Walter & Group.....
Here's a little Quiz. Try to come up with two answers for each question if and as warrented.....a BRIEF one and a more detailed one (More detail only if you think it's needed.) :-
1.) At what point in the cast does the loop begin to form ?
2.) What is, "REBOUND" ?
3.) What is a, "HAUL" ?
4.) What are some of the, "duties" of the line hand ?
5.) Describe the "duty" of the rod hand.
6.) Your beginning student tells you that he is about to buy a fly rod for casting practice He wants to know what to look for. What do you teach him ?
7.) This student wants to know what determines the size of the casting loop. What do you tell him ?
8.) How do you describe to a student the application of power for a medium distance cast ?
9.) Try to define a "SPEY CAST".
10.) To what general classification of casts does this SPEY CAST belong ?
11.) What is meant by the term, "ROD PLANE" ?
12.) Your more advanced student wants to know when, if ever, he should change rod planes between the back cast and the forward cast. What do you tell him ?
13.) Another student wants to know if all rods advertised as made of, "ultra high modulus" graphite fibers are stiff rods. What do you tell him ?
14.) How does a, "MEND" differ from a, "CAST" ?
15.) Your student is confused. She wants to know if the term, "TRACKING" means the same thing as, "SLP". What do you teach her ?
Gordy