@@timkilinc535 thank you Tim!

@@cachi-7878 I’m not sure which bounce you mean Cachi. There is an initial bounce from the rod rebounding after MCF. But then the loop is just forming. There may be a small surge at Loop Straight if there is remaining energy in the loop. There is no question that an expert caster knows when his/her loop has straightened behind. That for me is a feeling of increased weight that then disappears. That said, very many casters do not know. Most casters begin their next cast before the line has fully unrolled, which can cause all sorts of problems. You even see this at World Championships level. So I think there is a progression as we learn, and that at first the caster must watch his loops unroll in both directions. And then later, we need to learn the cues that allow us to determine Loop Straight without watching. An interesting experiment is to cast blindfold. That’s one of my training drills at Max Carry. I do think most casters are rushed and worry that the line will fall after it has straightened. Which it will of course, but they have more time than they think and learning this really advances their abilities. 👍

Hi, the difference is line carry/weight. Typically a shooting head might be 30’, a WF 40-50’ and a DT can be more. So for the same mass outside the rod tip, shooting heads are typically 1-2 line weighs heavier than AFFTA/AFTM. it’s more complex however because the longer the aerielised length the less it’s perfectly straight. But anyway that’s the principle; shorter carry, heavier line, at least for distance.

Thanks Robbie!! 😎😎

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@@SexyloopsTV I’m glad you have a sense of humor. I love your videos, insights and ways you think about casting. A breath of fresh air. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

@@cachi-7878 thanks!! I’ll start posting more again. Got a bit sidetracked 🤣

@@cachi-7878 there is no 4 on Sexyloops. It’s complicated 🤣

@@vatosssssssssss that depends on the rod, line and caster!! Some thoughts on this recently… The Rod Loading Red Herring kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3nTm3ePZr2je7M

@@emilycree7004 Hi Emily, the size of the fly that can be roll cast is very much determined by the weight of the fly line. That’s a (AFFTA) 5WT line so something around size 10 max, 8 maybe. For heavier/more air-resistant flies I’d want a heavier line.

@@SexyloopsTV Thanks for the reply Paul .

In that video I’m using the Instructor rod HT6. Either a SA MED6 or 5. www.sexyloops.com/index.php/webshop/list/70/fly-rods

Lots of questions there and thanks! That cast from the water on the backcast is called a Tension Cast. I first came across guides in NZ using it to get non fly fishers into fish in half a day of guiding. The problem can be trajectories. It is possible to measure rod stiffness (and frequency) and come up with a chart that estimates line number fit. But of course a rod will cast many line weights; and many line lengths. I did make a video on rod testing years ago where I really tried to make the point that a rod is designed for casting variable distances and lengths. In the video I’m using the Sexyloops HT8 and a SA Bonefish 8. I’ll post some links! Cheers!

An old page on rod testing www.sexyloops.com/index.php/ps/how-to-test-drive-a-fly-rod

HT8 www.sexyloops.com/index.php/webshop/item/537/ht-pro-9ft-8wt

Hey Jonas, that’s great! I really found that working on my left handed casting (and right handed hauling) has been particularly useful for understanding what the other side is actually doing. Cheers!!

Thanks David. That video, watched 4-6 months out, changed my new guests from probably putting no shots in, to likely landing a fish on their first trip. Now I do it via Zoom. But back then it was a real game-changer.

That was an instructors’ video. There are plenty of videos showing loops here www.sexyloops.com/flycast/introduction/ Cheers, Paul

@@elyselapalme7040 turning the rings out will help. Airflo lines are polyurethane and not PVC. I’ve never found polyurethane lines that shoot well.

@@davidhaddon2854 I spent years practising PUALDs for instructor exams. It is a key drill. Not the most important but always worth spending a little time on it during a training session, especially over water.

