In message , Jim Tedder
writes
Hi
I have been fly fishing for about a year now and have struggled to
master casting. I recently had a casting lesson at Grafham and the
instructor suggested that the line I was using is not loading the rod.
I have a AFTM6/7 9'6" GRXI rod and reel loaded with Airflo ultra supple
line rated at 7. He suggests that I pt an AFTM8 line on to correctly
load the rod. Now as I am currently out of work and have just purchased
5 new lines, all AFTM7 I don't really want to spend out on new lines
only to find it isn't the problem. Is any one fishing with the same
setup or has had a similar problem using this line with this rod?
Any advice would be gratefully received....


Going up one size of line will make like a lot easier. You will feel
that the line "wants" to go, and seeing as you are a novice fly-caster,
I doubt very much if you will overload the road at this stage.

When you learn to double haul and go in for distance casting, THEN be
careful, you could quite easily smash a rod.
--
Bill Grey