Walter & Group....
From Jim Laing (Access this casting link .... a beautiful caster in more ways than one !)
Jim, also, had discussed a problem with a ferrule while fighting a tarpon. My answer is below..
Gordy
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Jim .... Sometimes our lady casters outshine all the macho male casters. Joan Wulff is a prime example ! Watching the lady in the video cast is frankly poetic ..... I even liked the music...... Loved her snake roll !
On fly rod ferrules:
I think that Jim Green really gets the credit for the development of the modern, "vest over pants" graphite ferrule used by so many rod manufacturers. A really great thing for travel rods.
For over 10 years I worked to convince Steve Rajeff to ask Loomis to produce one piece big game rods for salty fishing .... finally successful.
In my opinion, these rods are a whisper lighter than their multipiece counterparts and, in my hands, seem to cast better. The problem with ferrules loosening (sometimes resulting in rod breakage or a tip section coming off and sliding down to the leader, etc.) has been solved. I feel more confident in applying real pressure to a large fish when using them..... even when using 20 lb. test class tippets.
I've had problems with tip section ferrules whether used, "down & dirty" in the water or not on occasion.
While a great addition for SW flyfishermen who use one piece rods in home waters, I realize that one really can't travel with them. Many of our Keys guides are using them for obvious reasons.
Gordy
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Request for items for the Conclave from Jim Valle & Jessica Atherton :
Hi Jim,
Also when you put the word out to encourage folks to exhibit, could you put an ask out for a signed/autographed item from one of our ‘famous’ people?
We need some stuff like this for the auction. Anything from a fly tied by Lefty to a signed hat from a well known caster. We really need some items like this to bring in the $$ at the auction!
Thanks,
Jessica
Jessica Atherton
FFF Conclave Coordinator
215 East Lewis #305
(406) 222-9369 ext 107
Fax: (406) 222-5823
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From Jerry Puckett:
Gordy:
Would you agree that on the double haul timing can be perfect but if excessive power(imbalance of work load) is use on the haul hand one can demonstrate a tailing loop?
Same result as with starting the haul to soon.
Thanks, Jerry Puckett
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Jerry ....
I think you mean that one can cast with the rod hand with perfect timing and then add the haul in such a manner as to cause a tailing loop. That can and does occur, but when it does it really is because the timing of the whole cast has been ruined.
The very term, "imbalance of work load" means that there is not perfect timing.
One can not even have perfect timing with the rod hand if there is imperfect timing of the haul, because these movements are interelated. The timing of one hand must be related to that of the other. Sometimes the rod hand timing has to change in response to what the haul hand is doing in order to maintain a desired rod tip path as well as smooth acceleration of that rod tip.
To put it another way: One cannot produce a tailing loop with perfect timing, except in the instance of a tail made by concavity (less than 180 degrees) between the trajectories of the back cast and forward cast with the rod plane remaining unchanged.
All other tailing loops (as I see it) are produced by the concave path of the rod tip which, in turn, has been made by poorly timed application of power during the stroke.
Phil Gay had made that point clear to us a few months ago .... I agree with him.
Gordy