Distance roll cast

Walter & Group :

 

 

ol Al... Re Allen's message ( below ):

 

The differences between the standard roll cast and the, "distance" roll cast don't really become apparent on the CCI test because of the limited distance required for each.  It comes up on the MCI exam.

 

When you roll cast out to 75 feet or more, however, there needs to be greater attention devoted to:

 

1.) Tighter roll cast loop.

 

2.) Greater differential between the length of line out in front of the caster to that behind. (This will differ between casting on water and casting on grass.)

      When casting on water, I've found that Lefty's advice to have the fly 1 1/2 rod length's in front of the caster is ideal. That relates this distance to the length of the rod.  Entirely different when casting on grass.

 

3.) Even more attention to avoiding using too much power, too soon.

 

4.) An increased spike of power, "after midnight" (After the rod is 90 degrees with respect to the target)

 

5.) Avoidance of slack in the form of a wide or off-center loop of line on the ground behind the caster.  (Best to have this, "back cast" line in a narrow loop directly behind the casting hand elbow and 180 degrees from the target.)

 

6.) Care to maintain SLP. (Which includes tracking.)

 

7.) Good followthrough with the rod aimed at a point just above the target.

 

8.) Line shoot.

 

9.) For most distance roll casting, more of the load comes from behind than from in front whether casting on water or grass.  (Even more when taking an MCI test in a Gym !)

 

10.) For the distance roll cast, you need greater rod load (bend) and higher loop speed.

 

One might look at these as the, "10 commandments" of distance roll casting.

 

Before leaving this world, all MCI candidates ought to have the pleasure of watching Tom White so easily make a 100' distance roll cast !!!  His fly show demos on roll casting are WORLD CLASS.

 

Gordy

 

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Hi Allen,

 

 

1) Creeping: A caster may anticipate the forward or back cast and in so doing move the rod slowly in the direction of the stroke reducing the distance over which the acceleration can be applied.  This reduces the potential distance that the caster can get or it crowds the accelertation into too short a stroke causing other problems like tailing loops.  Another sport, archery, uses the same term to describe someone who allows the bow string forward before releasing instead of getting a nice clean release from the anchor point. 

 

2) Drifting: A caster is drifting if the rod tip continues in the direction of the cast after the accelerate stop.  It could be considered a fault if the cast never gets a clean stop allowing the rod to unload properly or it could be done on purpose after the accelerate/stop to achieve a longer stroke or perhaps affect the way the line behaves at the end of a forward cast.

 

Phil Rispin