On 2/18/2011 3:43 PM, Larry L wrote:

(aka wobbley wrist)


I completely suck at fly casting .... and wobbly wrists are only one
of my problems .. but for that one,

I find grips modified like this

http://kimshew.com/BFP/firehole04-7.jpg

help me a bit ... get the heal of the hand right over the reel and
there is much less leverage on the wrist, it's far more comfortable to
do so with cork there

I move my hand up, even onto the blank at times, for short little
flicks ( a lot of my fishing ) but back down over the added section of
cork when I want to put more power into my wind knots


brief how to: get three cork rings, glue them together, drill out the
middle to fit you real seat, cut the whole thing length wise through
the center hole, but so one piece is larger than the discarded one,
rough shape off the rod, glue to rod, carry a piece of sandpaper with
you for a long time, occasionally taking off a bit of cork until you
are happy.


I like it, YMMV for sure


i admire the art of a good flycast. i've seen it, recognize the
mechanics of it, and appreciate the effort of the artist who can perform
it. i'll never cast with the beauty and efficiency of roger o. or gene
c. i watch some of the sal****er guys here and get discouraged about my
poor performance with a flyrod. it's a ballet, a waltz, a poem, a
novel, a painting i'll never create. at one time it was a scar i tried
to hide. now, as with some of my other imperfections and spasms of
being, i think i've come to terms with it. i'll toss a fly line passably
at times, miserably at other times...but the excitement and passion i
feel when chasing the great mystery...hell, i'm a fukkin van gogh,
cormac, cummings. i'm a first grader's fingerpainting!

jeffie