This evening, I decided to do a little casting practice in the front yard so I rigged the rod with a thread 'fly' and went out front. After about a dozen casts, I realized a neighbors cat was under the shrubs at the edge of my yard so I decided to see if I could lure him out. I cast just in front of the shrub and, sure enough, he decided chasing the 'fly' looked like fun and decided to stalk it. Several more casts later with some slow retrieves, and I had him 'hooked'. It was great practice for placing the fly just within striking distance of the cat and then slowly retrieving it until the 'take'. After about 30 minutes of this, the cat got tired and went back into the bushes. But it was great practice for me and the cat seemed to have a lot of fun as well. So if your neighbor has a cat..........


TxEngr