[VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY

[Jimmy D. Moore]

"Ordinarily the man accustomed to a 9-foot fly rod would reduce to one about 7 feet long and feel that he was equipped for working a small brook. This, I beg to point out, is only the palest concession to that kind of angling. If we chop 4 feet off that, however, the remaining 3 foot length will permit casting from almost any position. I use mine right or left-handed, with the tip pointing almost at the water. Because of the length and essentially greater line speed, the rod throws tight loops, which permits casting under obstacles with relative ease. There is no tendency to "hook" casts off the target, as you certainly must when casting with a longer rod in a purely horizontal plane."

"Fishing with McClane"
By A. J. McLane

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Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G Contributor, GRTU Past VP. Past Pres. McGregor Rotary.  Freelance Outdoor writer, humorist, half-assed Texan and collector of classic bamboo fly rods and classic golf clubs

Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", © 

JIMMY D's Fly Fishing Website   http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/ 

JIMMY D'S Classic & Antique Golf Club Site

 http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/rayadoclassicgolfclubs

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"Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to an NFL Quarterback."

Jimmy D. Moore - © [2004]           
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