Tight Lines-Learning to Fly Cast Part 3

This is a 3 part series on the basics of fly casting. Tim Landwehr of Tight Lines Fly Fishing Co. will help you better your casting.

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[theslenderhab]

wow Tim thx so much, i've been fishing since i was a young boy with spinning gear, i've always wanted to fly fish and i was bleesed enough to recieve a new fly rod a couple of weeks ago, after watching your vid's i think i am on the right track to catch my first fish on the rod, just one question, when using a wet fly,is it normal to use a weight to get it deeper in the water or should i just leave it the way it is? thx again great tips

[tightlinesflyshop]

If you are using a traditional "wet fly" you would fish it down and across the river without any additional weight. If you are fishing a nymph, we usually fish them upstream with weight allowing them to tumble back towards us dead drift. I hope that helps out.

Tight Lines,

Tim

[tightlinesflyshop]

If you are using a traditional "wet fly" you would fish it down and across the river without any additional weight. If you are fishing a nymph, we usually fish them upstream with weight allowing them to tumble back towards us dead drift. I hope that helps out.

Tight Lines,

Tim

[NiNj4k0S]

just a question that i have!

i m a begginer and i bought all the necessery equipment to start fishing. when you attach the fly line to the reel, do you have to attach any other line before the fly line? or you attach the fly line as it is?

I m not talking about the leader. I before you tie the fly line to the reel.

(sorry if i confused you, but my english is not the best :p).

Thanks in advance, happy new year!

[tightlinesflyshop]

The first thing you need to attach to the reel is backing. Most trout set ups will hold 40-70 yards of 20lb backing. The backing is then attatched to the fly line. Finally the line is would onto the reel and a leader is attached

Tim

[NiNj4k0S]

And sorry to ask again.

Why is the backing necessary? I mean, will the line ever reach to the backing while fishing? Or it helps the fly line coming out of the reel faster?

[tightlinesflyshop]

The backing takes up space on the reel so the fly line is not held in such a tight loop. This results in less memory in the fly line. It makes the line last longer and if you do run into a big fish it offers a bumber.

Tight Lines,

Tim

[DannoOMCG]

Excellent videos. Presented in a straightforward manner and explained very well. Definitely going to your website.

[bmh1181]

The sport of fly fishing is new to me but your help in understanding the basics was priceless. I have greatly improved with little practice and my confidence is growing each time I go out. Your instructing style is very comprehensive and easy to understand. Thanks for making an outstanding series of videos for guys like me!

[rdgallant]

It has been years since I tried fly fishing last, and after a few hours I remembered why i left. I was getting so frustrated at not being able to cast with any distance and kept piling my line on the water. your videos helped address all my issues. Thank you and keep 'em coming.

[1camaro2ss]

Wow amazing instructions and by far the best videos I have seen so far on fly fishing. I am a beginner and just got my fly rod equipment. I am just about to start practicing my casts for the first time. My friend who got me into fly fishing recommended a Rio sink tip 6wt line added to the leader to sink the fly. Will this require other techniques to cast using a sink tip? Should I learn to cast without the Rio line first? Where do I attach the Rio line and how long should it be??

[l0keman]

good vid, but TERRIBLE quality video. Absolute best instruction coupled with positively worst video quality on youtube.

[909mrwill]

very informative. thankyou

[oaklands643]

Great set of videos! Thank you!

[dogmax1]

Superb instruction, thank you :)

[Bhoinn]

Excellent videos, thanks so much for the clear information and pin pointing the common bad habits. Cant wait to get back out there and try again with all this new knowledge.

[conrod001]

how fast should i retrive the line

[colchilibeck]

Great video! Now I just have to go to the park and practice some more!

[tigg3366]

I'm from the East Coast of Canada,very advid flyfisherman and I'm not impressed by many here who are giving lessons but yours are very basic and clear so I just wanted to say thankyou for representing the skilled flyfishermen out there decently. (There are lots of us!)