Great advice! I watched this video a few years ago, and found it again and needed to let you know how much it helps. Just that simple change in your mindset will increase your casting distance.
Absolute great tip, and one that I have shared with years with folks when I help them with casting. Joe uses the "chain" analogy; I use the moving the hose in the yard analogy. Many people have moved a hose in the yard and tried to 'flip' it to another spot in the yard without dragging it over. And, those folks learn that they have to get the hose moving, by PULLING IT, in the direction they want the hose to go. Yet another great video by Red's Fly Shop. Thanks, Joe and the staff at Red's, for putting in all the time you do in creating and posting the many informative videos here on RU-vid.
I have never had good technical instruction on my fly casting, even though I've been doing it for a long time. After watching this and your other double haul videos last night, I went out today to see how I cast. I was doing a double haul already, but the way that you describe it and teach it made it so much more clear to me, and my line speed as increased dramatically just by changing a couple small things. This is my favorite channel on RU-vid right now, I've watched nearly every bit of instruction you have put out.
Something I should definitely work on. I spend most of my time with my 2 handed rods with my Skagit or Long Belly setups and cast pretty well with them, but struggle with the double haul on my single hand rod. Just can't get the timing of the pull on the front cast. Any tips on timing that better? Thanks for the great videos Joe. Cheers and tight lines. By the way, Atlantic Salmon fishing on my long belly line is in full force here. Love fishing the surface/sub surface for these beauties. Always fun to see the fish come up and take your fly before the tug. Keep producing great videos.
Three things to casting long distance! Lengthen your arm stroke, generate line speed and change your trajectory!!! Front stroke should be casted higher than back stroke ! On your back stroke when you come to your stop drift your stroke up ! So when you practice long distance casting, don't cast alot of line just a modest amount of line ! Work on stroke line distance will come ! Thanks you !!!
@redsflyshop Thank you so much for all your instructional videos! I just switched from a 5WT to a 7WT in order to throw poppers around size 6 for bass. I am able to cast the line with ease through the wind well over 40+ ft with a couple of casts...as long as I have no fly tied. As soon as I put the size 6 popper on, I can barely cast 25 feet after multiple false casts. Is this normal?? The whole idea was for casting to be easy with heavy flies on a 7 WT...it honestly doesn't feel much better than the 5 WT. Do I need to go to a heavier line, or do I just need more practice? Thank you!
Figured this out...its was my own user error. Just had the wrong rhythm with the fly on. With the right tempo, the 7wt is easily casting out my large bass popper flies.
Excellent! You beat me to it. Other causes might be a high trajectory (good cast just aimed high), or a leader that is too supple or too long. A short heavy leader is best for turning over wind resistant flies. Thanks for following the channel and the kind words above! @@Ja8888
Great question, but I'll make it super simple. The RIO Euro lines are not "weight specific" meaning one line for all weights. If you want a fly line that will cast dry flies, hopper droppers, etc. better than a skinny Euro line - just get a WF3F line of almost any make. It will load up like a traditional rod and cast well enough to suffice.
