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- Subject: Fly Casting, "Math"
- Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 08:14:14 -0400
Jerry...
My server may have prevented some of the Group from getting my questions on, "Fly Casting Math." Would you help by sending this out ? Of these 9 questions, I'd expect an MCI candidate to correctly answer 6 of them (*) An exceptional candidate to be correct on 8.
1.)* You are given the speed of the fly leg of a loop for a cast with no shooting of line. What is the formula for calculating the loop speed?
2.) Now you have a cast made with a line shoot. You know the speed of the fly leg and the speed of the rod leg. What formula is used for determining loop speed ?
3.)* You are casting a fly tied on a # 12 hook. What formula or, "rule" might you sue to help determine the approximate, "X" size for your class tippet ?
4.)* What formula or, "rule" would you use for determining the diameter of your 5X tippet ?
5.)* You know your tippet size to be 4X. What formula might you use to determine its pound breaking strength ?
6.)* What, "rule" or formula might you use to come up with the weight in grains for the first 30' of your #6 designated fly line ? (A rough approximation)
7.) What is the so-called, "IGFA Formula" for determining the weight in pounds of a game fish ? You have only the length of the fish and the girth of the fish measured in inches.
8.)* Can you come up with a very general, "rule of thumb" to describe a typical fly leader in terms of percentage for butt section, tapered section, and tippet section ?
9.) You are trying for maximum distance. can you come up with a simple formula for determining the approximate length of your shoot when knowing the amount of line carried on your last back cast ?
* expected of an MCI candidate.
Gordy
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