05-07-2004, 11:57 AM
[cool][blue][size 1]Hey Dryrod, that slingshot looks suspiciously like a device for launching missiles at passing PWC. Funny.[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]Got a good discussion going here. I think we have established that the long rods provide more length and leverage...but also require more strength and stamina to operate.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I never sneeze to be amazed at how many float tubers never consider that they do not need to make long casts...in most cases. If they would only use the "stealth mode" on their craft and move quietly within easier casting range they could be both more accurate and have more touch and control, without having to use a double haul on every cast.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]That brings up another point, that has not been mentioned here yet. Good casting technique will provide more distance, more accuracy and result in less fatigue. A lot of tubers try to compensate for being lower in the water by raising their casting rod way up high. That will wear you out fast. Even though you sit lower, you can still make good loops and decent casts by keeping your elbow down and usinging the wrists.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Of course there are a lot of fly flingers who have more enthusiasm than good form. They get started without any good instruction, they learn bad habits and they get frustrated. But, if they manage to take a few fish they still call themselves fly fishermen. [/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I ain't gonna call them anything else. If they enjoy their sport, they don't need snobs giving them a hard time. However, I do recommend that anyone planning to take up fly fishing...or who wants to improve their proficiency...take a class or do a lot of reading and practicing to work on their casting skills.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Many years ago on Strawberry Reservoir, in Utah, I heard the term "float tuber's distance cast". I found out it meant first getting out a twenty foot cast any way you could...with sinking line...and then kicking backward as you let out more line. That works for dredging the depths on lots of waters.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]Got a good discussion going here. I think we have established that the long rods provide more length and leverage...but also require more strength and stamina to operate.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I never sneeze to be amazed at how many float tubers never consider that they do not need to make long casts...in most cases. If they would only use the "stealth mode" on their craft and move quietly within easier casting range they could be both more accurate and have more touch and control, without having to use a double haul on every cast.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]That brings up another point, that has not been mentioned here yet. Good casting technique will provide more distance, more accuracy and result in less fatigue. A lot of tubers try to compensate for being lower in the water by raising their casting rod way up high. That will wear you out fast. Even though you sit lower, you can still make good loops and decent casts by keeping your elbow down and usinging the wrists.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Of course there are a lot of fly flingers who have more enthusiasm than good form. They get started without any good instruction, they learn bad habits and they get frustrated. But, if they manage to take a few fish they still call themselves fly fishermen. [/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I ain't gonna call them anything else. If they enjoy their sport, they don't need snobs giving them a hard time. However, I do recommend that anyone planning to take up fly fishing...or who wants to improve their proficiency...take a class or do a lot of reading and practicing to work on their casting skills.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Many years ago on Strawberry Reservoir, in Utah, I heard the term "float tuber's distance cast". I found out it meant first getting out a twenty foot cast any way you could...with sinking line...and then kicking backward as you let out more line. That works for dredging the depths on lots of waters.[/size][/#0000ff]
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