Winter here in Minnesota yet, but nice to go through your videos on fly casting. Gets me charged up for the upcoming season! Thanks for sharing this info!
Great set of videos Capt. Myers. How about some tips on holding more fly line in the air to make longer casts. And as a follow up, for us saltwater casters chasing in shore species, what would you say is the farthest distance that we should be proficient making?
Thanks. I recommend to clients they should be confident in casting 50ft with 2 back casts, 3 max. If that is a struggle, that tells me loop shape is not narrow and casting accurately and/or with wind will cause a problem. If that is easy, than longer casts will not be an issue. Many of the fish I cast at are less than 50ft away, speed and accuracy are king - I have some tips on that in this video - ua-cam.com/video/3vR27cuv54M/v-deo.html
Hi Chris. I tried my new Guideline Stoked 8,6’ #4 rod today. The casting weight of the rod is 9-11 grams. I had on a WF4F with a head lenght of 7,5 meters and weight of 11,6 grams. So its a little heavier than recommended. I casted around 60 feet, but my final stroke was bad as I always felt like loosing control when the head was out of the tip. I casting like your normal stroke with my elbow low and rod out 45 degrees. Should I cast like you on this video also when the head lenght is only 7,5 meters, when I try to cast longer casts?
When making false casts with the head outside the tip, timing and line speed become even more important. Are you using a double haul? Here is me casting a 3wt with a normal trout line on it that will maybe help - ua-cam.com/video/1BEd79bIruE/v-deo.html
A longer stroke does not necessitate a longer haul but it does allow you to make one, if needed. I would say my haul generally increases with the amount of line I am casting.
Great instruction. I like watching your older videos as well……. Thank you Chris!!! 👍🤣
Winter here in Minnesota yet, but nice to go through your videos on fly casting. Gets me charged up for the upcoming season! Thanks for sharing this info!
Great set of videos Capt. Myers. How about some tips on holding more fly line in the air to make longer casts. And as a follow up, for us saltwater casters chasing in shore species, what would you say is the farthest distance that we should be proficient making?
Thanks. I recommend to clients they should be confident in casting 50ft with 2 back casts, 3 max. If that is a struggle, that tells me loop shape is not narrow and casting accurately and/or with wind will cause a problem. If that is easy, than longer casts will not be an issue. Many of the fish I cast at are less than 50ft away, speed and accuracy are king - I have some tips on that in this video - ua-cam.com/video/3vR27cuv54M/v-deo.html
Thanks, this helps. Greatings from norway
Glad it helped!
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Extraordinary video. Thanks.🇨🇱
Hi Chris. I tried my new Guideline Stoked 8,6’ #4 rod today. The casting weight of the rod is 9-11 grams. I had on a WF4F with a head lenght of 7,5 meters and weight of 11,6 grams. So its a little heavier than recommended. I casted around 60 feet, but my final stroke was bad as I always felt like loosing control when the head was out of the tip.
I casting like your normal stroke with my elbow low and rod out 45 degrees. Should I cast like you on this video also when the head lenght is only 7,5 meters, when I try to cast longer casts?
When making false casts with the head outside the tip, timing and line speed become even more important. Are you using a double haul? Here is me casting a 3wt with a normal trout line on it that will maybe help - ua-cam.com/video/1BEd79bIruE/v-deo.html
When you adjust your cast length, would that , by proxy , mean that you would make your haul longer?
A longer stroke does not necessitate a longer haul but it does allow you to make one, if needed. I would say my haul generally increases with the amount of line I am casting.
What fly rod are you using?
It is a 9' 7wt TFO TiCr that is no longer made. You can find a similar rod in the description.