07-01-2003, 06:59 PM
The only thing I would add to TD's suggestions is how abruptly you stop the rod on the back cast. If I feel the need to throw a ton of line out, I'll make sure my hand on the backcast accelerates and then stops at "1:00"(instead of 2 o'clock). The "stop" is like what would happen if your hand suddenly ran into a wall. The accelerate/hard-stop method puts tremendous speed on your line. Speed=fly not hitting water on the backcast.
The 1:00 stop will throw the line higher in your backcast. When I am teaching people to cast with a flyrod, their natural tendency is to lay the rod parallel to the ground on the backcast, but they think they have stopped the rod at 2 o'clock.
Get your dad to video you casting at a park or your front lawn. That has been my best teacher to this point. I haven't been able to hide my technique, or lack thereof, from the camera yet. Make sure the shot is wide enough to get the line in as well, that way you can see how different techniques will create different loops in the line.
Catch a few for me!!!!
ES
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The 1:00 stop will throw the line higher in your backcast. When I am teaching people to cast with a flyrod, their natural tendency is to lay the rod parallel to the ground on the backcast, but they think they have stopped the rod at 2 o'clock.
Get your dad to video you casting at a park or your front lawn. That has been my best teacher to this point. I haven't been able to hide my technique, or lack thereof, from the camera yet. Make sure the shot is wide enough to get the line in as well, that way you can see how different techniques will create different loops in the line.
Catch a few for me!!!!
ES
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