Roll cast?

We've had several requests for a video on roll cast - take a look at this one and let me know what you think please - does it help you?
http://www.redington.com/fly_fishing_casting.html

nice informative video, now I just have to find some water and practice.

Eric

It is a decent video and should have enough info in it to get a person started on how to cast the roll cast, except, I wish they would have covered casting the roll cast on still water, like a lake or pond, or on moving water that would be flowing right to left, not left to right as in the video. It is very important when forming the 'D' loop which is forming the anchor of the cast thus the tension needed to load the rod, to have the fly, leader and first few feet of the line on the outside of the 'D' loop, away from your body.

If the fly and leader are inside, meaning closer to you than the main line, then when you complete your roll cast the fly can come up and catch you on the clothing, face, etc. Always have the fly on the outside of the 'D'. In a lake that is simply a matter of how you start to bring your line back to you, make sure it lands on the outside. On water moving right to left, it would be better to do your roll cast either left handed or using your right hand, have the rod across your body at a 45 degree angle to have the roll cast form up on your left, making sure the line anchor (fly and leader) land on the outside of the main line.

Larry ---sagefisher---

Excellent ....

It's a good video. However, the short instruction you gave me at the Fish-In (DRC, 2002?) was better.

By the way, for those who've seen some of Lee Wulff's videos, he had a unique casting motion and when he shortened it up, he didn't need backspace. Because of this, his casts functioned the same as a roll-cast except his could really reach out there and exceed the distance typically associated with roll casting.

Allan

It's a great video on the 101's of roll casting :)

Sorry...gotta say I've seen better.