Walter & Group :
This is part of a discussion on handling overhang. Read this and then scroll down to see Bruce Richard's informative answer :-
OK; I've heard it said that better casters can handle more overhang... but,
your estimate is off or you are using the wrong line. For example the SA
Expert Distance line has a head just over 70 feet in a six weight and a
head just over 74 feet in an 8 weight.
But you saw the comments on this thread earlier about carrying 90 feet...
there seems to be a conflict of beliefs or maybe a fuzzy truth here that
too much overhang = no transfer of energy; whereas clearly some people are
carrying more line than any commercial taper... are they using a
non-commercial taper, or is the "no transfer of energy" yet another myth in
the great tower of fly fishing mythology???
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Bruce Richards' answer to Al:
Al, the "no transfer of energy" theory of overhang is definitely a myth.
Lay 90 ft. of any WF line out straight on the ground and pull on it. The
whole line moves, energy was effectively transferred to the whole line. Now
do the same thing with 5 ft. of slack in the RL. The head doesn't move, no
energy transfer. How effectively anyone handles long overhand is directly
related to how straight the line is in the air. Top casters (like Rick
Hartman), throw loops that straighten completely due to great loops and a
lot of speed. This allows a long overhang, and longer casts. Without great
loops, long overhangs aren't possible.
Bruce
Allen Crise <flysoup@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: