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Sharpen Your Shooting

Sharpen Your Shooting

from Epic Fly Rods

Double your line length in a single cast without false casting, with Joe Mahler.

Any fly fisher knows that stripping in and lengthening – or “shooting” line – is part of the fly-fishing process. Understanding how and when to lengthen line will sharpen your shooting and make a significant difference in ease and performance. Read More »

Distance Casting – Steve Rajeff

Distance Casting – Steve Rajeff

Steve Rajeff teaches distance casting to FFI/IFFF Master Casting Instructors – Long Beach Casting Club – March 29, 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  • 0:00 Stroke length/ Tempo/ Trajectory
  • 1:14 How many false casts when bonefishing?
  • 3:41 Note the textbook FFI definition of the trailing (underslung) loop on his distance backcast
  • 3:46 Here’s another example of the trailing loop
  • 3:51 Opening/closing wrist throughout the stoke
  • 6:10 Rod action’s influence on optimal rotation timing
  • 7:04 Tracking
  • 8:14 Thumb position
  • 8:54 Stance for tracking
  • 9:24 Haul speed
  • 10:57 Thrust
  • 12:25 Elevation of the hand?
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Accuracy Casting – Steve Rajeff

Accuracy Casting – Steve Rajeff

Steve Rajeff teaches competition accuracy casting to Master Casting Instructors – Long Beach Casting Club – March 30, 2014.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  • 0:05 Hand position changes with distance
  • 4:03 Tendency to tail from late wrist rotation
  • 5:19 Double haul enables shorter stroke for accuracy
  • 7:31 Hovering the fly
  • 8:49 Leader design
  • 12:24 Leader butt diameter and stiffness
  • 13:07 Bass Bug event
  • 13:26 DT vs.
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