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Walter & Group...
[GH] Bob Tabbert comments on my little fish story:
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Great example
Have been told that tarpon redfish cruise 5 -6 feet a second ?
Is that right ?
Bob
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[GH] Bob,
Their speed varies a great deal. That is what makes things more difficult than otherwise.
Tarpon sometimes travel so slowly as to take 10 minutes to go 20 yds. At other times, they are booming along so rapidly that you can't get a cast off in time.
General rule of thumb: No matter how slow or fast they go... they are ALWAYS going faster than the angler thinks they are!
At times, everything is moving; the current, the skiff and the fish. Your imaginary target becomes a judgement call based upon years of experience.
Sometimes tarpon will come right up within 20 feet of the skiff... then hesitate. The lead fish will slowly turn and lead the others in a tight counterclockwise circle.
This is not the same "Daisy Chain" performed during their mating season with a large female being encircled by a number of males. Rather it seems to be a very mild alarm reaction. Not enough to spook them, but to provide a sense of: "Well... what the Dickens do we do, now?" Despite this, one of the fish may take. Trick is to cast to the LEFT side of the circle so you are presenting to fish which then find themselves approaching the fly. (Called a "head shot".)
Under certain circumstances and in some areas, the tarpon will be hovering at various depths ... not moving. We refer to that as, "Laid up tarpon".
Trick there, is to present your fly so that it sinks to their depth and you begin your retrieve with the fly passing only a foot or two in front of the fish.
Sometimes we have a tidal current on the flat. This can be used to swing the leader/fly so that as the fish approach, they find themselves coming up on a fly which is moving away from them. Triggers a "chase instinct".
Another way to use the current, is to make a long down-current cast using a fly which hovers in the wash. Ploy is to leave it there until the fish approaches and then start the retrieve when you judge that the fly is spotted. Both these methods are effective partially because the cast is made while the fish are far enough away that they don't see the raised rod or the line in the air.
Permit remain the most difficult to lead. These fish are constantly changing direction and speed. If I figure they are going to turn right, they turn left. Never fails! I could talk all morning on permit presentations.
All this is predicated on having the fly in/on the water where you judge the fish are going to be.
One glaring exception: Once in a while a permit will strike if you plop a heavy crab fly right on his nose. Go figure!!!!
Gordy
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>From Joe Libeu:
Gordy,
In recent discussion regarding sun light I either missed or the use of your own shadow was not mentioned. I use this frequently as there shadow shows them where they are stopping the rod on the back cast, if they are just using there wrist or fore arm, etc. one could say, "the shadow knows".
Joe
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[GH] Joe,
Never thought of that. Good call!
Just as with a mirror... Part of its value would be that it is in real time.
For a second, it reminded me that some of us are old enough to remember a 1930's radio character and program called "THE SHADOW". It started with a somber voice saying, "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men...THE SHADOW KNOWS !"
Gordy
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>From Rick Ehau:
Hi Gordy,
Again, thanks for all the e-mails, I enjoy reading them but as I have mentioned still feel that I have little to offer as of yet. However I thought I would take this small window of opportunity to say that after reading about the “Slow Time” app for iPhone I searched out and found the “Coaches Eye” app for android that David mentions.
I have only had it on my phone for a week and have found it invaluable! It is easy to use and after asking my 12 year old nephew to video me I have been able to pinpoint a number of issues with my distance casting technique.
All the best for the Christmas season and thanks again for all your support,
Rick (New Zealand)
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[GH] Rick,
Good contribution for those instructors using Android.
Gordy
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