Post by JoeOverlock on Jun 10, 2006 11:34:14 GMT -5
Our 2nd quarterly meeting was just a few days ago and I'm still buzzing over it. Bill Cairns' presentation on "Casting Styles" was absolutely amazing. Bill passed out a flyer to all the members present with some excerpts from his book, "Essentials of Fly Casting" and I wanted to list them here for everyone to see.
Excerpts from Essentials of Fly Casting by Bill Cairns
1) There must be a pause at the end of each stroke - which varies in duration with the amount of line beyond the rod tip.
2) Slack line should be kept to an absolute minimum - if there is no slack in the casting system, the fly will move as soon as the rod tip moves.
Start a cast with the rod tip pointing at the water
3) In order to form the most efficient, least air resistant loops, and to direct the energy of the cast toward a specific target, the caster must move the rod tip in a straight line.
If the rod tip travels in a concave path (the tip is lower in the middle of the path than on either end) the loop will tail or cross.
The rod must also move in a straight line horizontally, without right or left deviations.
Make sure the rod tip always moves straight away from the target on the back cast and directly at the target on the forward cast.
4) The size of the casting arc must vary with the length of the line past the rod tip. Short line, short stroke; long line, long stroke.
5) Power must be applied in the proper amount at the proper place in the stroke.
The majority of this power should be applied after the rod has reached a position perpendicular to the plane of the cast.
A crisp stop transfers energy from the rod to the line.
Power should be applied slowly at first, gradually increasing to a peak at the end of the stroke
Casting Styles - don't be confused by all the different casting styles.
Each instructor has their own personal style of casting and their own preferences for instructing.
No style can be correct for everyone, it should be personal and evolve over time.
Excerpts from Essentials of Fly Casting by Bill Cairns
1) There must be a pause at the end of each stroke - which varies in duration with the amount of line beyond the rod tip.
2) Slack line should be kept to an absolute minimum - if there is no slack in the casting system, the fly will move as soon as the rod tip moves.
Start a cast with the rod tip pointing at the water
3) In order to form the most efficient, least air resistant loops, and to direct the energy of the cast toward a specific target, the caster must move the rod tip in a straight line.
If the rod tip travels in a concave path (the tip is lower in the middle of the path than on either end) the loop will tail or cross.
The rod must also move in a straight line horizontally, without right or left deviations.
Make sure the rod tip always moves straight away from the target on the back cast and directly at the target on the forward cast.
4) The size of the casting arc must vary with the length of the line past the rod tip. Short line, short stroke; long line, long stroke.
5) Power must be applied in the proper amount at the proper place in the stroke.
The majority of this power should be applied after the rod has reached a position perpendicular to the plane of the cast.
A crisp stop transfers energy from the rod to the line.
Power should be applied slowly at first, gradually increasing to a peak at the end of the stroke
Casting Styles - don't be confused by all the different casting styles.
Each instructor has their own personal style of casting and their own preferences for instructing.
No style can be correct for everyone, it should be personal and evolve over time.
