Peter Charles wrote in message . ..
On 1 Nov 2004 09:38:55 -0800, (Rob S.) wrote:

Peter Charles wrote in message
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I saw a video demo of some 2 handed 11wt rod with which the caster
seemed to use a stroke more like spin fishing, swinging the head
slowly behind him and then an overhand stroke that delivered about
150' of line out consistently.

This is "on my list" for next year.

-- Rob

Yes and yes. I used the Atlantis with an Airflo WF-I-12 striper line
while Greg used a shooting head rig. I've since bought a complete set
of Airflo 45' - 12 wt. heads for it.

That casting stroke you saw is called a Belgian cast or an oval cast.
If you're flogging a heavy head, a standard backcast can cause some
nasty bouncing, killing the forward load. That slow swing maintains a
nice, constant load on the rod, keeping everything nice and smooth.

Go here http://www.flyfishingforum.com/flytalk/index.htm and then to
Sal****er Flyfishing to read up on Atlantis usage. The guy by the
name of Juro on this site, is the NorAm rep. for CND and he designed
the Atlantis rod. Aparently they've now produced a 9 wt. version.
Their website is www.cndspey.com.

BTW, the 150' isn't bull****.

Peter

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thanks Peter! will definitely be checking this out. The winds this
year were really wicked with the single handed 9 and 10 wts I have and
I was looking for something with a little more punch to use more
consistently.

thanks again,
Rob