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Group....
By now, I'm sure you all know the well touted essentials of fly
casting. Let's see how you are at some questions which will test your
understanding.
1.) Of the listed 5 essentials, which would you choose as the most
important ?
2.) You have been asked to add a 6th essential. What is it
?
3.) Gary Borger is quoted as having written, "There are only two
methods of casting...." What are they ?
4.) To which of these 2 methods do all of the essentials apply
?
5.) One of these essentials, is: "Power must be applied in the
correct amount and at the correct time." Now, try to complete this
statement:- For appropriate application of power during straight line
overhead casting, we need, _______, ____________, and a ____.
6.) Another essential is that you must have a pause at the conclusion
of each stroke. Is this true of European Continuous Tension Casting
?
7.) As part of the PAUSE essential, we are taught that the pause must
be proportional to the length of line carried, ie. the length of the cast.
(SHORT CAST/SHORT PAUSE.....LONG CAST/LONG PAUSE.)
Now, what happens to the length of the pause as we increase loop speed
?
8,) List some examples of line SLACK.
9.) What is likely to happen if the caster has an ABSOLUTELY STRAIGHT
LINE PATH OF THE ROD TIP during the forward cast ?
10.) Has anyone published a list of ESSENTIALS OF SPEY CASTING ?
11.) One essential is that the stroke length must be proportional to the
length of the cast (length of the line carried). Does this include the rod
arc, the translational movement of the hand, or the total tip travel ?
Gordy
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