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The True Cast – Every River Has a Handshake
One thing that totally got me hooked on fly fishing—even before I caught any fish—was the simple feeling of standing in a river with waders on. The way the water pressure sucked the waders onto my legs…watching the swirling currents and the shapes they made on the water surface as they danced off my legs…the…
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The True Cast – Fly Fishing Jazz
I’m a fan of both fly fishing and jazz music, and I often like to think of the two in the same context. In fact, I used to write a column called “Fly Fishing Jazz” for MidCurrent, which was pretty deep stuff, and fun to play around with. Joona Håvard playing a gig - photo…
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The True Cast – The simplest trick to improve your casting accuracy…
People often talk about “feel” when it comes to casting a fishing rod of any sort, especially a fly rod. The more in-tune you are with the subtle flexes and the more you feel weight transfers of the line in the handle of the rod, the more you make adjustments that lead to straighter, more…
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The True Cast – Some things artificial intelligence will never replace…
Have you messed around with any of the artificial intelligence writing tools, like Jasper, Copy Shark or Writesonic? Impressive. Surprising. Frightening. I started dabbling around the other day, and thought, “Wow, AI can turn a phrase! And it puts all the punctuation in the right places… I wish I could do that all the time.” …
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The True Cast – On fly-fishing “heroes”
I have to admit that I sometimes cringe at the notion of anointing fly-fishing “celebrities,” and especially “heroes.” Fly fishing is, after all, a very niche realm. It’s kind of like honoring the world’s best bowling pin jugglers, or hot-air balloon pilots. Sure, there’s always a difference between good and great, but to be…
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Tip – One-Shot Wonder
So, so much attention is paid to casting fancy loops overhead, forming the perfect wind-cutting “U” shape and all that, which is wonderful. But your best friend for setting up a great cast is the water right in front of you. Friction and resistance built up by pulling and lifting a fly line off the…
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The True Cast – The REAL Secret to Catching More Fish
It’s the oldest marketing “hook” in the fishing book. “This is going to help you catch more, bigger fish… guaranteed!” From baits and flies to rods and lines… hooks to books and videos, “catch more fish” are the three magic words (some would say for better or worse). Now, whether those things live up to…
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