Mulson Wind Cast

Walter & Group....

 

 

Good stuff, Gordy

 

It is MULSON as opposed to Molson. (dang pesky Canadians!)

 

(From Dan McCrimmon re: error in my notes in Mac Brown's text.)

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Dan....

 

Right you are.  Thanks for the correction.

 

That cast was described by Joe Mulson of Maitland, Florida.  He's a great salt water flats fisherman.  It's a good one for casting into a head wind....basically a forward delivery low and timed perfectly to have the fly line hit the water so that the loop at the end travels forward just above the water surface so that the loop unfurls and the leader straightens with fly to the target.

 

In Joe's own words, "The Mulson Cast is essentially a narrow loop cast where the lower leg of the loop is immediately placed on the water where it helps ahchor your line for a more accurate delivery. Continuing to drop the rod tip after the rotational stop does this (a figure) It is not designed as a distance cast, but rather as a fast short cast that is hightly wind resistant.  Average distances for these casts range from 60 to 70 feet."

 

He goes on to note that it's critical to get the lower (rod) leg of the loop on the water as quickly as possible. Also that it is accurate partly because, while the turnover of the fly is just above the water, it is stabilized by the line anchored on the water and so is not affected much by the wind.

 

This is an example of creative casting......variations on a central theme.

 

I don't remember in which journal it was published, nor the date....but perhaps Dan can help us out on that information.  WORTH READING.  The figures in his article teach a lot when combined with his text.

 

Gordy