Fly rod newbie questions

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In other words, rather than a "heavy" bait being the main part of the
tackle for casting/carrying a line off a reel (whose characteristics are
somewhat important) and whose main characteristic is the strength to
fight the quarry, in fly casting/fishing, a line, matched with a rod,
and both chosen for their characteristics, are casting/carrying a bait
of no real weight, with the reel being not material at that point. This
can play hell with experienced spin-casters (and their muscle memory),
but as always, your mileage may vary.

Yes, I agree. I tell beginners to imagine that they're launching a
paper airplane. The important thing is aiming it right, rather than how
hard you throw.

Lazarus

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Lazarus Cooke wrote:

Yes, I agree. I tell beginners to imagine that they're launching a
paper airplane. The important thing is aiming it right, rather than how
hard you throw.

I pick out the biggest kid in the group, hand him a rubber
band and tell him to throw it as far as he can. I measure
the throw then give the rubber band to the smallest kid
and have him put it on his finger, stretch it back and
let it fly. (Be sure to pick a kid who knows how to shoot
a rubber band. ;-) That's followed by the "loading the
rod" mini-lecture.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Lazarus Cooke wrote:

Yes, I agree. I tell beginners to imagine that they're launching a
paper airplane. The important thing is aiming it right, rather than how
hard you throw.

I pick out the biggest kid in the group, hand him a rubber
band and tell him to throw it as far as he can. I measure
the throw then give the rubber band to the smallest kid
and have him put it on his finger, stretch it back and
let it fly. (Be sure to pick a kid who knows how to shoot
a rubber band. ;-) That's followed by the "loading the
rod" mini-lecture.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Lazarus Cooke wrote:

Yes, I agree. I tell beginners to imagine that they're launching a
paper airplane. The important thing is aiming it right, rather than
how hard you throw.

I pick out the biggest kid in the group, hand him a rubber
band and tell him to throw it as far as he can. I measure
the throw then give the rubber band to the smallest kid
and have him put it on his finger, stretch it back and
let it fly. (Be sure to pick a kid who knows how to shoot
a rubber band. ;-) That's followed by the "loading the
rod" mini-lecture.

That is an excellent teaching technique. Was that passed down from
someone or did you come up with that?

And do you call the kids "****tards" if they screw up? ;-)
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TL,
Tim
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Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Lazarus Cooke wrote:

Yes, I agree. I tell beginners to imagine that they're launching a
paper airplane. The important thing is aiming it right, rather than
how hard you throw.

I pick out the biggest kid in the group, hand him a rubber
band and tell him to throw it as far as he can. I measure
the throw then give the rubber band to the smallest kid
and have him put it on his finger, stretch it back and
let it fly. (Be sure to pick a kid who knows how to shoot
a rubber band. ;-) That's followed by the "loading the
rod" mini-lecture.

That is an excellent teaching technique. Was that passed down from
someone or did you come up with that?

And do you call the kids "****tards" if they screw up? ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

Tim J. wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Lazarus Cooke wrote:

Yes, I agree. I tell beginners to imagine that they're launching a
paper airplane. The important thing is aiming it right, rather than
how hard you throw.

I pick out the biggest kid in the group, hand him a rubber
band and tell him to throw it as far as he can. I measure
the throw then give the rubber band to the smallest kid
and have him put it on his finger, stretch it back and
let it fly. (Be sure to pick a kid who knows how to shoot
a rubber band. ;-) That's followed by the "loading the
rod" mini-lecture.

That is an excellent teaching technique. Was that passed down from
someone or did you come up with that?

And do you call the kids "****tards" if they screw up? ;-)

I think it was Joe Fleischman who came up with that or at
least I think that's where I got it from. And yes, any of
those rude little pricks starts casting upside down and
they're slapped with the ****tard label. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry