I mainly practice with a fast action 5wt 9′ rod and a long belly 5wt line (Barrio GT 125). Every now and again I like to switch to something else not just to break the monotony but to force adaption to a different gear setup… Read More
All posts filed under “Casting Technique”
The Special Delivery Cast
In the fly casting universe huge amounts of the discussion come down to what happens on the delivery cast, especially when travelling in the solar system of distance casting. Competition accuracy casting is by comparison a mere asteroid despite accuracy rather simple distance being the… Read More
Svirgolato – Twist With A Tail
Confession time. I don’t fish small streams very often, much less overgrown ones so way back when I saw my first footage of “Italian style” or Tecnica di Lancio Totale (TLT) I thought, “Yeah, ok. Ingenious adaption of technique to circumstances but jeezuss that looks… Read More
Practice Makes What?
Bought a new rod. Not my usual. It’s six inches longer than nine feet and it is about finesse rather than power. Have to adjust my casting accordingly which means being even smoother and more efficient. This rod will not be driven hard but caress… Read More
The Post Tassie Post
Been back from my 2019 Tassie trip for about a month. How did it go? In all honesty it was a stinker. Poor weather, poor fishing and bad things happening at home and to a treasured Tassie friend. Casting wise, however, it threw up some… Read More
Tension Thrills (Slack Kills)
Back in February this year I posted about The Meaning of Slack. The opening paragraph went like this: “As part of the Einstein Series I wrote about the Straight Lines Rule and part of that was casting with straight lines which means fly lines having as… Read More
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Practice – Change of Objective, Better Than a Holiday
Practice objective changes from going long while staying accurate to improving accuracy by improving efficiency.
Going Long : The Top Secret Secret
Here I am, back at the keyboard after another practice session. Going back a few posts I wrote about regressing after an extend fishing trip to Tassie. You can find that one here . As part of fixing the problems I shot some more footage… Read More
Feel the Beat, Keep to the Rhythm
Here’s one for the kinaesthetic learners, for folks who enjoy being mindfully in touch with their bodies and for anyone else who gets the general idea. Way back when I read A River Runs Through It I remember coming to the bit about Norm’s dad… Read More
The Meaning of Slack
As part of the Einstein Series I wrote about the Straight Lines Rule and part of that was casting with straight lines which means fly lines having as little as possible slack in them. The reason to avoid slack is that taking up it is a… Read More
The Curious Fly Caster 