Long tapered leaders

"rw" wrote in message
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Tom Nakashima wrote:
One thing I've learned about casting 12' leaders is, it's more
difficult to cast short distances. I've been practicing casting at
various distances between 25' - 60' with the long leaders.
At shorter distances of 25' there's less line and therefore less
weight to carry the leader effectively for a good turnover of
the fly. This is where good tip-caster could do well.
-tom
You need a 12' rod. :-)
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

It's just the opposite Steve,
to "cast short distances" with longer leaders, say 12' leaders,
a 7.5" fly-rod would work better. Or tip-cast. I was playing around
with tip-casting (using more of the wrist) and was able to generate
enough speed at a short distances to turn over the fly.

It's probably good to have a length range of leaders handy, and to
know how to cast them at various distances.
-tom