Pro Tips

Casting

October 6, 2008
General Author
“DUDE, SWEET BACK CAST”   Now, that is something you don’t hear often when one is perusing the rivers of the Pacific Northwest. More along the terms of “just a little farther”, mend it, and so on and so forth. Yet when it comes down to it, the perfect back...
 
October 2, 2008
General Author
CASTING THE HEAVY LINES You've just purchased that casting machine S4 9 Ft. 9 Wt. and now you have to cast a lead core shooting head that weights 375 grains and a huge black over chartreuse whistler fly that is nine inches long and weighs a whopping 110 grains to catch that lunker 30 pound striper...
 
September 8, 2008
Dr. Way Yin
Spey casting tip 1: Lining up your anchor  Many Spey casters have difficulty getting the end of their line and leader to turn over properly. Some blame the design of their lines, others blame their leaders, still others blame their rods. Sometimes these much-maligned components of kit are...