Walter & Group...........
From Alastair Gowens, (MCCI, Scotland) on the history of the double haul:-
Hi
Gordy,
In book published in
1960 Captain T L Edwards and E Horsfied Turner two very eminent casters and
fishermen in their day make reference to the “Double Line Haul” mentioned in
American dissertations and state that it is nothing more than the tournament
distance cast, inferring that the technique was practiced some time previously
to their book being written.
On the tournament
distance cast they say quote:
“Let us now turn to the method of
casting for real distance, by which we mean distances of 40 yds. and over, a
distance that can only be cast by about a dozen British casters today. The
American writers make a great play about what they call the "Double Line Haul"
cast. Another term is "Double Pull". They are correct in one respect when they
describe this method of casting a trout line; it is the only way to get real distance. The way most of these
writers advise the angler to set about the acquisition of doing the "Double
Pull" correctly is usually a fair insurance that American tournament casters
need fear no opposition from those taking the advice. It is perfectly evident
that none of these writers, if they follow their own advice, are likely to cast
40 yds., let alone 50 yds.; or, as Dieckmann and Tarantino have shown to be
possible, well over 60 yds.! In our chapter dealing with the hands in the cast,
we give a clear explanation of the way in which the line-drag of the left hand
increases line velocity at the rod tip. We did not carry the reader into one
further complexity, however, which is worth noting here. In Fig. 13 we show the
increased velocity factor caused by line-drag, but this line-drag also-the point
we omitted for simplicity-increases the flex of the rod. The flexing is present,
of course, in the most gentle of line-drags, though in the ordinary movements of
the angler's fishing cast it is not noticeable unless it is specifically looked
for. The tournament distance cast is basically only a well-executed angling cast
in which line-drag is vastly exaggerated. The rod is given tremendous flex, and
the velocity of the line is driven up to a very high
level.
From “The Anglers Cast”
1960.
Unfortunately this sheds no light on
the matter of when or by whom double hauling was first practiced but it appears
that it was probably used with WF silk lines and of course when monofilament
lines and shooting heads appeared no doubt it became the favoured method in
tournaments. The method may have originated in Europe,
This may not be very helpful to the
historical quest but I trust that it is interesting.
Best wishes,
Ally Gowans
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Ally .... Thanks for sharing this. I was not aware of this writing. Gordy
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From Bill Toone:
Gordy as far as
teaching the timing of the double haul (haul with a return on both forward and
back cast) I saw demonstrated and now embrace as my own the following
method. At first it will be a “say
what?” but after explained fully it hopefully will make sense.
I use the tune of the Skater’s Waltz to help a student get the
timing of the haul into his/her brain. Using a flyswatter with a bungee
type cord attached, a very long rubber band attached to the first stripping
guide of a rod or the rod and fly line if the student is more advanced there is
a certain emphasized note repeated through out the Skater’s Waltz which
corresponds to correct timing of the haul in relationship to the back and
forward portions of the casting stroke. Obviously I can’t hum the tune via
email and point out the emphasis note but it is accurate and I have had success
with it. For a longer stroke/longer haul it would be a “larger orchestra”
so to speak (i.e. the notes would be longer) and the reverse for a shorter
stroke/shorter haul. If you are familiar with the tune try it a couple of
times and with luck you will see what I mean. If you don’t then hopefully
you won’t hold it against me if you test me in the
future.
I wish I had been smart
enough to have come up with this on my own and I could give credit to the fellow
I saw do this but at least I was smart enough to see the wisdom of this and add
it to my “bag of tricks” when trying to teach a student the timing aspect of the
haul.
Respectfully,
Bill Toone
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Bill This is, "in tune" (pun intended) with what we learned from Jerry Puckett. IT WORKS ! Represents thinking, "outside the box" which our very best teachers do. Gordy
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