beach_snookin wrote:
I've been learning to flycast for about a week now and am having
success at short distances, but after several minutes of casting, my
tapered, 10 lb. 8 ft leader becomes severely twisted and knotted.
After straightening it out, the tapered end is permanently crimped. I
know this can't be right and must be severly weakening the leader
material.

Can anyone point to a likely flaw in my casting technique that would
cause this?

thanks in advance.


What do you have attached to the end of your leader? Break the hook off
of a fly and tie that on or even a piece of yarn will work fine. Some
larger flies like Simulators can really put a twist in your leader.
Whatever you do, always were sunglasses or safety glasses while casting.

Russell