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Mike Connor wrote:

After quite a number of experiments, long and involved discussions, I
also believe that hauling loads the rod, but only minimally. Most of the
energy goes into accelerating the line.

... which was exactly my position all along.

BTW, this NYT article isn't credible. The guy breathlessly marvels about
the ability of Jaworowski to shoot the entire line with one false cast.
Either (1) he's picking up a ridiculous amount of line, or (2) he's using
a shortened fly line. Or both. I think the article is a combination of a
credulous, newbie-flyfisher reporter and a very skilled caster who knows
how to play a sucker.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Quite a few people have questioned this article already, for a number of
reasons. Among other things, the haul described would result in severe
errors. As Mr.Jaworoski is quite well known for his book "The Cast", one is
bound to assume that he knows how to do it, and so presumably the reporter
involved has used rather a lot of licence in his descriptions.

One is also bound to assume that a WF and maximum carry is involved.

TL
MC