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- Tue Jan 04, 2022 1:22 am
- Forum: Flycasting Physics
- Topic: The effect of Tiptop size
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3445
Re: The effect of Tiptop size
Gosh @ROF, that is alarming!
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 10:32 pm
- Forum: Flyfishing
- Topic: Shallow water strategy - Help breaking the code
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4340
Re: Shallow water strategy - Help breaking the code
@johnnybg would this approach be useful?
https://www.thefloatingfly.com/paul-gaskell
basically no flyline on the water
https://www.thefloatingfly.com/paul-gaskell
basically no flyline on the water
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 10:21 pm
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: New Barrio GT90 II
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1207
Re: New Barrio GT90 II
The II is now manufactured by a USA manufacturer (I have been told Cortland) because the UK manufacturers have, in one case, temporarily: or in another case, permanent ceased production. I think the lines are still good value, but necessarily more expensive than they were
- Wed Dec 22, 2021 11:26 pm
- Forum: Daily Planet
- Topic: Rainbows and spawning
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4611
Re: Rainbows and spawning
The story of the wild Rainbow Trout population on the Derbyshire R Wye, UK. The story recounted by a friend, Warren Slaney, who was river keeper at Haddon Estate for many years In the 1890’s a small shipment of rainbow trout was received and placed into an inline dam on the Wye. After four years a f...
- Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:02 am
- Forum: Flyfishing
- Topic: Shallow water strategy - Help breaking the code
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4340
Re: Shallow water strategy - Help breaking the code
It sounds to be a fascinating challenge, especially when such large, make that huge, Trout are there to be caught
- Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:51 pm
- Forum: Teaching
- Topic: should the back cast be taught as a release cast?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1775
Re: should the back cast be taught as a release cast?
Sounds really impressive Graeme
- Sat Dec 04, 2021 7:26 pm
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: Trend to heavier fly lines
- Replies: 109
- Views: 12991
Re: Trend to heavier fly lines
I don’t see Lasse’s name here http://www.sexyloops.com/flycasting/definitions2.shtmlPaul Arden wrote: ↑Fri Dec 03, 2021 4:32 pm I’m not sure that laying a lead weight on the ground constitutes a “cast”.
- Sun Nov 28, 2021 11:48 pm
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: Trend to heavier fly lines
- Replies: 109
- Views: 12991
Re: Trend to heavier fly lines
The problem would still persist in being straightening a long length of line behind you compared to a shorter one. That's really what makes flycasting more difficult, setting up the casting weight in the right shape at the right place at the right time. The shorter that casting weight is, the easie...
- Tue Nov 23, 2021 12:38 pm
- Forum: Teaching
- Topic: What are we?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 7834
Re: What are we?
Paul maybe I wasn’t clear: feel is critical to me in balancing, or flycasting. I’m just not sure that what I feel is what the next person will feel In my 20s I had an absolutely fantastic Iyengar Yoga teacher. Each year she went to Poona to practice with BKS Iyengar. Each year there would be fine tu...
- Tue Nov 23, 2021 11:17 am
- Forum: Teaching
- Topic: What are we?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 7834
Re: What are we?
PS I think Vince’s “learning to riding a bike” is a great analogue for casting
PPS great points in post #27 Paul
PPS great points in post #27 Paul