Greg Pavlov wrote in message ...
On Thu, 20 May 2004 10:57:08 -0700, Svend Tang-Petersen
wrote:

Im in line with Bill K here. The problem is that most new casters are
using
their wrist too much
and basically end up with a 9am-3pm stroke which doesnt load the rod at
all. To get around this
its easier to have them try not to use the wrist as a first approach and
then later add the finishing
touches.

There is another reason: "snap" the wrist a bit too much while
casting a heavier rod, say a 10 wt, at the age of a sedentary
50+ yrs, and it is likely to hurt like hell and may end your
fishing day right then and there.


Once I used a 10 weight rod without the fighting butt attached, and after
long distance flats casting for an hour or so, my inner forearm was visibly
bruised from the reel seat continually whacking into my arm with a heavy
reel attached. Each cast got more painful than the last ~ it was that bad
that I never ever fished with that rod again without its fighting butt
attached.

Another time I remember blistering my hand from trying to fish a 9 weight
rod with something like a 5 weight line (all that was available) ~ was
really hard work to cast that silly combo, and it took the skin off my
hands.