"Mike Connor" wrote in message
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I don´t know what this "9´" means.

Did you see the diagram?


On a good day, with a special line, and a certain rod, I can roll cast 120
feet. I just don´t see where "nine feet" comes into it. It is intriuging
me. If I have (say) 12 feet of line in my ( slowly!) moving D loop, and
( in the case of a 50 foot cast), a further 38 feet of line on the water,
where does "nine feet" of anything come into it?

120' rollcast with a single handed rod??? Now that I would like to see or
even explained. Ok Mike, got you right where I want you. Explain how you
can rollcast 120' with a single handed flyrod? I assume you're into the
backing. Also let me know where all your line is.

Where is this níne feet?

See the diagram this time modified it so even an elementary school kid
could understand it.
http://home.comcast.net/~tomnak/Rollcast3.jpg
-tom