Some horrible jealous people commenting. Not only is this man hitting those distances he has the tournament pedigree to back it up. He has no need to lie having achieved everything in tournament fly casting. Great video.
Tom, it’s unfortunate you are constantly changing camera views! We can’t get a full stroke without cutting into a different angle. We need to be able to see several backcasts and forward casts with no interruptions. Please upload again. Thanks.
I feel like I lose distance by casting with my elbow and wrist straight, as he mentions here. Going to try this side arm approach, today. Thanks for the video.
Aye th'karraty poonch 😊 Y'know, I'm fortunate in my life to known and learned from real fly fishing luminaries. True legends in the sport. I'm ashamed to say that I'm only just now hearing about James Tomlinson. What a grand gentleman and scholar. So grateful to have found this video. ❤
I understand that there are certain skeptics about the casting and perhaps are justified and perhaps they aren’t. I enjoyed watching this gentleman cast and he is absolutely correct as we get older, we lose muscle mass and matter what we do. I liked his 140° angle casting(and that’s by my guesstimate not measured close paren and also the way he uses his full body - - good movements for a senior person; and as I said, perhaps his line is going as far as he says, who knows? Perhaps he has a tail wind - - so what it’s still not a bad cast. Thank you for your entertainment and your thoughts, John.
HI, is your back cast more oblique respect to the forward cast. It seems to me that back and front casts are not on the same plane but probably I am wrong. My compliments 😊
I love the whole body as a power source! Your low hand close to the body (not being cantilevered at length) makes so much sense!! Plus the reduced effort which allows you to throw big heavy salt water flys, rods and lines all day with reduced fatigue! I love it! So instructions are through as well as very clear. Now if you could help me with that clarity. I am trying to develop a needle sharp tight loop cast where the upper and lower legs are stright (without waves). I am not interested in great distance, just 20 t0 50 feet. As a perfect example of what I am trying to achieve, view the utube video "In search of the perfect loop " . If you could make that clear I would be so grateful! Thanks for all you have shared! jim
I wish he would give more details like how much line he is carrying, rod, line specs and any line treatments. He's done competing I don't see why he wouldn't reveal these details.
Great guy and great tips. My only complaint is how the angle the shot changed so frequently every time you were looking to see a part of the cast from a certain angle the angle would change.
I think this is all a computer-generated simulation. It’s all fake! How do I know? I’ve visited Scotland 5 times, spent over 15 weeks total, and I’ve never seen blue sky like that! 😂
To the film editor, you are constantly switching cameras and no one can actually see the total movement of his right elbow through the entire stroke, because you are just showing the cast from different perspectives, but you hide that elbow motion and how the hauling is relative to his elbow, arm and hand position. So people that are viewing the little nuances are not seeing the whole picture of what is happening with his right elbow and arm stroke, throughout the entire casting stroke, because you keep that side hidden.
I'd like to see: a tape measure, the path of your fly line and the loops front and back. It's alright talking feet and yards, but prove it. If that cast is 165 feet on a bog standard fly line, I'm a monkey's uncle.
This is a look at me But unhelpful video. These champs do not yield their equipment nor secrets. And that is fine, but spare us hopefuls watching this garble!
