Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (Croassed Arrows) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:56:09 GMT

Wow! The great advice keeps right on coming. This sure is a good website for advice, and so far without nitpicking.

Pete in MA - That drill sounds effective - I'll try it, thanks.

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (Pete from MA) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:21:16 GMT

I come from a saltwater background where distance puts you over more fish. I found the BACK CAST was the most important part of the cast. The drill was to pull off 30 ft of line and put a little mark on the line. Stand normal and point the rod tip toward the grass (a couple inches off) ...then walk backwards till the line (in front of you) looked nice and straight and tight to the rod. Then (with the line tight and the tip close to the ground) lift up the line with a big cast and fling it...

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (DrakeBob) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:56:53 GMT

Let me just add that B52 is one of the finest "non-professional" casters that I've ever had the pleasure to watch. The man knows his stuff.

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (B52 bugger) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:40:47 GMT

My dad was not a fly fisherman. I was about ten years old, for Christmas he gave me a Wright McGill "Sweetheart: for HDG line 8 1/2ft, the line he included was Ashaway B level. With this rod and set up. (By the way the reel I bought Pflueger Medalist 1495 reel). I fished dries including midges with fifteen ft leader fishing the leader, bass bugging and striper fishing. My casting instructor was books by Jason Lucas, Bergman, Joe Brooks, Alden Knight, Lee Wulff.

At Boston...

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (Marty) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:18:28 GMT

30 years ago I taught myself from books. Once we joined the FFF I got some pointers from some very kind gentlemen. IMHO you don't need professional instruction to learn to fly fish and have fun.....but..... I truly think a little good instruction would make the intitial frustrations much smaller. I think it would make the road to really maximizing your ability to catch fish much much shorter. Roll casting, mending, and all the little things that come over time are pointed out in the...

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (shakeylee) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:57:33 GMT

for the first few years of fly fishing i was a terrible caster.i had lots of instruction and watched the joan wulff video over and over.i love joan wulff,so that was easy.
i also got the doug swisher video and that helped.but i was still a non-caster.

part of the problem was that most places i fished ,a roll cast was called for more than an overhand cast.but when you needed an overhand cast,you really need it!

then i did this,and became a much better caster than i had...

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (corlay) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:16:37 GMT

wb4tjh wrote:
My flyfishing is a lot like my golf game:

I like this analogy,
if you think of it like:

Driving Range............Lawn Casting
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Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (caddisman3) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:39:35 GMT

Crossed arrows,if you could hook up with Marshall Wardwell[lives in Westminster]and spend a couple weekends under his tutelege you will be a better caster/flyfisher for it.Come on Marshall offer your services.
Karl

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (Croassed Arrows) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:37:29 GMT

Gary - Thanks for the heads up. My wife and I will definitely try to make it to Lyons on 2 AUG. I just heard from Jay Edwards and he will be there, hopefully with some of his fine bamboo rods. He did a great job restoring an old Heddon for me and he makes excellent new rods for a bargain price.

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (reelhimin) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:35:39 GMT

Croassed
You might also think about coming to the Colorado Cane Conclave, August 2nd in Lyons. Lots of rods to try out and you probably can wrangel some wonderful casting advice from the people there. Look me up and I will point you in the right direction. All of the information is in the Forum Announcement section. Gary.

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (bbamboo) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:55:27 GMT

Yes I will second that spend some cash on a good casting instructer.
Nice rods come later.

Gary

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (Croassed Arrows) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:06:13 GMT

DrLogic - I am very glad that you joined in here because I've been thinking about planning a trip back east and attending Joan Wulff's school along with my wife. We both think she is such a wonderful teacher and a wonderful lady. Now, from what you wriote, I can see that it will be worth the effort.

Thanks for all the input, guys.

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (DrLogik) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:21:30 GMT

Nothing beats top-notch instruction in my opinion. I to was where you are today. I made the decision to spend my money on the best instruction money could buy. My first instruction was at Kaufman's in Oregon. Dec Hogan and John Hazel were the instructor's there at the time. My skill improved about 100%. I then signed up for Joan Wulff's casting school a few years later. Again, my skill improved dramatically. After that Joan told me to practice EVERY DAY for a year...even...

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (bbamboo) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:26:35 GMT

Take is slow.

There is many ways throw a fly line.

Practice not just on the water but on grass too.

Take a couple of lessons from a recommended fly caster in your area WHO understands bamboo.

Step back and study what you have been...

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (mtn) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:45:47 GMT

Take a lesson from a good competent caster and teacher, then practice and fish as much as you can. I lawn cast a lot and what that does for me is just from the repetition of doing things on the lawn, without the fish and water in the equation things become natural and sink in to the point when I'm on the water it just happens the way I practiced.
Mike

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (canerodscom) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:44:32 GMT

Again, I'll be the contrarian. Do you know anyone who has improved their casting and found it made them a "worse" fisherman? Yes, you can be a good caster and not be a good fisherman. And you can be a good fisherman without being a good caster. But becoming a better caster will always make you a better fisherman. Just one more tool in the quiver to go along with reading water, mending line, entomology, etc.

Harry

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (nwdlj) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:50:36 GMT

its a great nom de plume...just my opinion but seriously, it brought a great smile to my face...and you'll probably always be known by that from now on anyway and have a funny story to boot!...dj

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (Eric Peper) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:18:19 GMT

seattlesetters wrote:

Fishing, as has been mentioned, is far more than casting. The most effective fly fishermen I know make their fly land where it needs to with all the drag-preventing mends, piles, curves, etc., already in the line before it hits the water. You can't learn that on the lawn...only through experience on moving water.

Well said, Mark. I've tried to explain the above at least...

Re: How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (seattlesetters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:52:22 GMT

The best advice I can also give is to just go fishing. Casting to fish and casting on the pond or parking lot or lawn are different things, but you can learn from all.

If you want instruction, a few lessons are always good (I wish I would have done that...I'm a lousy caster and now rather set in my ways). However, after basic instruction, I'd find the best fly fisher in the area and go fishing with him/her. Have 'em critique your stroke and show you how to make your...

How to become a really good flycaster!

feeds@yuku.com (Croassed Arrows) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:05:47 GMT

I've just joined this wonderful website, but as you can see I've already screwed up by misspelling Crossed. Can someone help me unscrew it?

I live in northern Colorado, by the Cache La Poudre River and would like to become a really good flycaster to help me become a better flyfisherman. Over the years I've done a bit of flyfishing, but now that I am retired I want to become really good at it. After all, I have over forty miles of beautiful river along the highway that...