What a great day. Learned heaps. Thank you to all who helped make it happen.
I just hope I can remember it all. Must practise from now on.
Peter Morse Casting Day
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+1Gary Cope wrote:What a great day. Learned heaps. Thank you to all who helped make it happen.
I just hope I can remember it all. Must practise from now on.
Well done to Tony and Morsie. Great day, but my arms are feeling it today ...
Cheers,
Graeme
IFFF Certified Casting Instructor
Re: Peter Morse Casting Day
Thanks for the great turnout over the weekend guys. We need to make sure that we can fill these days if we wish to get guys like Peter over to teach all the young and old dogs some new tricks.
Hope everyone got plenty out of the day. A few guys mentioned information overload, and that's not a bad thing on these days, as you'll digest later on down the track.
Remember the 5 essentials of casting, and the little drills Peter set up to help with your practice.
We'll try and organize some more of these days through the year. Maybe one every couple of months, if there's enough interest.
Hope everyone got plenty out of the day. A few guys mentioned information overload, and that's not a bad thing on these days, as you'll digest later on down the track.
Remember the 5 essentials of casting, and the little drills Peter set up to help with your practice.
We'll try and organize some more of these days through the year. Maybe one every couple of months, if there's enough interest.
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Stephen Winsor
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Re: Peter Morse Casting Day
Tony,
id def be interested in casting days with the club.. I got a lot out of saturday and have done the training drills everyday since.it was a great day & well organised! if he came back next year id do it again in a heart beat! also thanks for your help tony it was a great help!
id def be interested in casting days with the club.. I got a lot out of saturday and have done the training drills everyday since.it was a great day & well organised! if he came back next year id do it again in a heart beat! also thanks for your help tony it was a great help!
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Roger Smith
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Re: Peter Morse Casting Day
Thanks Tony, a great day. I am now much keener to get out and practice as I now feel ive got my head around whats going wrong, rather than getting frustrated when I can't get it perfect all the time.
I am looking forward to the October field day so that we can get together for some revision and a progress report.
I am looking forward to the October field day so that we can get together for some revision and a progress report.
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jloggenberg
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Re: Peter Morse Casting Day
Thanks Tony and Morsie
I learned a lot on Sat. Will be keen to build on it in future sessions.
Jacques
I learned a lot on Sat. Will be keen to build on it in future sessions.
Jacques
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jloggenberg
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Re: Peter Morse Casting Day
I asked Morsie for his 5 Fly Casting Essentials handout. Thought I'd share it around. See below:
(If anyone wants Morsie's version in MS Word just PM me with your email address and I'll forward it on to you)
Fly Casting Essentials
S.L.P. To create an effective loop the tip of the rod must have some element of a straight line path during the stroke.
A convex path leads to doming = wide loop.
Straight line path = effective loop.
A concave path = tailing loop.
Stroke length – short cast short stroke, long cast, long stroke - the total distance the rod travels through (in a combination of rotation and translation) is determined by the distance you need to cast, the conditions you are casting in, AND by how much the rod bends. This is to maintain the slp of the rod tip.
Slack in the line means we have no tension to load the rod to make it bend. Slack comes from wobbling the tip of the rod and from poor timing – ie going forward or coming back while the line is still travelling in the opposite direction in the air. Doming with wide open loops is another form of slack, beginning a cast with the rod tip high above the water begins a cast with slack…. Slack can form between the line hand and the stripping guide……. Slack is the enemy of effective efficient fly casting. Tension is your friend.
Acceleration that provides the tip speed must be constant and smooth, not jerky and uneven. The correct amount of power needs to be applied for the distance that needs to be cast and for the conditions you are casting under.
Pause – Fly casting is about timing, a short cast requires a very short pause on the back cast and the forward cast, the more line in the air the longer the pause has to be as we wait for the line to straighten. Pause too long and gravity takes over, don’t pause long enough and have no tension to assist with rod load.
Terminology:
rsp = rod straight position
Loop – the shape of the front of the line as it unrolls through the air.
Rotation – the arc through which the rod rotates during the stroke.
Translation –the distance the hand travels during the stroke.
Effective Stroke – the combination of Rotation and Translation sufficient to create a proficient loop.
Total Stroke – The combination of effective stroke plus, drift, drag sweep, and slide
(If anyone wants Morsie's version in MS Word just PM me with your email address and I'll forward it on to you)
Fly Casting Essentials
S.L.P. To create an effective loop the tip of the rod must have some element of a straight line path during the stroke.
A convex path leads to doming = wide loop.
Straight line path = effective loop.
A concave path = tailing loop.
Stroke length – short cast short stroke, long cast, long stroke - the total distance the rod travels through (in a combination of rotation and translation) is determined by the distance you need to cast, the conditions you are casting in, AND by how much the rod bends. This is to maintain the slp of the rod tip.
Slack in the line means we have no tension to load the rod to make it bend. Slack comes from wobbling the tip of the rod and from poor timing – ie going forward or coming back while the line is still travelling in the opposite direction in the air. Doming with wide open loops is another form of slack, beginning a cast with the rod tip high above the water begins a cast with slack…. Slack can form between the line hand and the stripping guide……. Slack is the enemy of effective efficient fly casting. Tension is your friend.
Acceleration that provides the tip speed must be constant and smooth, not jerky and uneven. The correct amount of power needs to be applied for the distance that needs to be cast and for the conditions you are casting under.
Pause – Fly casting is about timing, a short cast requires a very short pause on the back cast and the forward cast, the more line in the air the longer the pause has to be as we wait for the line to straighten. Pause too long and gravity takes over, don’t pause long enough and have no tension to assist with rod load.
Terminology:
rsp = rod straight position
Loop – the shape of the front of the line as it unrolls through the air.
Rotation – the arc through which the rod rotates during the stroke.
Translation –the distance the hand travels during the stroke.
Effective Stroke – the combination of Rotation and Translation sufficient to create a proficient loop.
Total Stroke – The combination of effective stroke plus, drift, drag sweep, and slide
Re: Peter Morse Casting Day
Thanks alot Tony and Peter I had a great morning and learnt alot. I only booked myself in for the morning and lucky too because 10hrs later i became a father! I will plan better next time to make sure i can do the whole day...