"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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Sorry, not even close. I replayed the "shadow cast" that was performed in
the movie "A River Runs Through it" in slow motion, and have also taught
myself that cast. It's used to bring a fish to rise. It's performed by
actually turning the wrist in the opposite direction (facing the direction
of the back cast) with an ever-so-slight haul. Once the line is loaded in
the back, it's brought foward with a long sweeping motion and a front
haul. The fly is very low to the surface of the water to attact the
attention of the fish to rise.

I was just curious, as I haven't used the figure 8 cast, so I thought it
might be the shadow cast. It's been a while zince I saw the movie, and as
best I could remember he used a sort of figure 8 motion. Oh well, not the
first or last time I'll be wrong!

I do feel it's over exagerated a bit, but during that time, slow cane rods
were of choice, and casting a line was a very smooth operation. The line
actually glides slower. I never thought it was ever an advantage until I
started casting bamboo. I've read great dry fly presesnters can actually
get a fish to take the fly in the air before the fly lands. I haven't
done this yet, but I'm working on it.


3/4 oz in weight?

No. 3 weight, 4 weight rod.

Although I don't prefer it, I've met some pretty good wrist casters. The
only time I use my wrist is at the very end of the cast to flick the tip
and it's almost un-noticeable. What that does it get the line/fly to
straighten out for a soft presentation.

Ok, yeah I do use my arm, for longer casts, but most of my action and
presentation come from my wrist, at the end of my cast.

However, on short casts, I will use nothing but my wrist. Or at least I use
to, when my wrists worked :~^ (

Presently, I can't even grip a rod, or a pen for that matter. Tomorrow will
change that, I hope!

Op

fwiw,
-tom