As an old salt fly caster, I have watched and tried numerous double haul videos to help me at the TX Bay flats. Excellent, I can hardly wait to try the downup tomorrow. I subscribed.
Funny I found this right now and last week I did the same thing with my 10 yr son. Without even seeing this video I came up with the same technique of learning. It work well Really well 40 mins later he double hauled
Hi - great video but I am struggling a bit on the back cast with big (predator) flies. When I do the back cast, the line does not feed back up through the rings, so there is nothing to 'haul' on for the front cast. Any tips? Thanks!
Please forgive my ignorance on this but do you let any line out from your hand as you do the back cast or do you just let the line go on the final forward stroke? Thanks in anticipation for a reply from anyone.
Yes! The goal of the double-haul is to achieve the desired distance as quickly as possible. It is not uncommon to let 4-10ft of line slide through your active line managing hand during the backcast. We hope this helps and don't hesitate to comment with any further questions!
I think something I struggle with is when do I let more line out while doing this? Say I just pulled in a streamer back to me, there is only about 5 feet of fly line out of the tip of the rod. As I haul, do I bleed lengths of line out as I return my hands together?
Something to consider is that unless there's reason to believe there are streamer eating fish right near your feet don't strip the line back so far. Leaving an extended length of line outside of your rod guides will allow you to re-gain length in your cast without excessive numbers of false casts. You are correct on bleeding length out as you false cast. It take s little practice in line control but you can make an oval with your fingers as the line is shooting and pinch the line at the desired length. I hope this helps and don't hesitate to watch this video we did on controlling line while double hauling: ua-cam.com/video/sgRe7-ip56E/v-deo.html.
It's difficult to explain clearly! *On the back cast, line shoots back through the guides as you pull the rod back and "punch" the line forward with your off hand at the same time. Then when you release the line with your off hand (or let it slide through your hand for the best control instead of releasing it completely), it will feed through the guides going backward. *Then, as you begin your cast forward, you'll grab on the line and pull as the rod moves forward. When you feel the energy of the fly line going forward, you release the line while you're pulling, which will feed (aka shoot) whatever fly line you have slack in between your reel and the first stripping guide on your rod. The better your fly line pairs with your fly rod, the better you'll be able to feel through the process. Hope this helps!
You want to haul the the rod is fully loaded (bent) at the very end of the backcast and forward cast. Something that helps a lot of anglers is to do this smoothly without yanking forcefully. Ideally the fly line should remain taut during this process to prevent the introduction of line tangles into the cast. We hope this helps. Don't hesitate to get with a local casting instructor and practice regularly.
Trying our best to answer but we might need a little more info. How much line do you have out of the rod tip to start? Is the fly line cracked or worn at all?
@@AnglersAll Thank you for responding! Luckily, I was able to figure it out. I have been wanting to learn this cast for a long time, and now I can do it! Thanks!
I love how you break it down and make it simple. Especially the ‘leave it on the ground and gather your thoughts’ - perfect!
Thank you Karl!
As an old salt fly caster, I have watched and tried numerous double haul videos to help me at the TX Bay flats. Excellent, I can hardly wait to try the downup tomorrow. I subscribed.
Hope it went well. The team at Bay Flats is top notch!
As a new fly fisherman this is the best video I found. Thanks.
Absolutely, thanks for watching!
Awesome Work, I have struggled with that for YEARS, heading to the lawn, with the computer...
Hello from the Outer Hebrides, brilliantly demonstrated, great video 😃😃👍
Outstanding video, straight forward and to the point 👉. Kind regards Mike. Norfolk UK 🇬🇧. Tight lines.
Thanks Mike! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video
Best video I found so far
Perfect tutorial. Clear and concise. I'll put it to practice! Thank you.
Funny I found this right now and last week I did the same thing with my 10 yr son.
Without even seeing this video I came up with the same technique of learning.
It work well
Really well
40 mins later he double hauled
That was very straightforward and informative. I will be practicing that for sure. Thank you!
Best lesson on youtube
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
Wholly Crap, thats the best tips on the double haul on UA-cam, Thanks for sharing. Im off to practice
Holy I think you’ll find.
I wish I had the same cast stroke. Looks clean. Fishing in Florida and with guides (coupled with a wrecked shoulder) has me casting more side arm.
Nothing wrong with a side arm stroke, definitely helps battle the wind!
Nice, straightforward instruction. Thank you.
You explained this the best! Thank you
Never fly fished a day in my life, but I will be soon. This helped alot
Good detailed description, thanks.
Smooth character, you are sir! Nice job
Found it really helpful. Thanks a bunch.
