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Jan 10 13 11:26 PM
Davyfly wrote:ok, so we are saying here that after the rod is stopped and the loop formation is formed that no further rod or line movement can alter that, if so l would not agree with that.
A better way to make a curve cast was published in 1980 by Bob Pelzl and Gary Borger on pg. 58 of the 1980 Early Season issue of Fly Fisherman Magazine titled "Corkscrew Curve Cast". Now we have video so you can see Jason Borger demonstrating this cast.
Look at these two videos of Jason Borger doing the corkscrew curve cast. Because he adds the corkscrew before the stop, the curve is place in the fly line at the leader. Look at both videos - on the second one you can see the end of the fly line curving to the left.
http://jasonborger.com/2009/02/24/corkscrew-curve-vids/
Here is an extreme corkscrew curve.
http://fishfliesandwater.com/2009/03/26/corkscrew-curve-extreme/
Now here is what confuses even seasoned casters.
Before the stop, Jason moves the rod tip to the left and then in a semicircle (corkscrew) to the right. He is producing a two pulses, first to the left then to the right that travel down the fly line.
Here are two illustrations from the original article:
If you did not know Jason made that initial motion to the left, you would only see the final corkscrew to the right, and you would think a rightward motion made a leftward curve.
No wonder even accomplished casters are puzzled by this cast.
What ever you do with the rod tip after the stop affects how the fly line lands; and the sooner you do it after the stop, the closer the change in fly line direction will be to the leader. Everything is related to the stop, because it is the stop that causes loop formation and transfers potential energy from the bent rod to the fly line. What happens is that any change in direction or position of the rod tip is transmitted to the fly line and travels down the fly line following the loop as it moves from the rod tip to the end of the line and leader.
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