sorry for the slow reply fellas …. work and all that

love both those methods - so I can incorporate that into my assessment and teaching

the idea of doing it together in slow motion is class Paul

absolutely, it's desperately exciting stuff, 4/5kg? .... holy shit!! Salmon fishing is all about the hunt and patience but as Hugh Falkus said in his book "Salmon Fishing" in relation to that instant a salmon takes ... "nothing in the gamut of human emotion can equal the magic of that...

yup "flick the potato" .... that'll work :laugh: I've done the rod holding thing and it works sometimes, sad bloody times when I have to ask the pupil if he/she minds me touching them though .... andddd, I'm a bit lost here .... what's the "triangle method" and "pantomime&qu...

I'll try and hunt that International flyfisher mag out. Used to have articles on bonefish on the flats, I think in Belize, too ... mental. Avington, that's the one, I always wanted to visit there. Biggest I caught was a 13lbs rainbow from Sandyknowes fishery just outside Perth in Scotland. Like drag...

ahh no ... another man who hugely influenced my fishing as I devoured his articles in Trout Fisherman mag. Used to have one of his rods too ... 10' 8/9 if I remember correctly. RIP ....

haha!! Well seems the ideal job for me, it MORE than beats my day job of staring into and fixing mouths and teeth :laugh: NZ is somewhere I'd love to go. My best mate lives in Maunganui after moving there from Scotland 17 odd years ago and keeps insisting I visit. I grew up reading magazines about U...

cheers guys :) Graeme, yeah I use that too (and had it used on me :laugh:) .... the stalling loops. Its staggering for most to see just how little is needed to make the rod work and produce a smooth, tight loop on the forward cast. As I say I had that done in me and found it nearly impossible to und...

now a wee trip to Malaysia would be hellish good .... we'll work on that! I'm not great with officialdom either Paul (to say the least :p) but the guys and girls in APGAI Ireland are great. So easy to get on with, one hell of a lot of fun, great chat and very (very!) good teachers and casters. Dunno...

so I'm taking my APGAI Ireland DH assessment soon and it involves me giving mock lessons to the examiners. I've heard many of the "teaching tips" and would like a few more ideas! you know what I mean .... "painting the ceiling" for overhead, "flicking some dirt off the tip&q...

I'm sure I'll dredge up some topics for discussion Paul worry not :laugh: yeah, Ireland's a great spot and we tend to get on with everyone! The APGAI Ireland group are great people. A lot of fun and friendship plus very high standards in tuition and casting. I'm starting with "qualified" s...