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Whale of a drawing ...

Paul in Drag: Pipe and dapper hat.

I use RIO Powerflex Trout leaders: 3-pack, knotless tapered 7.5 or 9', 1x or 2x. Change out tippet when needed. Hot pink yarn for fly.

Happy Spring!
Craig

Ok, so the drawings depict back loops - given the reel's aspect. Based on that perhaps C happens during a fck'd up Snap... ? But that is guess work.

Craig

Hey Taylor - great to see your name on the board ! Thanks for the kind words. I recall you to be a mighty fine caster. Hope your dad is doing well. Cold enough for you these past few days? I was outside today casting a few lines, getting things figured for some Bonefish interviewing this coming week...

Day 2 here in central NY, USA. 41ºf partly sunny. For a winter's day, not bad - certainly a day to cast a bit.
May you all find new joy and then the appropriate contentedness this year 2020.
Craig

Good stuff Paul - Cool !!

Happy Holidays,
Craig

I'm with Boisker... and perhaps even more, hating the description: hard / abrupt stop. I much prefer: crisp stop.

At times I have asked students that are too forceful to 'hide the stop'.

Craig

It might be one for the physics forum but I think we can generate higher line speed through rotation only rather than rotation plus translation post MCL. But it might have to do with the ‘Self Deceleration Mechanism’ that two people understand. Or indeed how the body functions - fast joints! I do b...

To be clear: I was referring to my Andy Warhol moment on the video, my 15 seconds of fame...

Cheers!
Craig