Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Sat, 3 May 2008 17:05:16 -0700, "Bob Weinberger"
wrote:


Even for those longer casts, a person rigged up as you describe is far
better off using water loading rather than false casting to get the line out
and reach the distance. The open looped slow line speed techniques
required to false cast such rigs without tangles are not all that good for
distance casting, and are next to impossible to execute effectively in the
presence of wind.


While I agree with the water loading, there are situations where I can
not load the rod that way. One specific spot is a 50+ foot cast
across a couple of currents, and the entire distance the fly travels
is 25 feet and that is directly in front of me (and only half that
distance is drag free). There is no way to water load the rod. The
fly has to be retrieved (sometimes getting hits) before casting again.

I disagree with your assertion that such fishing is not nymphing.

Really.

I run into this situation a lot: I have to make a pretty long cast
across the current to reach the seam on the other side. I can't wade
into a better position -- water's too deep and/or current's too strong.
It's not an ideal situation, but it's all I have available.

The only approach is to rig a heavily weighted nymph, false cast once or
twice to get the distance, and then mend big upstream to get a few
seconds of drift. I've caught a few fish that way. If I don't hook up I
fish the swing.

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