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Joan Wulff's New Fly-Casting Techniques

by: Wulff, Joan

Joan Wulff's New Fly-Casting Techniques

by: Wulff, Joan

ISBN 13:
9780762778348
ISBN 10:
0762778342
Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 05/01/2012
Publisher: Lyons Pr

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Summary

This remarkable book is for everyone who fishes with a fly rod - or wants to learn. With a fly rod, fishing for trout, salmon, bass, pike, panfish, or saltwater gamefish can become the most exciting kind of sport there is. Joan Wulff's New Fly Casting Techniquespioneers a set of casting "mechanics" and offers precise descriptive terms of every part of the cast. There are sections on line speed, improving accuracy and distance, loop control, shooting lines, aerial mending, the double haul, correcting common mistakes, and much, much more.This is the most comprehensive book ever written on fly casting - and it's for everyone from beginning to experienced anglers.

Author Biography

Joan Wulff is the first instructor to unravel the mystery of fly casting to the point of pioneering a set of mechanics. These were presented in her book, Fly Casting Techniques (1987). She is also the author of Joan Wulff's Fly Fishing: Expert Advice from a Woman's Perspective (1991), and Fly Casting Accuracy (1997). Her fly casting column appears in FLY ROD & REEL magazine. Joan has cast a fly an incredible 161 feet! Over a period of sixteen years, she has won an international and 17 national championships. Additionally, she continues to be the recipient of numerous awards relating to her efforts in both the fishing industry and conservation. In 1996 Joan offered the first-ever schools for instructors of fly casting, and became a consultant to the R.L. Winston Rod Company to further the development of tackle for women. for women

Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Chapter One: To Cast a FlyChapter Two: The Area of Focus – Your Rod Hand and Arm Chapter Three: Basic DisciplineChapter Four: The Visual ConnectionChapter Five: False Casting Chapter Six: Tailoring Your LoopsChapter Seven: Shooting Line Chapter Eight: Double and Single Hauls Chapter Nine: Casting for Distance Chapter Ten: Variation – The OvalChapter Eleven: Fishing AdaptationsChapter Twelve: WindChapter Thirteen: The Saltwater "Quick Cast" Chapter Fourteen: Tackle Chapter Fifteen: Fly Casting Without a Fly RodChapter Sixteen: Practice -- Keep it Interesting Chapter Seventeen: An Introduction to Spey CastingChapter Eighteen: Casting with a HandicapChapter Nineteen: Introducing Youngsters to Fly Casting Afterword: Perfect Casts

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