{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Overhead casting help needed

You're on the opposite compass direction from me -- but I think you're up near Trent.  Though I've never watched him cast, he's a FFF dude and I picture that he's pretty darn good.  

Nothing improves your driving like a ticket!  Having someone watch you is great -- even just video is helpful, because you can swear that you're doing something only to realize that you are not.  Even just talking to Dan one evening he explained that I was likely throwing a curve into my backcast due to combination of side-arm style and looking over my shoulder a lot, and he was spot-on.  My loop is better now that I'm aware of it.  

Gene

On Friday, October 31, 2014 11:08:52 AM UTC-4, Andrew Wiggins wrote:

Awesome, thanks for the tips. I'm in Bethesda and may try taking a lesson or two with a local casting instructor. To this point, I'm basically self taught from YouTube etc, which has almost too many casting videos. I was thinking that I should try video taping myself (catching leaves) and attempt to diagnose what's going wrong ( or right) . I often find that a good feel ( loading) doesn't always translate into a good cast. In terms  of my loops, they're generally pretty open, particularly with the longer rod (9-9") I've started using. With shorter rods I can develop a decent tight loop, however i find that it's not always repeatable. I likely need to practice more and figuring out what went wrong. The other night I was working on my loop with no haul and a target at 30 or so feet. My first 5-6 or so were tight and right on target, and then they my attention let up or something and the loop opened up and the cast would start to hook. I suspect this is just how it goes (at least for the uncoordinated).

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