Paul , great ideas , variations of the different elements you can adjust while casting , i will definitely give this a go , thank you again , all the best ,David. PS keep the info coming its of great help to us all.
Hi Giovanni, that was actually my third drill with the Chainsaw video. And I agree it’s a great drill. But for complete beginners I think it’s better to teach increasing line speed later.
Hi Paul, First drill shows: varying rod plane and varying the distance between rod hand path and your body. Second drill shows: varying rod plane again and varying loop size Third drill shows: varying rod plane to some degree + changing rod hand + walking, while casting. Did I get it right?
@@berndziesche9770 yes Bernd, all with variable line lengths from 6’ gradually increasing up to whatever length is still under control. Two of those tasks are at CI&MCi level. Albeit at 40&50’. The way I coach those is not to simply train with the specific line length, but also to start each task very short and then gradually increase the line length to longer than required.
More V than thumb on top, ie turning the thumb in slightly. But I also make some casts there with finger on top. I talked quite a lot about that two weeks ago 😎
No not at all. But we design rods using lines of AFFTA standard, so I expect them to be bang on!! With our rod and lines that are 1/2 line weight heavy, I usually underline by 1 (ie half a line weight).
Sic, many rods are being designed or tested with lines that are overweight. This has been going on for some time. Which is one of many reasons why I think rods have been getting stiffer.
Paul those drills are such a good thing, I passed from bad 15m casts with lots of tailing loops and problem in deliver to casting properly up to 20m and with both hands! I did 6h per day roughly and now sometimes I feel like casting is something I dont have to think about, it just happens. from my pov as a beginner, I have to tell at one point I really had a big improvement in fishing cast doing the drills using the other hand to grab the line simulating a cast. that help me a lot transfer the drill to actual fishing cast when on the water. lookin forward to hear your opinion about this. greeting from Italy
@@Wilder2001 hey Matteo, that’s great! I’m very pleased. Can you explain this bit again “doing the drills with the other hand to grab the line simulating the cast” please? Do you mean holding the line in the line hand? I think so, in which case that’s absolutely fine. Can you double haul yet? Cheers!
@@SexyloopsTV Yes sir, that's what I meant sorry, my english is not the best :P I do train and use the DH while on the water (I mainly fish from a kayak in a big lake). I find hard to train it in my garden (which is quite a small place) because I feel like the weight of the line isn' t driving back the slack I have after the haul (I have only a small portion of line belly out). Not sure if it's normal or is my fault. I have to say I can cast 20m only with double haul. Without DH I would say I reach 15m max. Still working on it :D
@@Wilder2001 there is quite a lot I could write here. Two quick things. One is make sure the line is clean! And the other is that you can twist the rod rings out by 45 degrees if the line rubbing against the blank. If it’s a four piece rod you can simply rotate the top three sections outwards. There is a discussion here www.sexyloops.co.uk/theboard/viewtopic.php?t=3078 but I have better pages on this. I’ll dig one out later. About to hop on the bike 😆
Paul, your walking drill is genius!
@@RobertElliott-s1d thanks. It’s not mine, it’s Mark Surtees, and I agree!
Paul , great ideas , variations of the different elements you can adjust while casting , i will definitely give this a go , thank you again , all the best ,David. PS keep the info coming its of great help to us all.
Great approach. Three is a great number but while you are at it varying planes and loop sizes you could also add varying power/line speed.
Hi Giovanni, that was actually my third drill with the Chainsaw video. And I agree it’s a great drill. But for complete beginners I think it’s better to teach increasing line speed later.
Excellent series!
Please keep up the good work!
These videos are great! Thanks.
Thanks Paul, great tips
Thanks again Paul.
Thank you very much Paul! so much appreciated.
Hi Paul,
First drill shows: varying rod plane and varying the distance between rod hand path and your body.
Second drill shows: varying rod plane again and varying loop size
Third drill shows: varying rod plane to some degree + changing rod hand + walking, while casting.
Did I get it right?
@@berndziesche9770 yes Bernd, all with variable line lengths from 6’ gradually increasing up to whatever length is still under control.
Two of those tasks are at CI&MCi level. Albeit at 40&50’. The way I coach those is not to simply train with the specific line length, but also to start each task very short and then gradually increase the line length to longer than required.
On the third drill , how many feet of fly line do you recommend?
That’s also a variable Harry. As short as 6’, as long as you can comfortably!
Dope! Thanx for the explanations is very helpful
Grande Paul, saludos desde Argentina
I reckon I could do that walking around stuff, Paul, but how much fly line outside the rod would be optimal for that?
There is no optimal amount, David. It’s variable! Start with 6’, then 12’, 18’ etc. It becomes progressively more challenging. 😎
hi Paul, it looks like you're casting with the thum on top or am i wrong?
More V than thumb on top, ie turning the thumb in slightly. But I also make some casts there with finger on top. I talked quite a lot about that two weeks ago 😎
Paul, do you overline your rod a little just to make better presentation?
No not at all. But we design rods using lines of AFFTA standard, so I expect them to be bang on!! With our rod and lines that are 1/2 line weight heavy, I usually underline by 1 (ie half a line weight).
Sic, many rods are being designed or tested with lines that are overweight. This has been going on for some time. Which is one of many reasons why I think rods have been getting stiffer.
I'm about to start fly fishing for Malabarsnakehead which is the closest relative to Toman... So I'd like to know what flies will work better
@@B4TTLEFISH I use Poppers.
noisy water pushers 🎉
Is a 9/10 wt setup too large for Giant snakehead fishing?
@@B4TTLEFISH no that’s about right. 8-10 weight.
@@SexyloopsTV okay
Paul those drills are such a good thing, I passed from bad 15m casts with lots of tailing loops and problem in deliver to casting properly up to 20m and with both hands! I did 6h per day roughly and now sometimes I feel like casting is something I dont have to think about, it just happens. from my pov as a beginner, I have to tell at one point I really had a big improvement in fishing cast doing the drills using the other hand to grab the line simulating a cast. that help me a lot transfer the drill to actual fishing cast when on the water. lookin forward to hear your opinion about this. greeting from Italy
@@Wilder2001 hey Matteo, that’s great! I’m very pleased. Can you explain this bit again “doing the drills with the other hand to grab the line simulating the cast” please? Do you mean holding the line in the line hand? I think so, in which case that’s absolutely fine. Can you double haul yet? Cheers!
@@SexyloopsTV Yes sir, that's what I meant sorry, my english is not the best :P
I do train and use the DH while on the water (I mainly fish from a kayak in a big lake). I find hard to train it in my garden (which is quite a small place) because I feel like the weight of the line isn' t driving back the slack I have after the haul (I have only a small portion of line belly out). Not sure if it's normal or is my fault. I have to say I can cast 20m only with double haul. Without DH I would say I reach 15m max. Still working on it :D
@@Wilder2001 there is quite a lot I could write here. Two quick things. One is make sure the line is clean! And the other is that you can twist the rod rings out by 45 degrees if the line rubbing against the blank. If it’s a four piece rod you can simply rotate the top three sections outwards. There is a discussion here www.sexyloops.co.uk/theboard/viewtopic.php?t=3078 but I have better pages on this. I’ll dig one out later. About to hop on the bike 😆
@@SexyloopsTV appreciated! Thanx a lot for your time, have a good ride :)
@@Wilder2001 can’t find the page I’m looking for. I’ll make a quick video when I get a chance!
Paul mate, you are boss, total boss mate, "and thats a good thing"😁🎣
@@markpywell1912 I’m not a boss, Mark, I’m a yeti. 😆