@@davidhaddon2854 here I’m using the SA Mastery Expert Distance 5WT with a 68’ head. I do use DTs. On my HT4 I use a SA DT4. www.sexyloops.com/articles/wfvsdt.shtml#:~:text=Good%20consistent%20loops%20and%20practice,be%20in%20the%20rod%20tip.

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@@tomdemianvingsgard4532 😆😆

That was a long time ago. We knew something special was happening at the time. That video got us a pilot on Discovery Channel. Funny I dunked the camera on that trip and had to dry it next to the campfire 😆 That was a worrying moment! Always fun fishing with Ronan. He’s totally nuts of course 😎

@@danvid1000 ran out of sheep fur

Most of them can be found here David and in order www.sexyloops.com/flycast/introduction/ I’m going through them myself at the moment adding drills and cues etc… correcting a few mistakes 😆

That’s a really excellent question. I’ll make a video on that. 👍

@@SexyloopsTV Thanks I look forward to it. Interesting about the Rio lines being overweighted. I recently won a 7 weight rod and it casts my 6 weight Rio lines so nicely. I had trouble with tailing loops when I went for max distance when I had it them on my existing 6 weight rod. Manufacturers overweighting lines is a huge piss off for me, I want to be able to decide to over line, match weight or underline rather than have the manufacturer make the assumption that I want to over line everything. Phil

@@OnTheFlyNZ Hi Phil, well at least RÍO do put the info on their website. They are not all 1 weight over. Some are 3/4 up. Some are 2 or more line weights up. In general many of their SW lines are 1 up. It’s extraordinary. But they are not alone. SA actually make a point with true to weight lines as being true to weight, because they are an exception. It really is crazy.

Bang on!! The only good thing about thinking about loading the rod, is when you unlearn it you can cast further with less effort! 😎

@@nichtverstehen2045 no of course not.

Hi Joel, it’s correct that the rod loads but anglers who cast with the direct intention of loading the rod often apply too much force too early, shifting their attention to feeling the line and getting it moving it, can create a far better stroke and loops. Rods were never designed around 30’ of line, but they were designed around AFTM compliant lines. It was so much simpler 40 years ago when lines actually followed the AFTM system! The first noticeable departure for me was when Airflo started producing lines in the mid 80s. These lines were significantly overweight. Prior to this you had a pretty good idea of what you were getting. Those first lines were awful by the way 😆 Cheers! Paul

That’s an interesting topic, Matt. I don’t like either extremes in my rods and it’s really about how bend progression occurs under dynamic loading. Make the rod too tippy/butt stiff and I lose feeling and accuracy at longer targets. Make the tip stiff and the butt too soft and at distance it can be difficult to avoid tails. Damping can also come into this equation. Basically I’d stay away from the extremes. In Double Handed casting sport, for Spey casting they prefer softer butt/stiffer tip and for overhead stiffer butt/softer tip. But when I’m fishing a single handed rod I don’t want to swap rods between roll casts and overhead casts 😆 I’ll ask a few people their thoughts too because it’s an interesting question. Thanks.

It’s certainly difficult to move without applying some force Bernd!

@@SexyloopsTVI thought your answer would have been- during the drift (or drag, whatever you want to call it) portion of the stroke you’re moving the line through the air, the slingshot action (loop creation and unfolding) is generated by the rotation of the butt, at the end of the stroke.

@@cachi-7878it’s gets very technical very fast. It’s a very good topic but I don’t think KZbin is a good place or medium. I’ve been discussing these things with Bernd for 20’years and Im not about to embark again in a small KZbin box 😆 But I agree with you. We overcome the line’s inertia, while positioning the rod and then we accelerate it.

Cheers David. It is crazy. I’ve been watching the situation get progressively worse over the past 40 years. It’s actually very difficult to buy the lines I want and some are impossible. I must be about one of five people in the world who still fish double tapers 😆 I do get back to Britain sometimes!!

@@RobertElliott-s1d thanks. It’s not mine, it’s Mark Surtees, and I agree!