jspfishing
Well-known member
Hey everyone,
I just started fly fishing a few weeks ago and been really practicing my casting in an open field and on the water. I am having trouble hitting a 100ft cast. I know its not really necessary; however, I like to always raise the bar to improve. Plus, my friend who fly fishes all the time said I should be able to hit 100ft easily. Not sure if he was just messing with me or what, but its been a grind to get distance. At the moment, I'm stuck at 70 feet. I just learned the double haul from watching some videos, but it's not consistently perfect. I do the feel the rod load a lot more and when I get a good flow I hit 70ft. A lot of the time when I go to shoot the line, it kind of bunches through the eyes of the rod. Another thing, when I do my first haul and go to feed the line back on my back cast, it doesn't always feed back, it just goes slack. I'm not sure if it's a timing thing, technique, my wrist, or equipment. I went really cheap on my first outfit and got a used rod. It's a 6wt 8'6 three forks Cabela's rod with WF line. It's in good condition, but it was sitting in its case inside a closet for years. I am not sure how old the line is. Could old line be a culprit to casting distance? Thanks
I just started fly fishing a few weeks ago and been really practicing my casting in an open field and on the water. I am having trouble hitting a 100ft cast. I know its not really necessary; however, I like to always raise the bar to improve. Plus, my friend who fly fishes all the time said I should be able to hit 100ft easily. Not sure if he was just messing with me or what, but its been a grind to get distance. At the moment, I'm stuck at 70 feet. I just learned the double haul from watching some videos, but it's not consistently perfect. I do the feel the rod load a lot more and when I get a good flow I hit 70ft. A lot of the time when I go to shoot the line, it kind of bunches through the eyes of the rod. Another thing, when I do my first haul and go to feed the line back on my back cast, it doesn't always feed back, it just goes slack. I'm not sure if it's a timing thing, technique, my wrist, or equipment. I went really cheap on my first outfit and got a used rod. It's a 6wt 8'6 three forks Cabela's rod with WF line. It's in good condition, but it was sitting in its case inside a closet for years. I am not sure how old the line is. Could old line be a culprit to casting distance? Thanks