{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Looking to trade info/instruction/trips

That's good Matt -- it's always nice when you try something out and it works for you.  I cast strongly in the side-elbow style, but that's main because I forced stuff I read from Lefty Kreh into my form when I started.  Honeslty, I wish I hadn't done that because it probably caused more harm than good. 

The "on the shelf" idea can be great for side-elbow casters, but he's completely out-to-lunch in trying to tell everyone to cast that way to avoid tailing loops, etc.  There are front-elbow casters who raise and lower their elbow on every single cast (varying with distance) who do just fine.  Watch Steve Rajeff, Mel Krieger, or Joan Wulff to name 3. 

Also the "principles" of having to move the end of the fly line before making the cast and the fly line moving in the direction of the rod tip are both principles only in the mind of Lefty Kreh.  They're easily debunked with a roll cast and a snap cast. 

Don't trust anyone telling you something -- just your loops ;). 

Gene

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 10:33:56 AM UTC-4, Matthew Longley wrote:

James hits it on the nose - learn the rules so you can break them.

I saw Lefty Kreh do a demo once, and he talked about keeping your elbow on a shelf, which he somewhat bizarrely demonstrates with an actual shelf in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xak_usK0i6E

After seeing him, I took a couple of outings and tried to stick strictly to the form he outlined in the demo (and in the video), and I found it really improved my casting. Not that I still use that form, or even think about it, but spending some time keeping to that strict form made me realize a bunch of things about my cast. I'd recommend it to a starting caster as a way to cut down the variables that affect your cast so you can work on making it better.

On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 10:42:38 AM UTC-4, Pete Robbins wrote:

I am a longtime tournament bass angler with the glitter boat and garage full of tackle to prove it. Despite the fact that I work in the fishing industry, I feared the fly rod and strategically avoided it for 30+ years. That changed on a recent trip to Montana, where my wife and I floated the Bitterroot for two days and fell in love with the sport.

While I had great mentors in the bass fishing arena, I don't know where to start when it comes to fly fishing. Would love to become reasonably proficient in time to take another trip out west next year and would appreciate any thoughts on the best way to get there, whether that be through casting lessons, a fishing club, etc. Also willing to trade bass fishing trips for trout instruction. In addition to local options, I work for an outfitter on the best bass lake in Mexico and have some flexibility to trade out trips there.

Pete Robbins

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