cyli writes:

My first experiment with fly fishing was with a bait casting rod and
no reel. I cast it a bit better than I now cast a fly rod with fly
reel. It can be done. And can be fun to do. I could only get about
20 feet out of it and only within about 3 feet of where I was aiming,
but it was my first time trying fly fishing in any way, shape, or
form. And the line did do the propelling.


Interesting. Was it a fly line? If not, I bet it was hard to mend. I saw
Lefty Kreh make about a 20 foot cast with a fly line using his arm as the rod.
Dave

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