greenlander
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I've developed a bad habit over the last year or so which has been giving me fits on the water, one that I can't seem to figure out. Normally, it isn't a big deal, as I'm fishing smaller water and the consequences aren't really that dire.
This weekend, on the Upper D, it proved incredibly costly, as it greatly reduced my ability to cast accurately with longer casts.
Anyway ... My casts are laying on the water with a belly, a "J" shape if you will. It's the sort of result I'd normally hope to achieve with a reach cast/mend, except backwards. My fly lands upstream of the line and leader, instead of downstream.
When fishing from the other side of the river, this works fine, but I have no control.
If I try to remedy the problem with a reach cast, I only end up with sort of an S-curve with my fly once again upstream of my leader and line.
I thought I might be turning my wrist or dropping the rod, but I'm not noticing myself doing this. Trying specifically not to do this isn't yielding a solution.
Any guesses?
This weekend, on the Upper D, it proved incredibly costly, as it greatly reduced my ability to cast accurately with longer casts.
Anyway ... My casts are laying on the water with a belly, a "J" shape if you will. It's the sort of result I'd normally hope to achieve with a reach cast/mend, except backwards. My fly lands upstream of the line and leader, instead of downstream.
When fishing from the other side of the river, this works fine, but I have no control.
If I try to remedy the problem with a reach cast, I only end up with sort of an S-curve with my fly once again upstream of my leader and line.
I thought I might be turning my wrist or dropping the rod, but I'm not noticing myself doing this. Trying specifically not to do this isn't yielding a solution.
Any guesses?