rw wrote:

Joe McIntosh wrote:

Warm late fall weather is providing lots of redfish in local N. C..
waters

after a successful trip to Harkers Island for False Albacore last week
I am now back in Wilmington fishing daily for reds in creeks flowing
into the inland waterway.Younger fish (puppy drum } and good size
seniors are easy to catch with spinning tackle after you locate them
but I am having real trouble using a fly rod. Casting a nine weight
while standing is real work but as I fish sitting in a kayak my
efforts are really sorry.
Yesterday I was trying to cast a crease (?) lure into a good size pod
of fist and caught my hat [twice], and the water behind me on most
casts.

Anyone with casting procedure suggestions please offer them---when
that tangle of fly, leader and line come flying by it is really
frightening.
them hooks are really BIG and I still have memories of catching my
tongue one day with a size 16 humpy while mountain fishing with Daniel
and Jeff Miller.


Casting a nine-weight and a heavy fly for distance isn't pretty,
especially in the wind, and even more especially in a kayak in the wind.
The kayak puts you lower above the water surface, so you can't get as
much distance as when shallow wading or when casting from a real boat
while standing.

Forget about pretty casts. Try using the water to load the road. Throw
the fly behind you into the water, then use the water loading to send
out more line on the forward cast. You can do this several times,
finally shooting line on a forward cast to your target.


or...get the line moving off the water, and throw the backcast straight
up...or as straight up as possible...it aint pretty, but it seems to
work. of course, i'm partial to light weight spinning gear for such
pursuits. cookin redfish... filet and leave skin & scales on one side
of filet, put skin side down on charcoal grill, dollop the meat with
your favorite seasonings while grilling. it's as good as any fish you'd
care to eat, and better than most...