The obvious solution is a new Scott rod. You simply don't have this
abominable situation.
--
Wayne
To Fish is Human...To Release Divine!

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
New fly rod....big trouble. Tried casting while actually standing in a
stream last night. Two books said that x amount of line should be laying
in
front of me before the pickup. This worked fine when practicing on the
lawn.
They do not explain what to do when the water's moving swiftly from left
to
right, taking the pile of line with it, and you want to fly to end up to
the
left. I managed something creative, but the leader & tippet were not
exactly
landing gracefully - more of a bunch than a nice presentation. Help.