2nd Rod Stamp?

Anyone find this useful?
-tom

Although I manage to cast adequately with either hand, I haven't tried
castinb with both simultaneously.

Seriously, as all 2nd rod stamps (that I have ever heard of) are for
SIMULTANEOUS use -- like drowning worms with one rod while casting with
another -- I don't see how it would apply to fly fishermen.

cheers

oz

Tom Nakashima wrote:
Anyone find this useful?
-tom


Some guys like to take two rods out with them in a boat or a float tube,
one rigged for dries and one for subsurface. If you do this and the line
of one happens through inattention to be trailing in the water while you
cast the other, an ornery game warden might have a case if you don't
have the second rod stamp--YMMV.

Mike

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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"MajorOz" wrote in message
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Funny that you mentioned cast with either hand. I've been recently
teaching myself
casting on the opposite (left) side. Everything comes easy except for the
haul, this is
where the brain gets confused. It reminds me of patting your head and
rubbing your stomach,
then switching hands.

I don't have the 2nd rod stamp, was just wondering what use it would be to
a fly-fisherman.
-tom

Tom:

I taught myself to cast with the opposite (left) hand several years ago, and
it has been an invaluable skill. When drift boat fishing, I don't need to
worry about casting cross-body to avoid snagging the guide, I really don't
care whether the "best" water is on the right or left, and when wading, I
can avoid a lot of backcast problems by simply using the riverside arm to
keep the majority of the cast over water. Funny thing is that I have a much
"prettier" cast with my left hand than I do with my right, and I roll cast
significantly better as well. My accuracy is quite as good, but it's getting
better. All this as a result of wanting to appreciate my wife's efforts to
learn to cast. It's a skill I highly recommend developing.

Best of luck,

Jim Ray
(I guessing that casting with both hand simultaneouly is a skill I won't be
developing, however ... no 2nd rod stamp for me!)

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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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"MajorOz" wrote in message
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Funny that you mentioned cast with either hand. I've been recently
teaching myself
casting on the opposite (left) side. Everything comes easy except for
the haul, this is
where the brain gets confused. It reminds me of patting your head and
rubbing your stomach,
then switching hands.

I don't have the 2nd rod stamp, was just wondering what use it would be
to a fly-fisherman.
-tom

Tom:

I taught myself to cast with the opposite (left) hand several years ago,
and it has been an invaluable skill. When drift boat fishing, I don't need
to worry about casting cross-body to avoid snagging the guide, I really
don't care whether the "best" water is on the right or left, and when
wading, I can avoid a lot of backcast problems by simply using the
riverside arm to keep the majority of the cast over water. Funny thing is
that I have a much "prettier" cast with my left hand than I do with my
right, and I roll cast significantly better as well. My accuracy is quite
as good, but it's getting better. All this as a result of wanting to
appreciate my wife's efforts to learn to cast. It's a skill I highly
recommend developing.

Best of luck,

Jim Ray
(I guessing that casting with both hand simultaneouly is a skill I won't
be developing, however ... no 2nd rod stamp for me!)

Understand Jim,
What's weird about all this, I'm not sure how the brain works, but by
casting on the left has actually strengthened the other side of my brain. Up
until now I've been doing everything right handed, but recently finding I
can do other things with my left hand.
-tom

I frequently troll flies out each side of the row boat.

Your pal,

TBone

Tom Nakashima wrote:

What's weird about all this, I'm not sure how the brain works, but by
casting on the left has actually strengthened the other side of my brain. Up
until now I've been doing everything right handed, but recently finding I
can do other things with my left hand.

As I told my neice and some of her friends some years ago:
"By the time I was 12, I had learned to do the three most important
things in the world with either hand -- eating, casting a fishing rod,
and masturbating"

cheers

oz, too old now

"MajorOz" wrote in message
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Tom Nakashima wrote:

What's weird about all this, I'm not sure how the brain works, but by
casting on the left has actually strengthened the other side of my brain.
Up
until now I've been doing everything right handed, but recently finding I
can do other things with my left hand.

As I told my neice and some of her friends some years ago:
"By the time I was 12, I had learned to do the three most important
things in the world with either hand -- eating, casting a fishing rod,
and masturbating"

cheers

Omigod. You actually TOLD this to your NIECE and her FRIENDS??

Yow. Too much information, I'm sure.

--riverman

"jimbo" wrote in message
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Very Interested in this topic. but using the lob from the opposite shoulder
quite successfully, but it has severe limitations.

...... When drift boat fishing, I don't need to
worry about casting cross-body to avoid snagging the guide, I really don't
care whether the "best" water is on the right or left, and when wading, I
can avoid a lot of backcast problems by simply using the riverside arm to
keep the majority of the cast over water.

So how bout the reel? Not easy to switch mid-stream so just have to get use
to using the reel "backwards"??

Do you find yourself getting a higher % setting the hook? I tend to over
react when setting the hook, something from the Steelhead days I think, but
I pulled quite a few flies out of the mouthes of fish at Penn's this
weekend.

Jim Ray

"Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote in message
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"jimbo" wrote in message
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Very Interested in this topic. but using the lob from the opposite
shoulder quite successfully, but it has severe limitations.

..... When drift boat fishing, I don't need to
worry about casting cross-body to avoid snagging the guide, I really
don't care whether the "best" water is on the right or left, and when
wading, I can avoid a lot of backcast problems by simply using the
riverside arm to keep the majority of the cast over water.

So how bout the reel? Not easy to switch mid-stream so just have to get
use to using the reel "backwards"??

Do you find yourself getting a higher % setting the hook? I tend to over
react when setting the hook, something from the Steelhead days I think,
but I pulled quite a few flies out of the mouthes of fish at Penn's this
weekend.

Jim Ray


Mike:

I don't think I see a huge difference. The last time I was trout fishing, I
went through a period where I couldn't seem to hook anything because I was
being a bit tentative. Once I recognized the problem, the hook-up rate
improved dramatically. Sometimes I am a bit quick right-handed, and so I
probably do hook-up more often left-handed on Cutts, but probably less on
'Bows. I have gotten to the point though, that I really don't think about
which hand the rod is in any more. I often find myself fishing left-handed
long after there is reason to do so. When I have a fish on the reel though,
I do need to switch hands - flipping the reel to the top of the rod and
reeling backwards just doesn't seem effective!

Jim