Al Kyte / Lightning /European casting / line handling

Walter & Group....

From Chuck Easterling:-

Hi Gordy,

 

I would like to call to everyone's attention that Al Kyte's new book -- Orvis--Guide to Better Fly Casting--A Problem-Solving Approach ISBN 978-1-59228-870-0 should now be available.  Al is truly one of the great instructors and when he writes something it is of real value.

 

                                                                    Chuck

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As most of you know, Al Kyte is one of the finest fly casting authors and teachers ever born.  Reading his past articles has been an education in itself for me over the years. 

 

Al has been a world class contributor to fly casting knowledge.

 

Gordy

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From Ally Gowans on the lightning link message:

 

I like the link to the web site. When I worked in the electricity business we often had fatalities with cattle if a power line grounded which is similar in effect to lightning. Cattle have a higher conductivity than humans and because there is a voltage gradient (roughly the inverse square law but of course the earth’s conductivity varies according to its constitution) from the point of fault or lightning hit and their feet are a distance apart they effectively “short circuit” the voltage gradient and are killed by the current passing through the heart.   

 

Best wishes,

Ally Gowans

DVD video “Spey Casting Made Easy” by Ally details http://www.letsflyfish.com/spey_casting_dvd.htm

See my web sites http://www.letsflyfish.com and http://www.flyfish-scotland.com  

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Brief video clip of the famous Hans Gebetsroither... aclaimed father of the Austrian, "continuous tension" technique of casting.  Note his low elbow, off horizontal rod plane style of casting with distinct change of rod planes between back cast and forward cast, which helps define the family of elliptical casts.  Also, note that his  students are not quite adhering to his strict style as they practice.    Sent to me by Chuck Easterling.

Good Morning,

 

I recently ran across this and thought you all might enjoy seeing this.

 

                                                             Chuck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXgEQdQ9pNs

 

Gordy

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From Jim Valle on Line handling:

 

Gordy and Group,

I took a different read on Carl’s question. I read this as a  “line management” issue.

There are many ways to hold line,

Single Hand

Different lengths of loops (some people count strips or lengths with the longest first to be coiled on to the holding hand)

Joan Wulff starts with one for the river a “River Loop”…  see Joan’s video

Coils between fingers of the line hand

Coils held in the mouth (for surf fishing I prefer this method… (I just don’t like strapping a sea anchor to my waste in the surf) (this can also work on a boat) It does take a little practice and a willingness to taste the water) (Also, sometimes a combination of coils and mouth, with the mouth line being the last portion of the line to shoot)

With a two handed rod you can actually use both hands however the lower hand usually holds most of the coils using either :

Different lengths of loops

Coils between fingers of the line hand

    Or, some folks let the excess line on the water and pick up the loop in the middle (see Simon Gawesworth)

 

There are times when the situation or wind can require the use of adaptive methods like these.

Hope this helps,

Jim  

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