Fishin "Close" - Help Needed

On Mon, 19 May 2008 08:19:29 -0700 (PDT), Wayne Knight
wrote:

On May 18, 10:42*pm, wrote:


Are there any SHORT fly rods made? *Something in a 2 or 3-weight, in
the 2 to 4 foot range that would allow a person to work in close
quarters, casting maybe 10 or so feet or even allow a person to "flip"
or roll-cast a fly this distance?


While there was a company selling a 3' fly rod a few years ago, I have
no idea if it's still around. However a fly rod that short is off
little use even in tight quarters because of the inability of the
average (or below average) fisherman to mend, roll cast, or even
nominally cast with it.

I use soft action 7'-8' rods in tight quarters and often use the
tecniques mentioned by RW or Mr. Grey as well a few others little
things. Soft action because they often load with only a few inches of
fly line out.

Most of all it takes practice and experimentation with what works for
you. A good primer for fixing your basic cast plus some specialized
casting techniques is Jaworski's "The Cast."

Wayne, thanks for the reference - I'll check the library and my local
Bass Pro for it.

Never met a fisherman that couldn't lie his ass off with a straight
face