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'Ideal loading point at the tip of the rod'........oh no!
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Re: 'Ideal loading point at the tip of the rod'........oh no!
How on earth do you cast a bubble float without a backcast? Im very curious!
And ease, cutting a shootinghead from a cheap ass dt line always leaves you with the feeling of doing it wrong, and those guys and gals at the marketing company knows much better hiw to male the perfect optimal line for my 7 weight rod it will weigh exactly 16,78634674 grams as they really really knows what they are doing, not like that outdated AFFTA standard with a deviation allowance in each class
And alot of people hate connections etc....
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Lasse
And ease, cutting a shootinghead from a cheap ass dt line always leaves you with the feeling of doing it wrong, and those guys and gals at the marketing company knows much better hiw to male the perfect optimal line for my 7 weight rod it will weigh exactly 16,78634674 grams as they really really knows what they are doing, not like that outdated AFFTA standard with a deviation allowance in each class
And alot of people hate connections etc....
Cheers
Lasse
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Re: 'Ideal loading point at the tip of the rod'........oh no!
Put the bubble float on the ground and walk past it
Since the part of the flyline that usually wears out first is running line just behind the head, it would make far more sense to use shooting line which is easily and cheaply replaced.
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Since the part of the flyline that usually wears out first is running line just behind the head, it would make far more sense to use shooting line which is easily and cheaply replaced.
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Re: 'Ideal loading point at the tip of the rod'........oh no!
you can do the same then with a flyline
Yeah, thats one of the parks, but requires knowledge... easier to just spend money in the shop, and buy the brick, everybody and the kitchensink advice you to buy them on the net! Regardless of application....
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Lasse
Yeah, thats one of the parks, but requires knowledge... easier to just spend money in the shop, and buy the brick, everybody and the kitchensink advice you to buy them on the net! Regardless of application....
Cheers
Lasse
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Re: 'Ideal loading point at the tip of the rod'........oh no!
I never even considered that, John. That's a brilliant point! As Lasse says, it's probably best to leave it. Wise words indeedOf course we also need to consider the humanistic aspect of the colour change, rather than just the scientific ramifications eg. What about those of us who suffer colour blindness? Then there are the environmental considerations as well.
Out of interest mate, is it white? it will go further with less huffing and puffingLasse Karlsson wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:35 pmBlasfemy, blasfemy I sayPaul Arden wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:16 am The whole point about a fly rod is that it doesn’t have an ideal loading point. 20 years ago we did imagine the bend running from tip down but that doesn’t actually apply.
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My 7 weight rod loads optimally with 16,78634674 grams of flyline, and if I use something heavier, it is overloaded, less and it is underloaded and in both cases its not casting well! Mind you my warranty is vold if I use more than 17 grams, and if its a skagit taper the action of the rod is destroyed....
As I said, life is too bloody short for this crap....
Lasse
What have i started I do get your point, Paul. More importantly, how do you cast a bubble float without a back cast?Paul Arden wrote: ↑Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:32 am I don’t understand these overweight “integrated” shooting heads. Why not just use a shooting head? It’s cheaper, you can cut them to any length you want etc etc. And if you’re still struggling to fly cast, you can always use a bubble float and forget the backcast altogether!
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I think that in the future good rods and lines are going to be harder to find. Don't forget to buy white lines, they go further with less effort
All the best!
Nick M
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Re: 'Ideal loading point at the tip of the rod'........oh no!
When I was in my late teens I used to fish for cod off the beaches and piers in the winters. Brrr. Anyway we used 6oz leads and I don’t think anyone considered laying the lead back constituted as being a backcast! More of a layback really. A full pendulum was banned off the piers because it was downright dangerous! I suppose that would be a sort of backcast...
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Re: 'Ideal loading point at the tip of the rod'........oh no!
Think we've had this one here before:
Try missing the timing, the acceleration, the angle etc. And see if it works as well
But we can go with your definition, and then we have an alternative to the bubble float, just speycast instead
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Lasse
Try missing the timing, the acceleration, the angle etc. And see if it works as well
But we can go with your definition, and then we have an alternative to the bubble float, just speycast instead
Cheers
Lasse
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I don’t consider “layback” to be a cast. Not do I consider setting up a roll cast to be a “backcast”. Casting Stroke for me (in fly fishing) is accelerating the line with the purpose of forming a Loop.
