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- Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:58 pm
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: Casting into the wind
- Replies: 7
- Views: 220
Re: Casting into the wind
How important do people feel fly line design is? Do you choose a line with a forward distribution of weight in the head and a steep front taper to aid leader turnover? Does this add enough to let you fish a lighter rod than you might choose otherwise for a windy day (say a 7wt instead of a 9wt whil...
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:44 pm
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: Hypothetical question on mechanics
- Replies: 61
- Views: 2299
Re: Hypothetical question on mechanics
I'm calling 'foot fault' in that casting comp
(everyone watching the loop as Rick surreptitiously takes a backward step).



- Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:42 pm
- Forum: Daily Planet
- Topic: making diesel from plastic
- Replies: 3
- Views: 90
Re: making diesel from plastic
Just burn it as it is - no extra refining. Burnt at high enough temperatures, i.e. within incinerators, the toxic by-products are minimal and the heat produced can be converted to electricity as in any other thermal plant. It should be illegal (globally) to send any plastic to landfill. Unfortunatel...
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 11:37 am
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: Rotating through the stroke
- Replies: 25
- Views: 515
Re: Rotating through the stroke
As a slight aside, I much prefer John's description of 'flutter' rather than 'hover'. You need to have very well trained casting pixies to negate gravity and make something truly hover :D On a more serious note, I see hover referred to a lot and I could understand a beginner or intermediate getting ...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:29 am
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: Whole line out!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 658
Re: Whole line out!
Hi Barry, Firstly well done - I consider the clanking of the backing knot up through the rings as a little round of applause, but I'm probably a bit weird in that respect :D :D :D There is a big difference in the head length of what you've been using and the MED, don't expect the MED to go further i...
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:00 pm
- Forum: Flycasting Physics
- Topic: James' front page on fly and line
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1354
Re: James' front page on fly and line
I'd put it on a French leader, it will go further that way :-)
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 5:37 pm
- Forum: Flycasting Physics
- Topic: Fly movement physics question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 438
Re: Fly movement physics question
Hi Gary,
A fish in a static position in running water and a fish in a static position in still water are not equivalent. There is no frame of reference that can be considered that equates the two.
Regards, James
A fish in a static position in running water and a fish in a static position in still water are not equivalent. There is no frame of reference that can be considered that equates the two.
Regards, James
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:07 am
- Forum: Flycasting Physics
- Topic: Fly movement physics question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 438
Re: Fly movement physics question
Hi Gary, Essentially your question is a 'frame of reference' one. In the first example the angler determines the frame of reference, whilst in the second example the water determines the frame of reference. If you standardise the frame of reference, to either, then you see that the problem (in a pur...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:21 pm
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: Recent FP from Paul
- Replies: 69
- Views: 2812
Re: Recent FP from Paul
Who was shooting at you? :-)
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:54 pm
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Heating lines in hot water.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1070
Re: Heating lines in hot water.
I don't store my saltwater lines on the reel unless I'm in the tropics, so I can't tell you.nicholasfmoore wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:00 pmif you pull some line off a reel now, does it show severe memory?
Cheers, James