Casting- The lift

[elwyman]

M Evans mentions lifting into your own bank if you want to make a squarer cast.

Must admit I didn't see the logic in doing that?

[elwyman]

steve said:

If I remember correctly what he advocates is coming inboard as many degrees as you want to go outboard beyond the typicalish 45 degree cast .
Steve

Yes that is what ME says, but I don't understand why it helps to make a squarer cast.

Surely it's just a case of facing in the right direction and then trying to form the D loop in line with the direction of forward cast?

[elwyman]

AG recommends the same:

www.letsflyfish.com/spey1.htm

[elwyman]

All I can think is that it encourages you to rotate your body more, to help with the bigger change of direction.

One of life's little mysterys mate. ;D

[elwyman]

steve said:

elwyman said:

All I can think is that it encourages you to rotate your body more, to help with the bigger change of direction.

One of life's little mysterys mate. ;D

Never- there is an answer, and watch that apostrophe usage.

Oh ****

[jock]

Steve,

In response to your first post in this thread, you are spot on. What you describe is exactly what I do in "real" fishing. Then again I'm not up on all these modern ways.

[rennie]

From the start of your lift, rod point on the surface and line tight slowly begin your lift and at the same time "waggle" your rod towards mid river then as you are still lifting "waggle your rod in towards your own bank time this to co-incide with finishing your lift,then go into your Spey cast.Timing is important, this will also help if you are fishing poly/braided leaders and weighted flies as it will bring them up to the surface without a roll cast.With practice you can do this movement twice as you lift,it will break your lines contact with the surface film lift more line off the surface without as big a lift or over lifting and load your rod much lower and earlier in the lift,easier to cast a longer head length too.If its a full floater being used give it a good polish with "Armourall" first,makes the line slicker and breaks contact with the surface film easier too.In the case of a sunk line unless its in real deep will do away with a roll cast first.Don't use Armourall on any sinkers or intermediates it will make them float,you can use it on floating running line though. Pedro.