly ahead of the curves. "
Gordy
Let me try to explain about the leader. While the candidate is doing the task it is not a fishing situation it is a test. I want to see how they control the rod and line. I want to see if they apply the mend at the right timing to get the waves in the line and keep the leader straight, again just like the reach mend on the CI test. You would not accept a cast on the reach mend if the leader was not close to the target.
Now in a fishing situation yes I do want the leader to curve along with the first wave (end point wave) but this is not fishing it is a test of control of the rod and line. Now when I get to the point in asking him why I would want to do this task I would expect the person to explain about drag and that the leader is part of the mend.
Dave
David Barron
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[GH] From Dusty Sprague..... "Bottom line" :
Gordy,
The focus is on making the aerial mends, simply that, no more. The examiner can legitimately ask how the candidate would teach this task and explore where it might be used. If the candidate makes consistent mends approximately the right size....no tails......he or she would properly be passed on this task.
Dusty
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