On Jan 27, 7:34 am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
It's not often a genuinely new wrinkle in fly fishing comes
along, but here's one complete with the physics ! ;-)

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/27/sp...7outdoors.html

--
Ken Fortenberry

In this (New York Times) story a guy landed a fish by putting
the middle of his rod behind his neck, and then pushed or pulled on
the rod butt
to get more leverage ( a first class lever )?

Who needs more leverage? If you aren't strong enough to break
a six weight rod without the aid of a "first class lever" you (one is,
that is. I'm not
insulting Ken here) are muscularly challenged.

I do often land fish by gripping the rod about 10" above the handle,
with the rod butt under my forearm. But that's not for leverage, it
makes
it easier to swing the fish within reach.