On 2008-04-05, asadi wrote:

Boy, does that bring back memories... ain't it great ?

It sure is, John. I was starry-eyed at first, I think. A few good casts
and I'm an expert. Not!

I've given up any pretense of actual fishing, for now, concentrating on just
casting and line and rod control. Not as easy as I thought. I tossed the
nymph dropper and kept the popper to see what the end of my tippet is doing
relative to the line. I went down to the river twice this morning to
practice.

Just learning to cast is still a lot of fun. I've improved my pick-up and
left hand control considerably, but still have a bad habit of dropping my
rod too low on the forward cast and am still occasionally piling up the
tippet. I have to concentrate on keeping my rod tip up. I use that image
of Joan Wulff in the online video where she's all stretched out with the rod
held up at 10-11 oclock to remind me. I don't do the stretch, but I like
the image. It helps.

pleased to meet ya!

Likewise, John.

john (whose is Bob?)

I don't know. I can only tell you I'm not he.

nb