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by txadmin | May 2, 2015 | Education
Timing is Everything! Timing is as important in casting a fly successfully as it is in other sports. What does a batter do after he steps up to the plate and digs in? He waits for the pitch doesn’t he? He doesn’t start swinging as soon as the pitcher starts...
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by txadmin | Apr 7, 2015 | Education
For Heaven’s Sake….Stop It! The stop is an important factor in determining how successful a cast will be. This stop allows the rod to straighten, go into counter flex and the fly line to overtake the rod tip, forming the loop. After the stop the loop is on its way,...
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by txadmin | Mar 5, 2015 | Education
The Problem With Slack Looking up “slack” in the dictionary you will find the definition of something that is not taut or tight. The control of slack in fly casting is very important. How you control slack depends on what you are trying to achieve. Are you trying to...
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by txadmin | Feb 4, 2015 | Education
Straight and Smooth In the last issue the importance of the straight-line path of the rod tip for a narrow loop was discussed. The principle of matching the rod arc to the rod bend for a straight-line path of the rod tip was the topic. There is also another...
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by txadmin | Jan 13, 2015 | Education
January 2015 Casting Tips from Bob: A “Good” Cast Sometimes casters worry about their casts and I’m often asked what is a good cast and my answer is always, “Well, it depends”. The response is usually “depends on what”! It depends on does your cast, go where you...
