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Walter wrote:That way we can get rid of the “discussions” about how much energy in the cast comes from rod unloading. That would be a huge benefit to the fly casting community..
Biggest benefit for the flycasting community, would be for it to stop talking about loading completly...
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Lasse
Your friendly neighbourhood flyslinger
Flycasting, so simple that instructors need to make it complicated since 1685
Paul Arden wrote:I get bruises on my forearms from all rods. What does that have to do with a feeling of lightness/heaviness? I said it's a feeling (when casting). Obviously the rod is heavier!
If the heavier rod feels lighter, it is possibly being more efficient and will result in unemployment for flies.
Casting instruction - making simple things complicated since 1765
Mel was so enthusiastic! What a great teacher. I wish I could have met him.
Trouble is, when he shows the bad cast, the rod "loads" (bends) as much as or more than it does when he shows a good cast. The difference is when it bends and straightens during the casting stroke, not how much it bends.
Lasse of the many things I have learned one of the key things is that many people who talk about a skill often don't do what they say they do. Golf, casting, same in both. They are not lying per se, but their perception is in error.