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Walter & Group...
I started to close out our tailing loop discussion after receiving many messages with material and opinions similar if not the same as those we've already discussed at length.
Then I came across this one from Gary Davison which speaks to concept of a "fault" which can be used as a useful maneuver to actually give us a useful alternative method of making certain presentations. The tailing loop is certainly one of those. We have touched upon this in our past messages, but I think Gary has delivered this idea especially well :-
Gordy,
I know you have sent out many responses to this topic so do not feel you have to send this one. I just wanted to send you my thoughts on the subject.
I see your point about never ending or not being able to exhaust all the possibilities. Variations come into play. As we say the variables can be immense depending on the casters abilities. Placement, timing, and implementation will dictate the out come.
Thanks for getting me back on line with the postings. E-mail is working fine now! I may have missed some of the e-mails sent, so forgive me if I missed some key points similar to mine that were made.
As you have indicated Gordy intentional under slung tailing type casts to obtain a certain presentation or a desired presentation ( your examples was Bone Fish presentation) is an option we all as Master Candidate's and Master Instructors should be aware of and work into to our teachings.
We need to understand that this is implementing some of the trait's of the tailing loop characteristics, however it is being implemented to obtain a desired result. I see no problem with this if it is intentionally being implemented for a desired purpose. This implementation when taught correctly will give a student an added ability and depth when addressing the conditions where the application dictates.
Surprisingly a presentation such as this when presented correctly can provide a very delicate and upward type of presentation, with a generous amount of slack near the end of the cast, for a stealthy presentation.
This I find very positive when thinking about the possible advantages of a concave path for the rod tip. I feel variations of all casts may be beneficial when implemented correctly. As Al Crise always stated to me. Casting in extremes allows you the caster to see what variables will be available to you as a caster. We should explore all the avenues given to us in this regard and use them to our advantage in fly casting.
Sometime we peg things to be negative with out looking at the positive side.
I find that as we become more comfortable with the processing of the task it giving us the ability to explore all it's potential , and we can usually find the positive side to almost every negative if we push the extreme.
All the best.
Gary
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