RSP .. before & after / Layout, "wrinkles"

Walter & Group.......

From Mac Brown:

(I highlighted what I felt were especially important parts of his message in bold red italics.)

Hi Gordy,

Welcome back ! Congrats to the new masters and CCI 's. Enjoyed meeting both Eric and Rich last year.

I had a question for the discussion below. I can easily go along with it for describing the typical straight line casts.

 

2. B. (from below) The movement (path) of the rod tip after RSP largely determines what happens to the rod leg of the loop.

 

For those elliptical folks, 3d, non-planar, etc.. I think you will find most of us agree that what we do after RSP can dictate layout anywhere we want the fly to go.

Hence, the movement (path) of the rod tip after RSP largely determines what happens to the rod leg and the fly leg of the loop.

 

As an exercise, we can have the forward cast launched, after rsp draw a quick little C (bottom to top and top to bottom) or a backward C, or an upside down U. Many letters of the alphabet can be substituted for varying results, as well as levels of force with abrupt stops. These movements place the entire line, rod leg and fly leg to any direction we desire to make the layout. Including the entire line in back of us if we desire.

 

I have seen Bruce use this and I totally agree that it is a great learning tool for understanding the wrinkles (rebound) in a normal straight cast. It is also a useful diagnostic tool for looking at typical false casts.

 

Great descriptions below for the cast/mend sequence, Gordy.

 

 Hope everyone has a great week.

 

Cheers, Mac

 

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Mac....

 

VERY good teaching points !!!!

 

Some of those, "wrinkles" are literally cause during rebound and some even after that when the fly rod oscillates or vibrates after this.   (See: THE TECHNOLOGY OF FLY RODS, by Don Phillips, pp. 85 - 90  .... on 1st & 2nd natural frequency wiggle & rod damping.)

 

This is a message that should be archived by those who continue to study whether for an exam or simply for future reference.

 

Gordy

 

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