Fly-Casting Finesse: A Complete Guide to Improving All Aspects of Your Casting
Fly-Casting Finesse reveals expert John L. Field’s secrets of fly-casting based on modern observation, Field’s experience as an angler and casting teacher, and his collaboration with international members of casting clubs and schools. Whether the reader is a salt- or freshwater angler, Fly-Casting Finesse will help the caster increase accuracy and distance as well as hone presentation. It runs the gamut from one-hand spey techniques to dealing with wind on the flats.

Although not a complete casting curriculum, the purpose of the book is to help anglers learn how to achieve more and know where to get assistance. Many of the skills at the highest levels of fly-casting require an educated sense of feeling in the rod hand that enables the caster to use finesse and seemingly minimal effort to manipulate the rod and line. The book will guide people down the path of acquiring that magical touch.

According to Field’s philosophy, readers should first learn all casting styles and techniques to adapt them for any species and location they encounter, and secondly, they should know the history and purpose of presentation, so they can be innovative in the future. In applying this book to angling, he’s not trying to teach the reader how to catch more fish; he’s trying to help the reader catch the fish he or she wants.

Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Fly-Casting Finesse: A Complete Guide to Improving All Aspects of Your Casting
Fly-Casting Finesse reveals expert John L. Field’s secrets of fly-casting based on modern observation, Field’s experience as an angler and casting teacher, and his collaboration with international members of casting clubs and schools. Whether the reader is a salt- or freshwater angler, Fly-Casting Finesse will help the caster increase accuracy and distance as well as hone presentation. It runs the gamut from one-hand spey techniques to dealing with wind on the flats.

Although not a complete casting curriculum, the purpose of the book is to help anglers learn how to achieve more and know where to get assistance. Many of the skills at the highest levels of fly-casting require an educated sense of feeling in the rod hand that enables the caster to use finesse and seemingly minimal effort to manipulate the rod and line. The book will guide people down the path of acquiring that magical touch.

According to Field’s philosophy, readers should first learn all casting styles and techniques to adapt them for any species and location they encounter, and secondly, they should know the history and purpose of presentation, so they can be innovative in the future. In applying this book to angling, he’s not trying to teach the reader how to catch more fish; he’s trying to help the reader catch the fish he or she wants.

Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Fly-Casting Finesse: A Complete Guide to Improving All Aspects of Your Casting

Fly-Casting Finesse: A Complete Guide to Improving All Aspects of Your Casting

Fly-Casting Finesse: A Complete Guide to Improving All Aspects of Your Casting

Fly-Casting Finesse: A Complete Guide to Improving All Aspects of Your Casting

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Overview

Fly-Casting Finesse reveals expert John L. Field’s secrets of fly-casting based on modern observation, Field’s experience as an angler and casting teacher, and his collaboration with international members of casting clubs and schools. Whether the reader is a salt- or freshwater angler, Fly-Casting Finesse will help the caster increase accuracy and distance as well as hone presentation. It runs the gamut from one-hand spey techniques to dealing with wind on the flats.

Although not a complete casting curriculum, the purpose of the book is to help anglers learn how to achieve more and know where to get assistance. Many of the skills at the highest levels of fly-casting require an educated sense of feeling in the rod hand that enables the caster to use finesse and seemingly minimal effort to manipulate the rod and line. The book will guide people down the path of acquiring that magical touch.

According to Field’s philosophy, readers should first learn all casting styles and techniques to adapt them for any species and location they encounter, and secondly, they should know the history and purpose of presentation, so they can be innovative in the future. In applying this book to angling, he’s not trying to teach the reader how to catch more fish; he’s trying to help the reader catch the fish he or she wants.

Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781632208538
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 04/21/2015
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 13 MB
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About the Author

John L. Field is an IFFF Certified Master Casting Instructor. He is past president of the American Casting Association and past-president of the New York City Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Field is the author of Fly-Casting Finesse: A Complete Guide to Improving All Aspects of Your Casting. His writing and photography has been published in Fly Fisherman, In-Fisherman, North American Fisherman, Canadian Sportfishing, and Chevy Outdoors magazines. John filmed and co-produced Hunt for Big Fish, which aired on ESPN and other cable networks. Field lives with his family in Weston, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Foreword Macauley Lord ix

Preface xi

Introduction xv

Chapter 1 Mastering Fly Casting 1

Methods of Learning: Verifying Results 2

Diagnosing and Curing Flaws 5

Drills and Maintenance 6

Chapter 2 The Loop & the Rod 9

Loop Shape 12

Chapter 3 Casting Mechanics and Adaptation 15

Stance 16

Grips 17

The Stroke and Rod Loading 18

Timing and Tempo 24

Rod Plane 30

Trajectory 32

Line Control and Slack 33

Roll Casts 33

Pick-ups 36

Hauling 38

Continuous Tension and Oval Casts 42

One Hand Spey Casts 43

Chapter 4 Presentation Casts 51

Accuracy 52

Straight line Casts 56

Change of Direction Casts 57

Slack Line Casts 58

Mends 63

Wind Casts 66

The "Saltwater Quick Cast" 70

Casts for Limited Space-Steeple, Pendulum, Bow-and Arrow 76

Heavy Lines and flies 78

Son dominant Hand 78

Chapter 5 Presentation Scenarios 81

Fast to slow Current 81

Slow to Fast Current 82

Pocket Water Boulder Run 82

Overhanging Cover or Dock 83

Open Spring Creek 84

Brushy Stream 84

Boulder Obstruction Between You and Fish 85

Wind on the Flats 86

Casting to Gulpers 86

Chapter 6 Maximizing Casting Distance 89

Conditions and Wind: Trajectory and Casting Direction 91

Using the Body 93

Loop Shape and Turnover for Distance 94

Stroke Mechanics for Distance 95

Hauls and Shooting Line for Distance 97

General Distance Training 98

Casting 10-14 Weight Fly Outfits and Heavy Flies 99

Chapter 7 Tackle 103

Rods 103

Choosing Rods and Rod Makers 111

Reels 115

Fry Lines 116

Chapter 8 The Fly-Casting Universe 127

Casting Paradigms: International Schools, Clubs, and Organizations 128

Outdoor Industry Schools and Instruction 135

Conclusion 137

Acknowledgments 138

Glossary 139

Bibliography 140

Index 143

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