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Re: Mending
Mending is when you cast your line out on a current of a river. When the line (forming a curve) starts to pass your DRY fly (or indicator) you need to flip the slack line back upstream. This will make a DRAG FREE drift on the fly (more natural) That is mending the line.
Sorry but the helgramite thing is BAIT fishing and is illegal on a lot of waters.
The ROLL casting just gets your line out there, but again, MENDING is keeping your line from PULLING the fly down stream. You can cast upstream, as fly passes you, lift the tip, once past you let line out, but that really has nothing to do with mending, but will create the proper float.
Mending is primarily done with FLOATING line.
If you nymph or streamer fish with a FULL SINKING line, mending is not necessary.
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