The Troutbitten Podcast: Stick the Landing - Tight Line and Euro Nymphing Skills, #3

(From January 26, 2022) Part three of this Troutbitten Skills Series focuses on sticking the landing. Because after putting ourselves in great position to present the fly, we shouldn't waste the perfect tuck cast and delivery. As the fly hits the water, all the elements of our system are in position and ready to drift. That's sticking the landing.
Like a gymnast who tumbles, somersaults and then lands on two feet with no body movement, the best completion of a cast happens with no extra movement. Instead of landing and then recovering or correcting, we stick the landing, ready to drift.
My friend, Austin Dando, joins me on Episode Three for an in-depth discussion of this technique.
We Cover the Following:
What sticking the landing looks like
Position of rod tip, leader, sighter and tippet
Why it matters
Maximizing the drift time
Preserving good slack with tippet position
Sighter angle
Leading angle
The negative results of reaching
Where to stop the forward cast
Correcting mistakes
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Dom