Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:19
AM
Subject: The Essentials
Group....
By now, I'm sure you all know the well touted essentials of fly
casting. Let's see how you are at some questions which will test your
understanding.
1.) Of the listed 5 essentials, which would you choose as the
most important ? - The straight line path of the rod YES. (I'D USE THE TERM, "ROD
TIP".)
2.) You have been asked to add a 6th essential. What is it
? - Stop! AGREE.
3.) Gary Borger is quoted as having written, "There are only two
methods of casting...." What are they ? - straight line and constant
tension or circular/elliptical HE SAID,
..."STRAIGHT AND CURVED."
4.) To which of these 2 methods do all of the essentials apply ?
- straight line YES.
5.) One of these essentials, is: "Power must be applied in the
correct amount and at the correct time." Now, try to complete this
statement:- For appropriate application of power during straight line
overhead casting, we need, an accelerated acceleration to a speed up
and stop
YOU ARE CORRECT. I WAS LOOKING FOR
THE TERMS, "TENSION", "ACCELERATION" AND "STOP". (Your use of the
term, "accelerated acceleration" fits with my own concept of what
happens.)
6.) Another essential is that you must have a pause at the
conclusion of each stroke. Is this true of European Continuous Tension
Casting ? - nope AGREE.
7.) As part of the PAUSE essential, we are taught that the pause
must be proportional to the length of line carried, ie. the length of the
cast. (SHORT CAST/SHORT PAUSE.....LONG CAST/LONG PAUSE.)
Now, what happens to the length of the pause as we increase loop speed
? - less pause time required
YES.
8,) List some examples of line SLACK.
1. Poor control with the line
hand
2. Holding rod too high to start the pickup
(draws the line across the water to create slack)
3. Wide sloppy loops
4. Rod tip digression from the desired
straight line path
5. Poor timing (too brief a pause, or too long
a pause)
6. Wind
7. Too little power for the amount of line
carried
8. Holding rod high for roll cast on days
with tail wind (wind blows slack into
D-loop)
9. Creep (shortening stroke length requiring
over compensating quick short foward stroke)
Almost too many
scenarios to mention
YES, THESE ARE SOME CAUSES OF
SLACK. I WANTED EXAMPLES OF SLACK....( MY QUESTION SHOULD HAVE
BEEN MORE CLEAR.)
9.) What is likely to happen if the caster has an ABSOLUTELY
STRAIGHT LINE PATH OF THE ROD TIP during the forward cast ? -
Collision of line with the rod tip
YES.
10.) Has anyone published a list of ESSENTIALS OF SPEY CASTING ? -
Not in those exact words that I have seen. I have Simon's book and
tape, he does a wonderful job of explaining the essentials, but he does
not technically refer to that terminology (essentials) at
least as I recall. Unless you are referring to his reference to the 180
degree rule of loop, leader and fly all being on "Orange" line,
did he allude to that being the essentials?
I DIDN'T INTERPRET THIS AS A LIST OF,
"ESSENTIALS".....THOUGH HE DID DISCUSS THESE
PRINCIPLES.
11.) One essential is that the stroke length must be proportional to
the length of the cast (length of the line carried). Does this include
the rod arc, the translational movement of the hand, or the total tip travel
? - All
AGREE.
Gordy