Great video, very clear instruction, many thanks!
Thanx, good instructions, easy to understand. 👍👍👍👍🐟🎣
Brilliant! Could never quite get it before. Literally got it in 5 minutes. No looking back now once we are allowed to fish in France again.
"Allowed to fish" what a crap year 2020 was. Hope you're free to fish whenever you want now over there👍
What kind of human allows a government to restrict them from basic freedoms like fishing? You need to revolt.
I'm going to go out to practice now. And just to the point no BS. Thanks.
Thank you so much. Very helpful, definitely a mind thing.
Thank you ! Great Teacher !
Nice. Thank you, Doug!
Nice lesson! Thank you!
You're welcome! Glad you were able to get some value from the video. Thanks for watching!
Greate video - thanks.... I`m on my way out practice .... on the gras / br Tommy/DK
Are you allowing line to run out during the back cast, or do your finger and thumb remain pinched on the line?
Down up down up! thanks from down under
Great video!
Thanks Shane!
Thank you sir for the lesson
Great step process thank you
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!
This might be the video to break my bad habits
You've got some sweet looking boats behind you
I don't get it. Are you just trying to build speed for a final cast after all that false casting? Are you feeding line at any point of this process?
Both! Stretching the length out, and building line speed the shoot the rest.
Hi - great video but I am struggling a bit on the back cast with big (predator) flies. When I do the back cast, the line does not feed back up through the rings, so there is nothing to 'haul' on for the front cast. Any tips? Thanks!
Accelerate faster no your backcast and stop more abruptly. This should get the line moving!
Perfect. Guys a badass 👌✅💯
Doug is the man for sure!
Please forgive my ignorance on this but do you let any line out from your hand as you do the back cast or do you just let the line go on the final forward stroke? Thanks in anticipation for a reply from anyone.
Yes! The goal of the double-haul is to achieve the desired distance as quickly as possible. It is not uncommon to let 4-10ft of line slide through your active line managing hand during the backcast. We hope this helps and don't hesitate to comment with any further questions!
I think something I struggle with is when do I let more line out while doing this? Say I just pulled in a streamer back to me, there is only about 5 feet of fly line out of the tip of the rod.
As I haul, do I bleed lengths of line out as I return my hands together?
Something to consider is that unless there's reason to believe there are streamer eating fish right near your feet don't strip the line back so far. Leaving an extended length of line outside of your rod guides will allow you to re-gain length in your cast without excessive numbers of false casts. You are correct on bleeding length out as you false cast. It take s little practice in line control but you can make an oval with your fingers as the line is shooting and pinch the line at the desired length.
I hope this helps and don't hesitate to watch this video we did on controlling line while double hauling: ua-cam.com/video/sgRe7-ip56E/v-deo.html.
How do you release more line. Everyone shows the movements but no one mentions how and when line is fed through.
It's difficult to explain clearly! *On the back cast, line shoots back through the guides as you pull the rod back and "punch" the line forward with your off hand at the same time. Then when you release the line with your off hand (or let it slide through your hand for the best control instead of releasing it completely), it will feed through the guides going backward. *Then, as you begin your cast forward, you'll grab on the line and pull as the rod moves forward. When you feel the energy of the fly line going forward, you release the line while you're pulling, which will feed (aka shoot) whatever fly line you have slack in between your reel and the first stripping guide on your rod. The better your fly line pairs with your fly rod, the better you'll be able to feel through the process. Hope this helps!
Can you do it just on the back cast or just on the forward cast?
Yes, we call those single hauls. Starting with the forward single haul is a great place to start and often all you need.
At which stage do you start the haul? I think I maybe starting to early as my line ends up in all sorts of knots, thanks
You want to haul the the rod is fully loaded (bent) at the very end of the backcast and forward cast. Something that helps a lot of anglers is to do this smoothly without yanking forcefully. Ideally the fly line should remain taut during this process to prevent the introduction of line tangles into the cast. We hope this helps. Don't hesitate to get with a local casting instructor and practice regularly.
When I try this cast, the fly line doesn't go back down the guides once my line hand meets my rod hand. Any tips?
Trying our best to answer but we might need a little more info. How much line do you have out of the rod tip to start? Is the fly line cracked or worn at all?
@@AnglersAll Thank you for responding! Luckily, I was able to figure it out. I have been wanting to learn this cast for a long time, and now I can do it! Thanks!
@@codywilliams2174 Glad to hear it! Tight loops!
Very nice 👍
Ditto!
Your timing is different than other lessons. You hall at the same time. Some people stroke then hall.