Salt Water casting

"Jeff Miller"

Casting a nine-weight and a heavy fly for distance isn't pretty,
especially in the wind, and even more especially in a kayak in the
wind. The kayak puts you lower above the water surface, so you can't
get as much distance as when shallow wading or when casting from a real
boat while standing.

Indian Joe actualizes- thanks all for casting suggestions--took my kayak
out this AM and could not find Red Fish so decided to try your suggested
methods of casting a nine weight fly rod while seated in a kayak and came to
a probable solution - either get out of the kayak and stand in water--use a
six weight and hope you don't catch a big fish--or toss your fly as far as
you can then paddle in a circle around fish and hope one of them becomes
hungry.

So i pulled over in weeds-had a beer- put a 3" shrimp gulp plastic lure {
outfishes live bait,dispenses scent and flavor better than live bait,more
exciting action and colors than live bait ,100% natural ingredients } on the
end of my spinning line and fished my way home.

Scored a grand slam plus one !!! A small flounder in the hole under a
dock-a trout in the middle of the creek- a small puppy drum off some
oyster shells- and just as I arrived at dock a bluefish in the inland
waterway joined the party.

Headed for mountains next weekend and plan to spend my 75th birthday
climbing rocks and fishing a small stream just east of
Ashville --sure hope each of you are enjoying life as much as this elderly
citizen.
Joe