Walter & Group...
From Ally Gowans in answer to my message on the snap cast :
Hi
Gordy,
Snap cast. Ah! I forgot
about that version and yet I demonstrate it often. It can be done with the line
in the air or it can be done for moderate distances with the line in the water.
If done in the air its much better for the line to be absolutely straight when
the opposite direct move commences, I used these words because the snap can be
made in either direction – back or front. It’s a useful way to change direction
from a downstream line to upstream in tight situations. There are lots of ways
thet you can play with it!
Regards the stop. The
waves that travel down the line post stop are caused not by the speed of the
stop but by the intensity of the grip during the stop being continued for too
long, hence the tip continues to vibrate and propagate waves. Ideally the tip
bounce should be contained after the counter flex.
Lefty’s response
somehow reminded me of something that I thought you would like to try. With a
double handed rod, pull your bottom hand directly way from the target. I mean
directly in both plane and trajectory, absolutely straight. The rod tip will go
exactly where you intended it to go and this is how you can send flies
underneath and between branches etc. Not a lot of people know that but it’s
fairly easy to figure out why. Knowing that the “hauling hand” actually does a
similar job for double or single handed casting, if you don’t already do so
consciously try to do the same with a single handed rod, I think that I cast
more accurately using this method.
Best
wishes,
Ally Gowans
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Ally... I'll try that. Makes sense. This fits with Lefty's Principle #3. Gordy
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