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<blockquote data-quote="Smo" data-source="post: 4622675" data-attributes="member: 12078"><p>Now your getting there!</p><p></p><p>Learn to take the line back and forth with out touching the water.</p><p></p><p>Let it load on the way back , then follow through in the direction you want the bug to go.</p><p></p><p>Once you get the hang of it you can feel the line on the follow through as well.</p><p></p><p>I always worked the line back and forth in my left hand on the retrieval.</p><p></p><p>Gathering it in my palm and fingers.</p><p></p><p>This allows you to control the line and not have it fall around your feet as it does when stripping the line back on retrevial .</p><p></p><p>This makes it easy to transition into the casting motion without worrying about your line getting tangled.</p><p></p><p>I'm by no means an expert on fly fishing and don't do a lot anymore , but I've worn out my share of flies. </p><p></p><p>Work on the roll cast and coming in at angles as well.</p><p></p><p>Learn to make the bug slap the surface of the water, sometimes this will trigger a strike.</p><p></p><p>Also learn to let the bug land softly , kinda like a flop shot in golf.</p><p></p><p>This approach has worked well for me when sight fishing blue gill on the bed.</p><p></p><p>With a good balanced rod and line you should be able to cast 50 to 65' on a still day with good accuracy.</p><p></p><p>The more line you have out the longer you have to wait for the line to load.</p><p></p><p>When the wind gets up that's another story.... 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock .</p><p></p><p>Have fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smo, post: 4622675, member: 12078"] Now your getting there! Learn to take the line back and forth with out touching the water. Let it load on the way back , then follow through in the direction you want the bug to go. Once you get the hang of it you can feel the line on the follow through as well. I always worked the line back and forth in my left hand on the retrieval. Gathering it in my palm and fingers. This allows you to control the line and not have it fall around your feet as it does when stripping the line back on retrevial . This makes it easy to transition into the casting motion without worrying about your line getting tangled. I’m by no means an expert on fly fishing and don’t do a lot anymore , but I’ve worn out my share of flies. Work on the roll cast and coming in at angles as well. Learn to make the bug slap the surface of the water, sometimes this will trigger a strike. Also learn to let the bug land softly , kinda like a flop shot in golf. This approach has worked well for me when sight fishing blue gill on the bed. With a good balanced rod and line you should be able to cast 50 to 65’ on a still day with good accuracy. The more line you have out the longer you have to wait for the line to load. When the wind gets up that’s another story.... 10 o’clock to 2 o’clock . Have fun! [/QUOTE]
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