Walter & Group....
Here is a little quiz on fly fishing / casting history. Try to get the answers. (Candidates are not likely to be asked most of these questions on an exam.....but it's interesting background information and tests both old experience and reading comprehension.)
1.) We have 2 fly lines rated by an old system. One is labelled, "HCH". The other, GBF. What is the difference between them ?
2.) In 1961 the AFTMA introduced the present system of fly line ratings.
a. What organization has replaced the AFTMA ?
b. What is the basic difference between the old and the present methods of rating fly lines ?
3.) What is, "CUTTYHUNK" ?
4.) To what does the term, "greased line fishing" refer ?
5.) A material called AGATE was once used in fishing tackle manufacture. For what was it used ?
6.) A metal alloy was used for a fly fishing product in 1940. It's use was discontinued when the U.S.A. entered WW II because of the need for strategic use of metals. What product was produced from this material ?
7.) To what did the term, "Uslan five strip" refer ?
8.) What kind of fly rod used a nickel silver Super-Z ferrule ?
9.) Years ago, silk fly lines were popular. Do you know if any fly fishermen use them today ?
10) Can you name the author who first came up with the term, "EFFECTIVE ROD LENGTH" ?
11.) Use one sentence to describe what it is.
12.) To what do the terms, "Ritz", "Fishtail", "Cigar" and "Wells" refer ?
13.) I'm thinking of a fly fishing author who came up with the term, "The microsecond wrist". Who is he ?
14.) What is, "STEEL'S ANGLE"?
15.) Who wrote about a tippet/fly connection (developed by a guide named, Arthur Perry) called the, "RIFFLING HITCH" and later called by many, the "Portland Creek Hitch" ?
16.) What is it ?
17.) Can you name the author who wrote about his, "HS/HL" casting technique ?
18.) I'm thinking of two authors who described a square of cardboard fastened to a handle used for assisting in the teaching of a straight line casting path. Another author, later, wrote about it and called it a, "planomatic". He used it to control problems produced by a rotating hand path. Can you name all three of these authors ?
19.) Who described, "The accuracy triangle" ?
20.) Who described the, "extended finger grip"?
21.) Name the author who described the, "three point grip".
22.) My grandfather always carried a material called, "AMADOU" in his fly vest.
a. What is it ?
b. How did he use it ?
Have fun with these. BE CAREFUL: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LEARNING SOMETHING IF YOU TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK UP THESE ANSWERS !
Gordy