ol Al....
There is one more I can think of........but we go way out on a limb, here:
There is a rare instance when caster is casting a heavy weighted fly and needs max distance.
He uses a fairly tight loop on the back cast, and pauses a millisecond or so later than usual to allow the loop to straighten. Then he makes his forward stroke using a tight loop despite the weighted fly.
Timing is so critical that few casters can do this.
It can even be refined to allow a tiny bit more pause on this back cast so that the momentum of the heavy fly carries it just a bit farther before coming forward with the presentation stroke.
Very high line speed is needed along with perfect timing.
Mark Sedotti uses this principle in reverse for presenting a 27" heavily weighted fly on the back cast at great distance.....his, "Sayonara Sling".
Gordy
From: "Allen Crise" <flysoup@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Gordon Hill" <hillshead@xxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Quiz week one
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 18:37:15 -0600
Howdy GordyYou added some on the Pause4. There must be a PAUSE between strokes. The pause should be proportional to the length of line carried, provided that the speed of the rod tip remains unchanged.
(SHORT CAST= SHORT PAUSE. LONG CAST= LONG PAUSE.)
THE PAUSE MUST BE LONGER FOR SLOWER ROD TIP SPEEDS, AND SHORTER FOR GREATER SPEED.
I did not Limit the Pause to just the length of the line on purpose. There are to many variables
Line length Yes
Rod action Yes
Wind direction Yes
Size of fly Yes
Weight of the fly Yes
Type of cast Yes
Speed of the cast Yes
Can you think of any more?
ol Al