Fly Casting - Why Won't My Leader Straighten??!!

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
  • The leader not straightening when presenting the fly is a big problem for a lot of fly casters. There can be many reasons for a fly leader to not straightening, and here I explore a few of them, and offer solutions. Once you learn how to land it straight you can re-learn how to land it in a pile to deliberately introduce slack.

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  • @octaviocampossalles2138
    @octaviocampossalles2138 6 дней назад +5

    I've been a fly fisher for 30+ years. This is probably the best fly casting video I've seen.

  • @jasonmossman3680
    @jasonmossman3680 14 дней назад +6

    This is the most informative and comprehensive fly casting video on RUclips. Well done.

  • @howie8582
    @howie8582 13 дней назад +3

    I’ve been fly fishing for over 40 years. This is the best analysis I have seen. Many thanks

  • @WadeTheWild
    @WadeTheWild 11 дней назад +2

    This is by far the best 20 min I've spent learning to cast a fly line properly after watching hundreds of videos. Thank you for making it so clear and simple!

  • @MajesticSlinky
    @MajesticSlinky 8 дней назад +1

    "You're using a stick to throw a piece of string." That really helps put it into perspective for me.

  • @toddreashore1294
    @toddreashore1294 6 дней назад

    Thank you Mr. Morse! Outstanding explanations of 'slack' creation in all of it's variations; now making the fishing life of this ole Canadian Army Signals veteran, much more pleasurable.

  • @Bleda412
    @Bleda412 4 дня назад

    This is an excellent, down-to-earth fly casting tutorial.

  • @rugrboutdoors2491
    @rugrboutdoors2491 13 дней назад +2

    I've watched lots of videos on casting. First time I heard about the proper application of power. Realized that overpowering is the main cause of when my casts go wrong. Awesome instructional video. Thanks so much

    • @cachi-7878
      @cachi-7878 13 часов назад

      🤔 Looks like you haven’t watched enough, then. There are many other videos which talk about application of power.

  • @GB-cm6yy
    @GB-cm6yy 19 дней назад +5

    Damn, guilty as charged on at least 3 or 4 of those points Peter 😬😊.. especially over powering the delivery cast when i have a head wind. My inclination is to try and punch through the wind with even greater force.
    Thanks as always for another awesome video.

  • @jdoza5184
    @jdoza5184 17 дней назад +2

    Best demo I’ve seen in years, also like that the conditions are not ideal, there seems to be a good wind blowing from time to time which in my opinion is realistic. I just spent 21 days in Idaho, Montana and Utah and during that there was only one (1) morning that there was calm no wind.

  • @scottayotte2045
    @scottayotte2045 7 дней назад

    As a newbie, I have to say that this video is super informative! Was able to take the info and put it into practice. Wow! Super, super helpful!

  • @exilbayer6377
    @exilbayer6377 8 дней назад

    One of, if not the, greatest presentations if have seen! So many details, which I knew, but you made me finally understand them!
    But maybe you can pick annother background, next time?!? Your explanatoins were great, but I often couldn´t really see, what you were demonstrating.

  • @MatthewCromwell-d2l
    @MatthewCromwell-d2l 12 дней назад +1

    Very well presented - easy to understand and apply. Thank you!

  • @alberthabib4220
    @alberthabib4220 7 дней назад

    There is always something to learn. I’m a newbie at this and always looking out for ways to improve. Must admit I’ve probably developed some bad habits. You’ve deconstructed the cast so that I can analyse my casts. Thanks.

  • @datboiya8942
    @datboiya8942 14 дней назад

    Amazing video. Ive never thought about when I should let the line go when shooting it out. Youve also made me realize I do the start of the front cast wrong by curving it too much.
    Thank you so much.

  • @williambryson851
    @williambryson851 16 дней назад +1

    Excellent training video Peter. Well presented.

  • @lauriebroomhead5044
    @lauriebroomhead5044 17 дней назад

    Great training video Peter. It will prove very useful for fishers beginning their fly fishing journey.

  • @cachi-7878
    @cachi-7878 12 часов назад

    Nice presentation, Sir!

  • @richardgolden9181
    @richardgolden9181 18 дней назад

    Excellent instructional video. I saw a few things I was doing incorrectly.
    Thank you.

  • @Kalgrm
    @Kalgrm 17 дней назад +1

    Great video Morsie. Very comprehensive. Thanks for making and sharing it. (Well done Peachy on the videography too.)

    • @petermorse5442
      @petermorse5442  17 дней назад +2

      Yeah he does a great job on filming editing and even the music. Thanks mate, appreciate it.

    • @PeachyFlyFishing
      @PeachyFlyFishing 16 дней назад

      @@petermorse5442 Cheers guys! :)

  • @deanwatt
    @deanwatt 18 дней назад +3

    As UFC fighter Connor McGregor once said "precision beats power, timing beats speed"

  • @kevinbishenden3908
    @kevinbishenden3908 18 дней назад

    Great explanation video especially about stretching the line which I have not seen mentioned by other youtubers

  • @berndziesche9770
    @berndziesche9770 14 дней назад

    Very good video, mate. Well done! Helpful, informative and great presenting! 👍

  • @Numl0k
    @Numl0k 3 часа назад

    Excellent video! I appreciate the wide angle shots. So many folks just show what the casting hand is doing, but no shots of what the line is doing.
    How much fly line do you typically have past the last guide when you're going to shoot line?
    Also, I just started trying to fly fish in the surf, and I had an unexpected epiphany moment. I'm used to throwing small flies, mostly dry flies. But in the surf, I was using a shrimp pattern fly that got heavy with water, and had lead eyes, so it was substantial to say the least. On my back cast, I could really *feel* when the line straightened out behind me and started loading the rod. That tactile feedback was a major "Ah-HAH!". Hopefully I can translate that to other styles of fly fishing!

