How Bigs your Rod ?

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&

about 11 inches

Right...
and you only fish needlefish... in july....


11" and your wife wouldnt be letting you leave to fish everynight

[eelman]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Right...
and you only fish needlefish... in july....


11" and your wife wouldnt be letting you leave to fish everynight

I thought you said you wouldent tell anyone about the july secret !! oops

[pops]

9ft 1-4 oz lami.
I agree "load" the rod. I flyfish so loading is natural and required action.
the backcast should be stopped at 1-2 oclock [if restricted] and allow the weight/lure to keep going back to load the rod ...if you wait to long before the forward cast you lose the load, to quick and you get slack in the forward cast . try to feel the lure from slack front to back position, think about stopping abruptly at 2oclock back position ...imagine your trying to cast behind you on the back cast , dont allow the body to rotate into the back cast or your just starting without load and using body rotation to power the lure out...push your upper body behind the forward cast and stop at 10-11 oclock ....behold distance....ive used 30lb pp & 20lb fline with great results.
[as long as there is tension throughout the casting stroke it doesnt matter in generaL casting situations what 'oclock' you use]
a 2oz habs pencil popper goes a long way,,,,2oz hopkins

[RIROCKHOUND]

Bill good to see you last night;
went back out across that river where I saw you to the other side... wasnt worth the trip, the rod had been underwater for a long time and probably wasnt worth 20 bucks brand new; caught a few bluefish and went home (again)