I've been reading about articulated flies and I got to wondering about casting them. I assume you would need to slow down and open your loop as if you were casting with a dropper fly but I'm not sure. I was just curious.
Thanks in advance,
hNt
Casting articulated flies?
I've been reading about articulated flies and I got to wondering about casting them. I assume you would need to slow down and open your loop as if you were casting with a dropper fly but I'm not sure. I was just curious.
Thanks in advance,
hNt
"If we lie to the government, it's called a felony, when they lie to us, it's called politics." Bill Murray
Not really. Depending on how heavy the fly is, and the wind, you might want to adjust your cast so you do not hit yourself on the head, but otherwise a properly tied articulated fly will cast the same as a normal one.
I agree with whatfly, no casting problems but just remember that the hook is a lot more exposed at angles you are not used to, easier to hook 'the big one', meaning yourself.
Larry ---sagefisher---
Most of the bigger articulated flies for trout are cast on 7wt & 8wt rods with a double haul cast. heavier line make make casting these flies easy
I like to throw the Hog Snare for bass with an 8wt. and yes, it does handle it well. I do take the casting plane about 10-15% to the right tho. When I make it work right I do a "Belgium" cast, meaning an egg shape path more or less continually moving. Hog Snare is a double articulated double hook rig and I really don't want it in my ear. I still think the hardest hit in the head I've ever given myself was with a big beadhead bugger tho.
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