  • @johnvanvliet3937
    @johnvanvliet3937 15 дней назад

    Excellent video Peter the best I have seen, thanks

  • @DML575
    @DML575 10 дней назад

    Great info & tips, thanks for sharing. 👍

  • @lambertsaldi1550
    @lambertsaldi1550 7 дней назад

    Thanks for the great information 👍👍
    Good Luck too all on the water 🎏 🎏
    The Vermonter

  • @jasonandrews4750
    @jasonandrews4750 13 дней назад

    I just found your channel Pete, looking forward to checking out all your videos. Subscribed 👍
    Cheers mate
    Jas the Butcher

  • @user-rx4rf3cv4r
    @user-rx4rf3cv4r 19 дней назад +1

    Great video Morsie!

  • @danfloros4267
    @danfloros4267 19 дней назад

    Perpetually.....highly informative..thankx Pete!

  • @rudysmith6293
    @rudysmith6293 12 дней назад

    Excellent presentation! Thank you!

  • @TheEzzieboy
    @TheEzzieboy 18 дней назад

    In fly casting, as in most technical endeavors, it is really easy to OVERTHINK it. I thought the points about the leader itself were important to mention. The incorrect leader length and diameter for the type of fishing you are doing is probably the most common error, and the most correctable. Also, making sure your fly LINE is properly matched to the rod is a great place to start. I have found that in helping someone "fix" their cast, these initial things should not be overlooked. I've even taken the rod from a "student" who swore he had the proper weight line for the rod. It turned out that, yes, he had the right WF line, but he somehow had put it on BACKWARDS. (hard to do, unless you are transferring a line from one reel to another). My point is, fix the fixable before looking at mechanics.

    • @petermorse5442
      @petermorse5442  18 дней назад +1

      Yes, there are always factors we can change before we get to casting. Always has been my approach to teaching.

  • @patjones8659
    @patjones8659 9 дней назад

    Nice one Morsie!

  • @benbelzunce8753
    @benbelzunce8753 12 дней назад

    Great video. Really well explained as usuall!

  • @berks8260
    @berks8260 18 дней назад

    Great example and demonstration…keeping it simple….

  • @sjohnson4882
    @sjohnson4882 6 дней назад

    Great explanations

  • @scottstubbs9913
    @scottstubbs9913 18 дней назад

    Great instruction! Thank You!😊

  • @Leavenotraceexpeditions
    @Leavenotraceexpeditions 13 дней назад

    Thank you kindly!

  • @paulbugeja5425
    @paulbugeja5425 3 дня назад

    Your presentation with the explanations are very helpful, so I have a question pertaining to improving my rollcast on a 5wt. rod, WF line and a small beadhead nymph pattern size 16 or 18. So I am having a problem the straightening of my leader with a rollcast trying to hit a 20' target. I think the problem is that I need to shorten my leader in order to have thicker tippet material to properly turn over the fly.

    • @petermorse5442
      @petermorse5442  2 дня назад

      Paul a roll cast should unroll into the air and then settle onto the water. maybe your trajectory on the forward cast is too low, ie you are aiming down. Try roll casting into the air and then let it settle. There is a great clip on YT of Peter Hayes teaching the roll cast, look that up.

  • @jamescornflake1542
    @jamescornflake1542 7 дней назад +1

    Why does my hook constantly have to be removed from my scalp? Should I wear my motorbike helmet in the river?

  • @whitefoxenterprises
    @whitefoxenterprises 16 дней назад

    great video!

  • @chrish3030
    @chrish3030 18 дней назад

    Can I ask if you fish with the rod that you use to teach, if not, why? Also is it true that someone’s casting ‘style’ is better suited to certain types of rod ?

    • @petermorse5442
      @petermorse5442  18 дней назад +5

      Its a rod built on a Sage blank that I've had for about 15 years. Its has no line weight designation on it so it can be a stiffer rod with a #4 line or a bendier rod with an #8 line. Its been in the hands of a few thousand casters, has made a million casts, and its on its second set of guides but has never caught a fish or even been fishing - I have plenty of fishing rods and this one is probably a but flashy. All I know about rods is find a rod and line combination that suits the fishing you want to do and learn how to cast. Being able to adjust for all set-ups is ultimately where all great casters end up, stick any line on any rod and make it work.

  • @kristijankovacevic9657
    @kristijankovacevic9657 16 дней назад

    Thank yuo, so izzy

  • @robertyetsko80
    @robertyetsko80 17 дней назад

    EXCELLENT INFORMATIVE VIDEO THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE!!

  • @YUNO-_-DIE
    @YUNO-_-DIE 2 часа назад

    tho I've seen so many people give line during the last cast to reduce slack during an overpowered throw to increase distance on their cast and still straighten out.. they must be super comfy with their setup to be able to accomplish that aha
    I just do the basic's no screwing around just a gentle cast to straighten out and cast in a general area lol