Thoughts on Casting by Lefty Kreh

I saw this on Dan Blanton's site the other day and thought I'd pass it
along. http://www.danblanton.com/Messages/4561.html

Chris Brown

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I saw this on Dan Blanton's site the other day and thought I'd
pass it
along. http://www.danblanton.com/Messages/4561.html

Chris Brown

Lefty does have an unusual casting style, but it works. When I
learned to fly cast they advocated holding a book under your
casting arm and they had a wrist strap to keep you from bending
your wrist. My god it was a wonder I ever learned to cast. One
of the most important things I learned was there is no difference
between the foreword cast and the back cast. I used to start
casting thirty feet of line and slowly rotating under the cast
until I had made a complete revolution under the cast while
keeping the line going in the same direction. This convinced me
there was no difference and made me a better caster.
Ernie

"CB" wrote in message
...
I saw this on Dan Blanton's site the other day and thought I'd
pass it
along. http://www.danblanton.com/Messages/4561.html

Chris Brown

Lefty does have an unusual casting style, but it works. When I
learned to fly cast they advocated holding a book under your
casting arm and they had a wrist strap to keep you from bending
your wrist. My god it was a wonder I ever learned to cast. One
of the most important things I learned was there is no difference
between the foreword cast and the back cast. I used to start
casting thirty feet of line and slowly rotating under the cast
until I had made a complete revolution under the cast while
keeping the line going in the same direction. This convinced me
there was no difference and made me a better caster.
Ernie


I agree! Made sense to me, but not to most of the people I've guided.
Maybe it's me, maybe it's them (I vote for the latter). Maybe most of
the people I've taught just don't care or aren't paying attention. I
get frustrated when I think of how many times I've seen Lefty teach
little girls almost cast the length of a fly line!

-pw
Paul Williamson
Livingston, MT
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I agree! Made sense to me, but not to most of the people I've guided.
Maybe it's me, maybe it's them (I vote for the latter). Maybe most of
the people I've taught just don't care or aren't paying attention. I
get frustrated when I think of how many times I've seen Lefty teach
little girls almost cast the length of a fly line!

Yeah, well I challenge you to demonstrate it this weekend. Upper or
lower Madison? I'll row first.

;-)
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I agree! Made sense to me, but not to most of the people I've guided.
Maybe it's me, maybe it's them (I vote for the latter). Maybe most of
the people I've taught just don't care or aren't paying attention. I
get frustrated when I think of how many times I've seen Lefty teach
little girls almost cast the length of a fly line!

Yeah, well I challenge you to demonstrate it this weekend. Upper or
lower Madison? I'll row first.

;-)

Wish I could Warren! One of these days!

I guess I'm just a lousy teacher :-)

I should have fished the Yellowstone (if I could find a place to get
in) on Wed or Thurs as there was no wind to speak of here in the
valley! Now it's blowing 50 mph or so! When will I ever learn?

-paul
Paul Williamson
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Wish I could Warren! One of these days!

I am going to hold you to that.

I guess I'm just a lousy teacher :-)

That very well could be. There is also the possibility that they are
perhaps just bad students so I wouldn't be too hard on yourself. g

I should have fished the Yellowstone (if I could find a place to get
in) on Wed or Thurs as there was no wind to speak of here in the
valley! Now it's blowing 50 mph or so! When will I ever learn?

I have been working off and on over there during the last couple of
weeks, mostly around Carter's and Pine Creek. There were a couple of
really nice days where I wished I could have gone fishing. I went down
to Carter's after work one day just to check the river out and watched
as fish rose along the ice shelves to something I couldn't safely get
close enough to identify, probably midges. I must have sat there for
half an hour just watching the fish rise and wished I had my gear with
me. You can't see the fish rising, but this is where they we

http://home.earthlink.net/~troutbum_mt/carters1.jpg

The view upriver:
http://home.earthlink.net/~troutbum_mt/carters2.jpg

A guy could get used to living over there if it weren't for the wind.
;-)

Currently we are working in Big Sky and get to drive along the Gallatin
every day. The water is looking pretty good but had some slush in it
today. I really like that drive in the winter and have been seeing
quite a bit of wildlife. Bighorn sheep, elk and two moose that have
been hanging around the same area for the last three days. As we left
work today, a cow elk was walking along the edge of the job site. I
haven't seen anyone fishing during the drive so I plan on trying this
weekend if the weather cooperates. If it weren't for the road being so
close to the river over much of its length, the Gallatin in the Canyon
very well could be one of my favorite local rivers because of the decent
fishing and stunning scenery. The views definitely don't suck. ;-)

http://home.earthlink.net/~troutbum_mt/bigsky1.jpg

Hopefully I can get some good river and scenery pics on Sunday.
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troutbum_mt wrote:

Hopefully I can get some good river and scenery pics on Sunday.

thanks for the scenery... stuck here in the flatlands of eastern nc,
it's enthusiastically and gratefully received... hope you guys out there
will continue showing us the country and water.

jeff (70 degrees here yesterday...)

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 00:00:57 -0700, troutbum_mt wrote:

The views definitely don't suck. ;-)

Nice photos Warren. Did you get the 950 fixed, or get another camera?
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Charlie...

says...
On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 00:00:57 -0700, troutbum_mt wrote:

The views definitely don't suck. ;-)

Nice photos Warren. Did you get the 950 fixed, or get another camera?

The 950 is being fixed, but RW let me borrow a 950 to use in the
meantime. I basically take it with everywhere I go just in case I come
across a "nice moment" that I would like to save for future reference.
I figure the more pictures that I take, the better I will get so I take
pictures fairly often. I still have a lot to learn.
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d says...
thanks for the scenery... stuck here in the flatlands of eastern nc,
it's enthusiastically and gratefully received... hope you guys out there
will continue showing us the country and water.

Glad you liked the pics. I am really hoping that the weather is as nice
tomorrow as it was today. It snowed for most of the day but was pretty
warm out. There is just something about being around elk, moose,
bighorn sheep, etc and making fresh footprints in the snow. Before I
left the job site today, there were a few elk about 100 yards away that
I tried to get closer to so I could take a good picture. Unfortunately
the snow was waist deep and I found myself trying to climb a steep
incline that I couldn't make it up with the dog in tow. I settled for
pics using the zoom that I am hoping turn out. It was starting to get
dark and so the lighting wasn't all that great. I'll send you a copy if
anything turns out to be worthwhile.

jeff (70 degrees here yesterday...)

It was warm enough today that I didn't even wear a jacket. I was plenty
warm in fleece bibs, thermals and a sweatshirt combined with my
insulated Carhart bibs. Nice, warm day. So when can I come visit? ;-)
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