{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Leader for clouser minnows

Tyler,

I share this from a saltwater perspective and not from a boat but from a wading standpoint.  I cast 6 and 8 wts, mostly 6wts and I always overline by at least one line wt or two. If I understand your question, at the end of your forward cast your fly snaps to just like a dog that takes off after a squirrel but reaches the end of his rope before he he gets to the object of his ire.One or a couple of things are probably happening. First, you are over powering the forward cast relative to the distance you are casting and you're try or actually throwing very tight loops.  It takes a lot less energy loaded in the road for a 40 to 50 foot cast as opposed to a 70 to 90 foot cast.  Don't over power your cast.  In addition, open up the loop with bigger, heavier flies.  I use a 3-4 foot 30lb fluorocarbon butt section with a 2 to 3 foot section 12 to 15lb fluorocarbon tippet.  This will sink the fly and turn that heavier fly over better.  Good luck and keep on asking questions.

On Thursday, December 12, 2013 4:22:25 PM UTC-5, Tyler Lucas wrote:

Hello all,

What is the preferred leader for a #2 clouser minnow?  The reason I am asking is because I used a heavy fly for the first time today ( I am a beginner ) and I encounterd a "dog hitting the end of a leash" effect, and it was giving me alot of trouble with my casts.  I was wondering if you are supposed to use a shorter, or heavier leader in order to prevent that from happening.  I altered my cast to a more "rolling" motion as opposed to just keeping my rod straight, but it didn't really help me. 

I apologize if I sound like I have no idea what I am talking about, honestly I really don't. 

Any way, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Tyler Lucas

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