FLY CASTING VIDEO CLIPS
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BILL GAMMELS FIVE ESSENTIALS OF FLY CASTING
Bill Gammels 5 Essentials of Fly casting: An introduction.
These "5 Essentials" have become the foundation of all sound teaching and are the cornerstone of the Federation of Fly Fishers casting program. Beginner through to expert - If you have even the vaguest interest in improving your cast - these lessons are absolutely invaluable.
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Fly Casting Essential one: Eliminate Slack Line.
"Ideally there must be no slack line within the system. The elimination of slack line is the most efficient manner in which to cast a fly line. Start with the rod tip low and the line straight..."
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Fly Casting Essential Two: Timing.
"There is a pause at the end of each stroke, which varies in duration with the amount of line beyond the rod tip. The correct timing as always...
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Fly Casting Essential Three: Vary the Casting Arc.
"There is a pause at the end of each stroke, which varies in duration with the amount of line beyond the rod tip. The correct timing as always..."
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Fly Casting Essential Four: Power Application.
"Power must me applied smoothly throughout the casting stroke. Start slow, finish fast. Incorrect, or abrupt power application is the cause of a number of casting faults - the most notable, Tailing Loops"
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Fly Casting Essential Five: Straight Line Path of the Rod Tip.
"In order to form the most efficient, least air resistant loops, you must move the rod tip in a straight line path - in both vertical and horizontal planes."
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The Aerial Mend.
"The aerial mend places a large curve of slack in the line - valuable for casting over or around obstacles or dealing with large changes in current..."
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The Bucket Mend.
"The bucket mend is similar to the Aerial mend but the slack is thrown in the vertical plane rather than the horizontal plane..."
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Simple Curve Casts.
"At times you’ll want to be able to throw a line around a corner – usually to get around an obstacle like a tree trunk or rock. And this is where your curve casts come in...."
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The Pile Cast.
"What looks like the most basic slack line cast is actually quite difficult to do well. And it’s the Pile, or Puddle Cast. Also called the parachute....."
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The Reach Mend.
"Of all the slack line casts this is the one that you’ll use most often, in-fact if you tend to present your fly side on and at an angle to your fish - (and I suggest you do) then you’ll want to use this cast pretty much every time you throw a fly..."
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The Roll Cast.
"Although it is not a slack line cast, the Roll Cast really is a special cast – it’s the foundation of all Spey casts and once mastered it opens up a myriad of extremely effective casts for both the single and two handed rod...."
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The Tuck Cast.
"The tuck cast, or tuck mend is a great cast for getting heavily weighted nymphs or even streamers quickly down into the water column..."
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