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Post by wilbert on May 27, 2006 4:35:32 GMT
I have picked up a bad habit and i am finding it hard to cure as i am not 100% sure what is causing it. The line is going out well (single spey) but just as all the running line has been shot the fly hits the main line and ruins the cast. Over the last few years i have been casting at a reasonable standard but this last 12 months everything has started to turn to sh1t and it is really frustrating me. Any ideas as to where this fault may be coming from as the more i try to remove it from the cast the more consistent i am becoming at making it happen. I have gone back to the basics and broken the cast down to each stage and the lift, sweep, anchor point, D loop and forward stroke all feel good and appear to be in the correct positions, the only thing that is different to my casting 12 months ago is that I am using a faster actioned rod (15' Norway which is not that fast) but throwing tighter loops than i used to and also generating a higher line speed. I think the help of a good instructor may be required, please make all cheques payable to the Dave needs to learn how to cast again appeal.
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Post by macd on May 27, 2006 13:28:39 GMT
dave
in additon to springers advice, try placing the fly further upstream on the back swing. Should help matters. Play around with that before spending any ££.
Ross
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Post by macd on May 27, 2006 13:30:25 GMT
...and maybe release the line you are shooting a fraction later- to soon and the cast loses impetus.....
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Post by hans on May 27, 2006 15:14:44 GMT
One of the causes for a 'tailing loop' is the back-cast being too low. This causes the line to be beneath the tip of the rod, and in the forward cast the fly will meet the line....
So it might help to pay attention to this.
Best, Hans.
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Post by wilbert on May 27, 2006 17:04:14 GMT
Been out for a cast today, should have been in bed after the night shift but decided not to bother with sleep and went fishing instead. I have ironed out the problem, not quite 100% but my casting has improved greatly. I think that the main thing that I was doing wrong was not having enough body rotation (being lazy) during the sweep and placing of the anchor so that the the D loop was not at 180 degrees to the direction of the forward stroke causing the fly and the line to collide. So now i am spending more time fishing rather than checking the leader for wind knots, still didn't catch anything though!!
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