Surfing the internet the other day I came across an article that called my attention due to this statement:
“Ongoing advancements in fly line materials and design continue to offer anglers ways to get more out of their casts. Today’s fly lines load rods more effectively…”
So I think it is worth talking a little bit about rod load or, as I prefer to say, rod bend.
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A “concave rod tip path” during the casting stroke is what lies behind the problem; at least, that is the most popular explanation about the tailing loop issue. Being a simplified view it may work at a basic level, reality is a bit different though.
Continue readingLoop width control is a recurrent topic in casting instruction. Several aspects govern loop width, but “matching casting arc to rod bend” is what instructors use the most; so “if your loops are too wide narrow your casting arc” is the usual fix we offer. Continue reading
Nowhere in the world of sending a fly out there with a line you can find rod load being more glorified than in the spey casting scene. Everything seems to gravitate around that. If the cast is good it is because the rod was properly loaded. If it went wrong… well, sure it is due to the rod not having enough load or unloading prematurely. Continue reading
That is a rather usual question and also a very interesting one. It has been asked to me again recently via the internet by a couple of fellow casting instructors. Let’s go for it. Continue reading
As I wrote on the first post in this series we already have a pretty good idea of how tails are formed; getting rid of them is another matter entirely.
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Tailing loops have the aura of a mysterious creature. Currently we know pretty well how they are formed but, at the same time, we can’t help to surprise ourselves when we get a tail now and then, no matter how experienced we are.
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