Just wondering if anyone else has ever used this cast with any success? I have tried it, oh maybe 15 times and caught fish twice with it. Anyone else?
Is that the same as the Bow & Arrow cast? If so, it’s a small stream gotta-do!
What Jackster said…
I fished a creek last week where casting in the conventional manner was totally impossible. Bow & Arrow/Slingshot casts worked for about 20 yards. After that it was all dap & drift.
Ain’t small stream fishing grand?
I did try it a few times. I didn’t catch a fish, but it did put the fly where I was aiming.
I bought that little 6’ 3wt for just that reason. I shot a fly under a bridge with hubby watching and first cast, he said are you snagged. I laughed and pulled out a nice little Rainbow, said yeah, I am snagged on a trout :lol:
A 5’0" 2pc 3wt should arrive tomorrow for that creek above! Maybe I’ll actually be able to cast!
I swear that picture is a great little spot I found this last fall up in the Uinta’s 8)
I’m new to fly fishing and was wondering,what a bow and arrow cast is?
It’s a fairly short cast. You let some line out and grab the end of the line and pull it back putting a bow in your rod. Then just aim and let it go. Shoots it out like a slingshot. (sort of)
Slingshot/Bow and Arrow-you got it! I love this cast!! Bamboozle, wow uh yep that is certainly a small stream that this cast was made for.
I actually pulled a 16 in brown out from underneath a very overgrown hole where I had to actually stand sideways between an openening in the trees and shoot it in a side arm motion on a Central Ut stream called Nebo Creek. The second that para-adams hit the water he was on. Good Times!!
Ok thanks.
I find that the bow and arrow cast is the easiest way to stab a hook into my finger.
You really need to pay attention when using it.
I was beginning to think it was just me :oops: :roll:
Fingers AND shirt sleeves when I’m fishing in winter.
Hey bamboozle
Mind elaborating a bit on that 5’er you were talking about…cane?
Good question. I do have a 5’3" Fenwick glass that is perfect.
No not cane since I’m not into the Banty thing and there aren’t a whole lot of 5’0" 3wt bamboo rods out there, at least not any I’ve run across with a slower action.
This is a Winston Retro fiberglass; brand new, or should I say “new old stock” WITH warranty which SHOULD arrive whenever UPS gets here.
Soon I HOPE!
No not cane since I’m not into the Banty thing and there aren’t a whole lot of 5’0" 3wt bamboo rods out there, at least not any I’ve run across with a slower action.
This is a Winston Retro fiberglass; brand new, or should I say “new old stock” WITH warranty which SHOULD arrive whenever UPS gets here.
Soon I HOPE![/quote]
I had a chance to buy one of those on ebay. I wasn’t sure about glass then and passed it up. I’m a dummy. 
No not cane since I’m not into the Banty thing and there aren’t a whole lot of 5’0" 3wt bamboo rods out there, at least not any I’ve run across with a slower action.
This is a Winston Retro fiberglass; brand new, or should I say “new old stock” WITH warranty which SHOULD arrive whenever UPS gets here.
Soon I HOPE![/quote]
Gramps, I wished we fished the same waters, cause I have several DIFFERENT glass rods I would love you to try. (Not to mention the little Tea Stick )
I had a chance to buy one of those on ebay. I wasn’t sure about glass then and passed it up. I’m a dummy. :([/quote]
If you’re thinking of selling some. PM me.