dennis_t
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When practicing in the yard, is it a good idea to tie something lite on the end of your leader or tippit? The reason I ask is, I was watching Pete from Orvis' website today and he had what looked like a yarn indicator tied on.
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MoscaPescador
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A tuft of yarn will do the trick. It will emulate the wind resistance that a fly has on casting.
jpbfly
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as my friend Dennis said+ Will enable you to see where you cast(fluo yarn)...if you put some"targets" in your yard
also think you will snap your tippet if you don't tie anything on it...chauncey
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dont forget to use leader and tippet, will help keep the fly line from crashing into itself =)
oarfish
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And that will save stress on your fly line head.as my friend Dennis said+ Will enable you to see where you cast(fluo yarn)...if you put some"targets" in your yard
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theboz
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Clip the hook point off an old colorful fly. Simulates actual caring conditions . Yarn is good but reacts differently. Depends on how specific and accurate your looking to get!
fire instructor
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I took a casting lesson earlier this season, and found that part of my problems came from practicing my casts in the yard, and not on the water. Wasn't "loading the rod correctly, as I didn't have that frictionfrom the line coming off the water for the backcast. Also, my roll casts were ghastly, until I tried them on water, and took advantage of the water friction.
axle27
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There are many casts that you just can't do on land that work great on water. Although, for the roll cast, Ard sent me a recipe for tying a leader that closely simulates the water loading the rod on land (grass). It was very useful when fooling around with spey casting in the yard.
silver creek
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Google search for "grass leader" for instructions on how they are made. Start with a leader about as long as your fly rod.
woolybugger53
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I usually tie a 2-3 inch piece of yellow yarn to the end of the fly line.
You can really aim your fly line at your target, like a Hula Hoop for example, and see exactly where it lands.
I posted a tip for practicing roll casts using your foreceps a little while ago.
You can really aim your fly line at your target, like a Hula Hoop for example, and see exactly where it lands.
I posted a tip for practicing roll casts using your foreceps a little while ago.
If making grass leaders, make a few of different tag lengths. Shorter tags for long grass, longer tags for short grass. The correct length tag will help approximate the amount of slippage you would naturally get from casting on the water.
I feel your pain about learning to roll cast on land. I wasted a lot of time and energy trying to perfect my roll cast on dry land. I absolutely knew I was following all of the video's and books correctly yet couldn't get a roll cast out for beans. Luckily a friend saw my struggles and suggested I practice on water. Shazam! What a difference!
I feel your pain about learning to roll cast on land. I wasted a lot of time and energy trying to perfect my roll cast on dry land. I absolutely knew I was following all of the video's and books correctly yet couldn't get a roll cast out for beans. Luckily a friend saw my struggles and suggested I practice on water. Shazam! What a difference!
I've found that you can spey cast in grass that's just a couple inches long without any tag ends.
One more reason to put off mowing.
One more reason to put off mowing.
silver creek
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"So, you just got a new fly line and can’t wait to try it out. You don’t have time to run over to your local stream or pond, so you’ll just give a try on your lawn, that’s OK, right? Well, it really is not a good idea. In fact, it is a really bad idea. A session of lawn casting can actually ruin that shiny new, hi-tech fly line you just shelled out a cool, $100.00 plus for. Let’s take a look at some of the things that can really do damage to a fly line before you even step into the water.....
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original cormorant
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For lighter rods/lines a piece of yarn is fine, but for practicing with heavier rods I use something heavier that is more like the weight of the fly I will be casting on the rod.. It could be a fly with the bend of the hook cut off but I use a plastic curtain fitting. Why ? because I practice on water and I want it to be clear that I'm casting and not fishing.
pnc
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It's a good idea to use a leader on end of fly line (leader takes the beating). Yes a piece of yarn or old fly (hook removed) will work. At end of leader.
Exactly what i done and i found it worked great. Backyard casting got me through lockdown here in Sydney AUS