It’s debatable whether the Dynamic D loop on Speys is really formed by a Casting Stroke or simply just Sweep. I’m not sure what if any are the advantages to describing it as being a backcast? After all, what is the primary intent here? For me it is line repositioning and not forming a Loop that unrolls through the air.
But if you want to call it a backcast you are entitled to despite that being a completely weird notion
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It’s debatable whether the Dynamic D loop on Speys is really formed by a Casting Stroke or simply just Sweep. I’m not sure what if any are the advantages to describing it as being a backcast? After all, what is the primary intent here? For me it is line repositioning and not forming a Loop that unrolls through the air.
But if you want to call it a backcast you are entitled to despite that being a completely weird notion
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Re: 'Ideal loading point at the tip of the rod'........oh no!
Accelerating the line in the purpose of forming a loop...
So making a loop that doesnt unfurl is not it?
Roll cast setup, accelersting the line slowly to make a D loop beside the caster
All speycasts, accelerating the line to form a D loop, single spey, snakeroll, aerialised snap T etc. All makes a loop either fat (D) or tight (V) in the backcast, all underpowered so they dont unfurl but sets the leader and a portion of the line on the water for an alvor to prevent the line to slip backwards after the forward cast has been made.
Double spey, snap T/C etc makes two underpowered loops prior to the forward cast, but for the same reasons as the other spey casts...
You're welcome to call it weird, even though thats a word usually associated with yourself
When is a loop formed in your definitions?
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Lasse
So making a loop that doesnt unfurl is not it?
Roll cast setup, accelersting the line slowly to make a D loop beside the caster
All speycasts, accelerating the line to form a D loop, single spey, snakeroll, aerialised snap T etc. All makes a loop either fat (D) or tight (V) in the backcast, all underpowered so they dont unfurl but sets the leader and a portion of the line on the water for an alvor to prevent the line to slip backwards after the forward cast has been made.
Double spey, snap T/C etc makes two underpowered loops prior to the forward cast, but for the same reasons as the other spey casts...
You're welcome to call it weird, even though thats a word usually associated with yourself
When is a loop formed in your definitions?
Cheers
Lasse
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Re: 'Ideal loading point at the tip of the rod'........oh no!
Loop: A moving length of line delivered past the rod tip, formed when the rod tip curves the line under or over itself.
Static Roll cast doesn’t apply.
Jump Roll cast could apply. I’m far more inclined to call that movement Sweep, ie the main purpose is to position the line. However I accept that you could call it a Casting Stroke. You could also call it a cheeseburger if you thought it would help your students.
When is a loop formed? Ie the actual point of separation between rod and fly legs? When the line at the front starts to decelerate and the remaining line overtakes this point. Non-hauled cast this is usually RSP or thereabouts. Hauled cast as we both know can indeed be earlier, at the conclusion of the haul on a 170 if it has early finish.
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Static Roll cast doesn’t apply.
Jump Roll cast could apply. I’m far more inclined to call that movement Sweep, ie the main purpose is to position the line. However I accept that you could call it a Casting Stroke. You could also call it a cheeseburger if you thought it would help your students.
When is a loop formed? Ie the actual point of separation between rod and fly legs? When the line at the front starts to decelerate and the remaining line overtakes this point. Non-hauled cast this is usually RSP or thereabouts. Hauled cast as we both know can indeed be earlier, at the conclusion of the haul on a 170 if it has early finish.
Cheers, Paul
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Re: 'Ideal loading point at the tip of the rod'........oh no!
HellPaul Arden wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:24 am I don’t consider “layback” to be a cast. Not do I consider setting up a roll cast to be a “backcast”. Casting Stroke for me (in fly fishing) is accelerating the line with the purpose of forming a Loop.
It’s debatable whether the Dynamic D loop on Speys is really formed by a Casting Stroke or simply just Sweep. I’m not sure what if any are the advantages to describing it as being a backcast? After all, what is the primary intent here? For me it is line repositioning and not forming a Loop that unrolls through the air.
But if you want to call it a backcast you are entitled to despite that being a completely weird notion
Cheers, Paul