Learn to Fly-Cast in a Weekend

Learn to Fly-Cast in a Weekend

by Tim Rolston
Learn to Fly-Cast in a Weekend

Learn to Fly-Cast in a Weekend

by Tim Rolston

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Overview

Tim Rolston, Fly-Fishing Guide, World Championship Competitor, Casting Instructor and author uses unique methods to both describe and teach fly casting. Originally published and sold out in print this book has now been updated and modified into eBook format bringing this pragmatic approach to fly casting to a wider audience.

With an estimated 80% of fly fishermen unhappy with their casting technique and many limited by it to the point of fishing less effectively than they might, this book provides a simple, easy to follow description of what works. Where casting instruction in the past might have led anglers astray and how to master the technique in short order.

A series of sixteen simple to follow exercises adding a new element each time provides the angler with comprehensive and structured means of learning effective technique. No other book uses the methods described here. In short the method works, in fact the author guarantees that it will. Having been used to teach hundreds of anglers to cast more effectively with less effort following the exercises will produce results, literally in a couple of days. No matter that you are a complete novice or an old hand wishing to improve this book is for you.


Product Details

BN ID: 2940033054770
Publisher: Tim Rolston
Publication date: 02/14/2012
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

I am an outdoorsman, not a computer boffin, or at least that was the picture when I started this a few years back. Since then I have become caught up with the advantages of electronic media. Steep learning curves continue, frustrations abound but out of that crucible have I think come some really worthwhile publications. How to Make your own fly fishing lanyard was the first and remains the most popular of all the titles. Plus it's free. Then "Who Packed your Parachute" an investigation into better ways to tie parachute flies followed.Still an experiment and free to anyone. Recently my book "Learn to Fly-cast in a Weekend" previously published in hard cover was converted to electronic format making it available to a far wider audience. It has received great reviews and then came the comprehensive and highly innovative "Essential Fly Tying Skills" book, which was previously only available on CD due to the file sizes has been made available for instant download. Now the genre has expanded further with "Guide Flies", with the same format of graphics, text and video clip links. I am still passionate about the outdoors, fly fishing and writing. I hope that you will enjoy the books and find them useful. I further hope that as I learn more there will be more titles with ever better content. Regards Tim

Table of Contents


In the beginning     6
Introduction     10
Section 1
Why is fly-casting 'different'?     12
Understanding fly-fishing equipment     14
What makes a good cast anyway?     21
The learning process     26
Teaching method, grip and stance     35
Section 2
Getting the feel of it     42
Changing speeds during the casting stroke     44
Adding a point of reference     47
Joining the back and forward cast into a complete stroke     50
Multiple casting strokes     52
Proper overhead casts for the first time     54
Line control with your non-casting hand     56
Shooting line: the 'acid test'     58
Additional line control and handling     60
Putting it all together in the vertical plane     64
Correcting various faults     65
Hauling: turbo-charging your casting     70
Shooting the line behind you     74
Single haul on the forward cast     76
Double hauling - the 'Holy Grail' of casting     78
Double hauling in the vertical plane     80
Further practice exercises     82
Appendix     86
Glossary offly-fishing and fly-casting terminology     91
Index     95
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