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Pick-up and Lay Down on Water
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- Author: Julian Tapping
- Categories: Casting Corner
- Tags: casting, Peter Hayes, water
Distance Casting – Steve Rajeff
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- Author: Julian Tapping
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- Tags: castings, distance casting, Steve Rajeff
Steve Rajeff teaches distance casting to FFI/IFFF Master Casting Instructors – Long Beach Casting Club – March 29, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- 0:00 Stroke length/ Tempo/ Trajectory
- 1:14 How many false casts when bonefishing?
- 3:41 Note the textbook FFI definition of the trailing (underslung) loop on his distance backcast
- 3:46 Here’s another example of the trailing loop
- 3:51 Opening/closing wrist throughout the stoke
- 6:10 Rod action’s influence on optimal rotation timing
- 7:04 Tracking
- 8:14 Thumb position
- 8:54 Stance for tracking
- 9:24 Haul speed
- 10:57 Thrust
- 12:25 Elevation of the hand?
Accuracy Casting – Steve Rajeff
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- Author: Julian Tapping
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- Tags: accuracy, casting, Steve Rajeff
Steve Rajeff teaches competition accuracy casting to Master Casting Instructors – Long Beach Casting Club – March 30, 2014.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- 0:05 Hand position changes with distance
- 4:03 Tendency to tail from late wrist rotation
- 5:19 Double haul enables shorter stroke for accuracy
- 7:31 Hovering the fly
- 8:49 Leader design
- 12:24 Leader butt diameter and stiffness
- 13:07 Bass Bug event
- 13:26 DT vs.
Basic Position – Stance, Elbow and Grip
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- Author: Julian Tapping
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- Tags: basic position, casting, Dynamics of Fly Casting, elbow, grip, Joan Wulff, stance
Tips for New and Experienced Fly Fishers
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- Author: Julian Tapping
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- Tags: casting, casting tips, how to cast, Mel Krieger
Casting Basics – Loops
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- Author: Julian Tapping
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- Tags: casting, casting basics, loops, Sexy Loops

I found this site, sexyloops.com – it has pages of info on fly casting.
Check out their section on flycasting.
Distance Casting – John Waters
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The above video is John Waters talking about distance casting, but he has a great explanation of the basic position and casting stroke (we will talk about distance casting another time).

Discussion – 5 Essentials of Fly Casting
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- Author: Julian Tapping
- Categories: Casting Corner
- Tags: acceleration, Carl McNeil, casting, effective loop, fly casting essentials, On the Fly Productions, Remove slack, stroke length, timing
Slack Line Casts
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- Author: Julian Tapping
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- Tags: Carl McNeil, casting, pile cast, reach mend, slack line, wiggle cast