"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
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On Sat, 3 May 2008 12:51:34 -0700, "Bob Weinberger"
wrote:

How much money?
Bring your wallet out to the Deschutes, Clearwater, Snake, or a any of a
dozen or so other large Pacific Northwest steelhead rivers anytime between
late August and mid November and I'll show you plenty of good steelhead
fishermen doing just that.

What kind of rods?

I'm not talking about Spey rods. The good spey casters often can put out 90'
+ (never saw a spey caster false cast). No, I' talking about single handed
6-8wt rods of from 9-10'.

You're telling me that these steelheaders can have
60 feet of line at their feet, and without one false cast get their
lure out 60 feet? No spey rods. No multi-rollcasts. Just take that
rod and without a falsecast toss it 60 feet. I'd pay good money for
someone to show me how to do that with a 5 weight which is my normal
nymphing rod.

Now you are changing the parameters - You originally stated "Well, if you
can pull 60 feet of line off your reel and cast it 60
feet without using a false cast, good luck. I'd pay money to see that one."
That is the statement I responded to.
That statement does not include a requirement for the caster to have the
line at his feet. It does not preclude a backcast. It does not require the
line to be rigged with weighted flies and/or split shot and/or an indicator.
I consider myself at best an average caster ( at least among the PNW
steelheading fraternity), yet, absent all your post hoc restrictions, I
would be glad to demonstrate picking up 60' of line with my 5wt and shooting
it right back out - bring your wallet.
However, I seriously doubt that anyone can nymph effectively with 60' of
line out - nymphing is best done at relatively short range to maintain good
drift control, so why even bring up casting such distances in regard to
nymphing?

Bob Weinberger La Grande, OR






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