Stripping Basket?

[kjackson]

Back in the day when I was flyfishing more than attending classes at UM--the real one for you Missouri folks-- I could almost shoot the whole line on my little Orvis Fullflex 5-weight.  And considering that the Clark Fork River ran along one side of campus, it's a wonder I graduated.

I've got a stripping basket and have used it, but when I was fishing the saltchuck in Washington, I started using one of those collapsible laundry baskets in my boat.  That worked better than the strap-on kind. But still the blasted line would occasionally tangle up in there with the whole thing shooting out in a wad.  Lefty Kreh had a suggestion that I've yet to try, but probably will this next year.  He simply spread a net bag out around him in the boat and stripped his line on that. The net kept the line from looping around stuff in the boat.  It makes sense to me, but like I said, I've yet to try it.

[FishnDave]

Have you seen this?  This guy is spot-on.  Distance is much easier to achieve with the RIGHT amount of line out, and harder with too much line out.

There's more good videos if you look at the individual fly lines on his website.

 

[snagged in outlet 3]

He's using a spey taper.  Never tried one but I would like to.

[tjm]

I think any line is a Spey taper, in the old days Spey casting used a DT. Shooting heads of the Scandi andSkagit types are also used as  Spey lines. 

 

[fishinwrench]

Just a little FYI.....the distance that you can easily shoot on a normal backcast is your best "overhang".

That's the fundamentals of a Double-haul.

[Flysmallie]

I can cast as far as I need to. It ain’t far and it ain’t pretty but it works for me. 

[tjm]

I think I had a Belgian ancestor. Ovals and open loops suit me.

With level line you never have to worry about overhang cause it will never exist. If you can carry 70' you can probably cast the whole line.

[Gavin]

Had a stripping basket years ago. Used it maybe twice to fish a spillway for wipers in IL. Found it to be more trouble than it was worth. Used to be able to cast over 100’ with a 5wt. It takes some instruction, and regular practice to do that the first time, and regular practice to keep it up. Used to cast with some guys who we’re going for FFF CCI, and Master CCI certifications, and they helped me allot.

[fishinwrench]

3 hours ago, Gavin said:

. Used to be able to cast over 100’ with a 5wt.

That's the part about casting instruction that makes no sense to me.  They always wanna demonstrate distance casting with 5wt. rods.    

I get it.  5 wt line has a tendency to hover in the air, moreso than 7-8-9wt. lines.    But it is with those heavier setups that incredible distance truly matters.   

All teachable casting principals go right out the window when you are on a trout stream and your goal is to lay the line down for the best possible drift.  If you're laying out a bomb cast and then have to immediately mend 4-5 times....What was the purpose of all those pretty graceful strokes?

[fshndoug]

casting a flyline is a lot like driving in golf.I say drive for show and put for dough.