Paul/Nick, what about the basic overhead cast? Do you use a squeeze, or do you just stop? It seems to me, and I certainly am prone to being wrong, that you don't need to squeeze the stop, so long as you stop. I feel like the squeeze just punctuates the stop for the caster, like a period. But you can...

I'm not a physicist, but it depends upon where the fulcrum is. As long as the fulcrum is on the end and the force is near it, it probably remains a class 3 lever. https://images.app.goo.gl/4VFhJRx74eSL9swq8

It sounds like a consistent theme: Over time, we become less interested in the size of the fish and more interested in the experience. It's not about size, even though I'd like to catch a wild 24" +/- brown someday. Like Boisker, when I catch a large fish for the water, that's good enough. For ...

There also can be education on what happens to a fish's gill filaments when kept out of the water too long: The filaments dry and stick together. And putting them back in the water doesn't necessarily guarantee they will rehydrate and unstick. It's essentially damaging their lungs, giving them COPD....

So I asked Colorado Parks and Wildlife whether they would consider requiring anglers to watch a video regarding best catch and release practices before getting a fishing license. The video could also instruct anglers about redds, what they are, where to find them, what they look like, and why to sta...

I need to get a couple of new bobbins. When I first started tying I got cheapo depot ones (except that they have a ceramic shaft). My hubby decided they were too tight for his liking and stretched them out. Now the thread just falls off the spool, and I've never been able to readjust them to where t...

The gist of it is that Google may junk email from sending servers that are not using DMARC. In order to implement DMARC, you also need to implement SPF (which you already have on sexyloops.com) and DKIM. It's kind of like needing more than one thing to get a SLP of the rod tip. :laugh: Somewhere I h...

Paul, in my former career I was an email administrator and dealt with email security. If you send to me an email that was marked as spam, as an attachment, I can take a look at the internet header and see what's going on. It can take a bit to analyze it, and I'm rusty, but I'll give it a good spin. ...

I can't remember what video it was, but Mel was teaching the 'normal' jump roll, and i observed that he dipped the rod in a shallow saucer shaped tip path. In fact, i know a lot of chaps that teach this, and they get good results. Now. :whistle: I think it's a "bonus feature" at the end o...

The .gif It looks much more like Paul's back slash-forward slash drawing than Hayes'. ;) Very interesting all the different ways to attempt the break though. Has anyone tried having the student pull against the line (or rope) in the overhead position while you hold the line from behind? Having them ...