Sunday Classic / Has Distance Casting Hijacked Rod Design?

20 comments / Posted on / by

How often do you really make a 100 foot cast? Every time I visit a fly fishing trade show and walk by one of those 100' casting ponds filled shoulder to shoulder with anglers all trying their best to land their fly on the far end...

Don’t Let The Two-Handed Rod Eat Your Brain

7 comments / Posted on / by

By Louis Cahill It's like the zombie apocalypse out there. When you pick up a two-handed rod for the first time, it's pretty common to experience information overload. It's like you pick this thing up, make one cast and discover that some bloodthirsty zombie has eaten your...

Sunday Classic / How’s your double haul?

2 comments / Posted on / by

Whether in saltwater or fresh, most experienced casters employ the double haul. It's possibly the best technique for creating line speed and generally energizing your line during the cast. It's also a great way to create casting problems when done incorrectly. One of the fundamentals of the...

Fly Rod Grip – Keep it Consistent

4 comments / Posted on / by

A COMMON MISTAKE THAT I SEE WITH MANY OF MY FIRST TIMERS IS THEY FAIL TO KEEP A CONSISTENT FLY ROD GRIP WHEN THEY'RE FIRST LEARNING HOW TO CAST A FLY ROD. Without notice, they often shuffle their rod hand around on the cork, which ends...

Rely On Muscle Memory for Difficult fly Casts

2 comments / Posted on / by

By Kent Klewein I learned a long time ago that most of the time my clients cast better in high pressure situations when they’re relaxed, confident and keep their head out of the game. It’s really easy to think that the more difficult a fly fishing...