RE: term

For those of you interested in casting competitions.  We had a great 
opportunity
to watch some of the finest casting in action in Salt Lake City Sunday at the
Best of the West.

The final standings for men were:
1. Jim Gunderson
2. Steve Rajeff
3. Rick Hartman
4. Jeff Wagner
5. Brian Okeiff
6. Clay Roberts

And for women:
1. Cezanne Alexander
2. Wendy Gunn
3. Sandi Roberts
4. Barbara Pentoney
5. Kathleen Wagner

The competition is an elimination format with 2 people being elinited 
each round
with the shortest cast.  The last round was between Jim and Steve and 
it was an
incredible show of casting, with only 7 inches seperating the two at a great
distance of:
120' 9" for Jim Gunderson
120' 2" for Steve Rajeff

4 of these people are in Gordys group!

A great show!!

--
Jeff Wagner

Master Certified Fly Casting Instructor, Federation of Fly Fishers
Fly Fishing Buyer, Jax Outdoor Gear
Fly Fishing Guide, Jax Outdoor Gear
Redington Pro Staff
970-481-5887
jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.dhflyfishing.com


Quoting Gordon Hill <hillshead@xxxxxxx>:

>  ol Al...  I thought so, too.......then I began to think about all 
> the different rear tapers available....all the way from the, "no rear 
> taper" of some shooting heads to the other end of the spectrum which 
> is the CRT line designed by Jason Borger.  That one has a continuous 
> rear taper all the way from the rear end of the head to the backing.  
>  All these lines have one thing in common:  A point beyond which, as 
> we go rearward on the line, the line diminishes in mass/length.  (To 
> put it another way, the point beyond which it gets skinnier and 
> lighter in weight as we go toward the back end of the line.)  I look 
> at it as the distance between THAT point and the rod tip as OVERHANG. 
>  By using that "definition", I can include any fly line except a 
> level line which has no belly, no taper, no, "head" and (more 
> importantly) no point of decrease in mass.  One other line which 
> wouldn't fit, is one in which there is continuous taper with the line 
> having increased mass/foot throughout its entire length.  As far as I 
> know, it does not exist.  The concept of the effects of OVERHANG on 
> the cast includes the lack of increasing line weight as you proceed 
> to the back of the line.  When you no longer have heavier line always 
> available to turn over the lighter line in front of it you have 
> increasing difficulty false casting with ever increasing lengths of 
> line out of the rod tip.  You, also, have trouble making a good 
> distance roll cast unless you have very little overhang behind you 
> and are capable of shooting line on the forward stroke.  One way or 
> the other, by carrying a larger amount of line and, therefore, having 
> more OVERHANG, you delay the rate that your loop unfurls giving it 
> more time to go in the direction of the cast. This can result in the 
> loop either crashing to the ground/water or going a greater distance 
> depending upon a number of factors which include trajectory (line 
> plane), loop speed, loop size, loop shape, the application of power 
> in amount and time, and a host of atmospheric conditions.             
>                                                                       
>                  Gordy
>
> -------------------------
> From: /"Allen Crise" <flysoup@xxxxxxxxxx>/
> To: /"gordon Hill" <hillshead@xxxxxxx>/
> Subject: /term/
> Date: /Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:58:24 -0600/
>
> HOWDY GORDY    JUST BACK FROM THE SOW BUG GOOD SHOW  HOW IS THE CLASS 
> GOING?    ONE MORE TERM I NEED HELP WITH   OVERHANG:            Two 
> uses.  One is the fallen brush or bushes, mangroves, etc. which 
> protrude from the bank. OVERHANG: as the length of running line 
> between the rear end of the head taper and the rod tip.   ADDING 
> TAPER I THINK HELPS    OL AL     ALLEN CRISE FFF MASTER CASTING 
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