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Walter & Group...
[GH] Reply from Lewis Hinks :
Thanks Gordy,
But what if you are casting at an angle off to the side and the fly leg is parallel to the rod leg and the rod plane, but not over the rod leg. Is this not parallel?
Still find this confusing. I understand the vertical plane, but what about the others.
Lewis
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[GH] Lewis,
I chose the vertical casting plane and the horizontal casting plane simply as two examples.
If you are casting in an off vertical plane, say a rod plane (casting plane) of 45 degrees (midway between a vertical and a horizontal plane) and the fly leg is parallel with the rod leg, then you would indeed have parallel loop legs.
Remember, that in my working definition I stated that this must be true in all planes.
I see the loop plane largely determined by the casting plane (rod plane).
Putting it differently; we can have loop planes all the way from horizontal to vertical on either side of the body. No matter the loop plane, the two legs of the loop must be approximately in line with one another, i.e. parallel to one another in order to have the condition of parallel loop legs.
Let's imagine a candy cane which is usually made with limbs which are parallel to one another as an example of a flycasting loop. No matter how we hold it or turn it about, those limbs remain parallel to one another.
Now let's imagine that our candy cane is a bit soft or malleable. If we bend one limb, in any direction, to one side or the other, toward or away from the other limb, we end up with limbs which are no longer parallel with one another. Now, no matter how we hold it or turn it, those limbs will still be out of parallel.
That leads me to think that an instructor could use a malleable coat hanger wire or something like that as a teaching aid to get the point across.
Gordy
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[GH] A reminder from Tony Loader :
Hi Gordy,
The most relevant study material I could find in relation to this task, is Bill Gammel's video "Teaching Yourself to Fly Cast". He demonstrates the effects of deviations, from a straight line path of the rod tip, in both the horizontal and the vertical planes. His voiceover includes the statement:
"When the rod tip moves in a straight line, the top and bottom strands of the loop will be parallel and the energy of the loop will be directed straight at the target. This is possible by properly bending the rod...".
I also found page 6 of the FFF booklet, "The Essentials of Fly Casting" by Bill and Jay Gammel, illuminating.
Regards,
Tony.
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[GH] Tony,
I looked at that again and note that you are correct . He didn't, however, specifically discuss parallel loop legs.*
* TEACHING YOURSELF TO FLY CAST, Learning the Essentials, by Bill Gammel, 2002, Video, Bill Gammel Outdoor Services, P.O Box 348 Highlands, TX., 77562
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[GH] From Mike Heritage :
I think that unless you are casting indoors or on a perfectly still day it is near impossible to judge whether the loops are out of parallel because of a tracking error or the wind has carried the line over to one side or the other on the back cast,which would cause a similar effect. On a still day I do look up as the loop is formed to see if the fly leg is in line with the rod leg and use what I see to adjust my tracking accordingly.
Mike
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[GH] Mike,
Not easy to critique your own casts with respect to loop leg alignment. That's why it's a good idea to have someone else observe your casts or even use video.
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