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I had a private casting lesson from Lefty Kreh today - free of charge! Pictures to come (hopefully).
Jealous? You betcha...
That would have been a great day, for sure. I read his book "Longer Fly Casting" several years ago, to get help chucking smallmouth flies (Dahlbergs, Clousers, Sneaky Petes). I usually chuck trout flies with a 9'-5wt, but that straight-up short-stroke casting style doesn't work for heavy flies ... too many tailing loops. Using a 10'-7wt with Lefty's semi side-arm loop w/ a longer back cast was just the ticket.
You may want to check out casting lessons from Bob Clouser too. He has modified Lefty's approach to optimize it for weighted flies and sinking lines. It's the same sort of forward cast but a much more open back cast. Also he does an extra little punch at the end just before the stop.
Thanks, Zurf ...
Read his book "Flyfishing for Smallmouth", and he explained some of those techniques you describe. I started using a Type I sinking line years ago, for fishing Atlantic Salmon in high water. I eventually got in the habit of hauling it back for a roll cast first, and then pulling it off for a proper cast. I've got an ORVIS 9' - 9wt with an extra fast tip for salmon, so it as plenty of muscle to handle that kind of thing.
Our open season for trout & bass starts on April 1st, so the guitars will suffer some neglect for a while :-)
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