Huh, perhaps not in a catapult way you are accustomed to. But the footnote points to a device with accumulated tension; and the rod bends with a tensile side and compressive opposite side. So, the tension is not in the fly line (well miniscule amount) but in the longer arc side of a bent rod. I don'...

One possibility is the Rio's or Orvis's Steelhead/ Salmon Taper lines. Rio used to make the 5 weight, but the last time I checked they start only with the 6 weight. It has a long rear taper to chuck nymph rigs, while having a fine but short taper to throw a bushy fly (although a little clunky) witho...

Hey Paul, depends on your perspective. This is just me in that I see it as a one legged catapult in the rod tip moving forward*. As for Craig's concerns about the rod tip path as the principal focus, I don't think what I posted points to the rod tip as the principal focus, but rather the slave to th...

Hey Eastern Caster. The 'How' of the rod tip path is common to all forms of spey casting, which then allows the bio mechanics to be free in architecture to make it happen (the 'How' of the caster, which is a separate, quickly branches out from this common point). Having the 'essence' of what the tip...

I was thinking: A rod tip path that produces the fly line to conform to: 1) A traversing rolling loop above and forward of a contacting rod tip, 2) the loop having a reel end that is fully or partially constrained, 3) the loop having a fly end that is unconstrained; 4) the loop having been inverted ...

Hi Eagle Crest. Line load will be different between moving and non moving water. Also, ease of anchor lifts will improve with moving water. If this is all you got, it will be good enough to get some chops down. Just be careful, what loads in still water will often bog down the tip in moving water. A...

Hey Edwin. Just catching up with sexyloops after a hiatus. Refer to this link for the following comments: http://www.awholenuthalevel.com/blog/finding-the-right-spey-length-without-being-caught-in-a-maze-part-3-determining-minimum-length The flatness of the anchor touching down makes a difference. F...

Hey, I got a PM when I was out of town for the last week. Notwithstanding FAE*, I think the haul helps with the L or U shape by checking the tip timing wise while I turn the rod during the fwd cast. The fly leg side of the L or U does require some control on power. If it is over powered, this side w...

I'm curious about the interaction of water molecules, and particularly the effect on currents. I'm assuming in a river the fastest water may be somewhere about 3/4 up through the water column, slower at the surface and the slowest water at the bottom but I'm not sure :p And I'm also quite sure it's...

I would read literature without measurements with a grain of salt, not saying they don't have a nugget of gem in them. The reason is there is often a gap between the Experience and the Perception of the experience. Here is an excerpt from Malcolm Gladwell's 'Blink' book: One section of this chapter ...