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[GH] Your student is attempting a slack LEADER presentation such that there is little of any slack in the fly line, but lots of slack in the leader. Try as he does, he simply cannot do it without lots of slack loops and curls in the fly line as well as the leader.
QUESTIONS:
1. What method(s) do you think he's using?
2. What method would you recommend?
3. Briefly tell us how you would teach this presentation.
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More questions on slack line presentations :
1. What is the primary purpose of making slack line presentations?
2. You are fishing a small trout stream. You see a rise about 30' directly downstream from you at the tail out of a small pool. How would you present your dry fly to this trout?
3. Is there another method you would consider ?
4. What is the main difference between a slack line MEND and a slack line CAST?
5. How would you classify a so-called PILE CAST (AKA) PUDDLE CAST, DUMP CAST, TOWER CAST, STACK CAST) ? * ** ***
a. Slack line cast. b. Slack line mend. c. Slack line cast/mend.
6. Briefly describe at least three methods of making slack line mends.
7. Briefly describe at least 3 methods of making slack line casts (with no mend(s)).
8. You are a well seasoned CCI or Master and are mentoring a new CCI candidate to help her prepare to take the exam. You are using the new Fly Casting Instructor Performance form approved for use starting Jan. 1, 2012 and are coaching her with respect to Task 7 :-
Task 7.
Make two slack line presentations with the fly landing at approximately 25-30' (7.6-9.1m).
One presentation is to be made as a slack line cast with no aerial mend. The second presentation is to be the result of an aerial mend(s)
Expectations: The slack would achieve a drag free drift and the fly and leader must land in front of the fly line.
(____) Did not create slack that would result in a drag free drift.
(____) Did not create slack in two different ways.
(____) Fly did not land in front of the fly line and leader.
Comments: __________________________________
9. Which slack line CAST would you recommend she use for this task?
10. Why did you pick this one?
11. Which slack line MEND(S) would you recommend?
12. Why did you pick this method?
* PRESENTATION by Gary Borger, 1995, pp. 235, 236, 252, 255.
** CASTING WITH LEFTY KREH, by Lefty Kreh, 182-190.
*** In The RING of the RISE, by Vincent C. Marinaro, 1976, pp. 35-37.
Gordy
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