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    Group....

    Some valuable information, here, from Steve Rajeff.

                                                                        Gordy




     

    From: <srajeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
    To: <hillshead@xxxxxxx>
    Subject: RE: Line hand STOP
    Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:39:36 -0800

    Hello Gordon,
    Happy to hear you have a home to return to, and that you and Presilla are alright.
     
    The objective for the hauling hand should be an acceleration throughout the haul, in a close relationship to the acceleration of the casting hand. The instant of line release should coincide with the moment the rod unloads.
    Depending on how aggressive the cast, the hauling hand may or may not come to a stop.
    On a relaxed mid distance cast,  the hauling hand may stop at perhaps your hip area.
    On a max distance cast, the release will likely be behind the hip at near arm extention, and it may follow through a little
    more, in a comfortable follow through motion. I have a couple of tournament photos of myself making
    an all out cast, and it appears my haul is at the absolute full range of motion behind me, with my
    casting hand as totally far out in front as I can stretch, and I'm up on my tip toes too.
    I don't think anyone would fish this way. The "crisp release" is created simply by letting go of the line,
    much like an archer letting go of an archery bow string.
     
    As for question two, at the instant the rod hand stops, the rod is still loaded. It takes
    just a moment for the rod to unload. This is how long to wait for the precise release of
    the line. With a very stiff rod and light line balance, the wait is nill. For a longer slower action
    rod, with a long length and heavy line balance, it may be over a second before the release of the line should occur.
     
    Stay well!
    Steve
     
     
    From: Gordon Hill [mailto:hillshead@xxxxxxx]
    Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 5:28 PM
    To: Steve Rajeff
    Subject: Line hand STOP

    Hi, Steve....

    We're in the throes of getting back in shape after the hurricane......took my walk way, etc...but the house was not damaged.  We had 4' of water on the land.  Miraculously, the dock survived . My sons each lost a roof.  Bummer !

    Priscilla and I were up on Long Island enjoying some really great striper fishing.....until the remains of Wilma came up there off shore and collided with Beta and a nasty Canadian cold front to make for some miserable weather.

    Sorry to have missed you while you were in Florida !

    I have a burning question :

    1.)  Do you place importance on the suddeness and crispness of a stop of the line hand at the end of the haul ? (I haven't seen anything written about that, but it seems logical.)

    2.) For max distance casting, should this line hand haul stop occur exactly at the point where your rod hand stops.....or a fraction of a second later ?

                                                                             Gordy