It's amazing to watch Lefty cast 20 feet into his backing while only using the tip of his rod. Yes, it is timing.
DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Davenport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting problem > I've found that my casting always suffers when I start trying too hard > to get more distance. Casting is more about timing than strength. > Letting the rod do the work. I could probably beat John Wulff in an > arm wrestle, but I'm sure I can't out cast her! > > There are lots of things that start going wrong when you are trying to > hard. Loops open up. Hauls made with too much power create tailing > loops. But a well timed cast with just the right amount of effort > (which is usually less than you think you need) will shoot out an > amazing amount of line.! > > So when I want to cast out a lot of line I start by relaxing and trying > to get my timing perfect. > > On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 02:33 PM, Junaid Hassan wrote: > > > I always double haul on the long ones, i once got to 80 ft. on a nice > > double haul on my 5 wt. > > > > SJHassan, from MD > > > > > >> From: Mark Wendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting problem > >> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 06:51:59 -0400 > >> > >> SJ, > >> > >> Do you know how to haul the line? Hauling and double hauling > >> do help on longer casts, keeping the line speed up. > >> > >> Mark > >> > >> > >> At 11:24 PM 8/20/2003 +0000, you wrote: > >>> I have this problem every time i go fishing with my 7 wt. in that I > >>> cannot cast any more than 70 ft. Now this is with my Sage 7 wt. > >>> which happens to cast very well inside of 70 ft. but no more line > >>> outside of it. This is problematic because whenever I am on a lake > >>> and am trying to cast to spooky pike/muskies/smallies in clear water > >>> i need a relatively long casting distance so i can retrieve for a > >>> long distance as well...If i happen to use a 6 wt. instead of the 7 > >>> wt line on a 7wt. flyrod, will it improve my distance any more? > >>> > >>> Streamer Swap pple: Flies will be in the mail on August 21st. > >>> > >>> SJHassan, from MD. > >> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get MSN 8 and help protect your children with advanced parental > > controls. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/parental > > >
