Casting should be nearly effortless. If you understand fly-casting mechanics and how to adapt them to various fishing conditions, your casting will greatly improve. That has been Lefty's philosophy since he began teaching fly casting over fifty years ago. Lefty shows how to get rid of a tailing loop, throw a slack-line cast, and roll cast better, as well as casts for tight quarters, in wind, casting with weighted flies and lines, and distance casts. A section on the physical movements explains how to prevent injuries to the rotator cuff and elbow. Whether you fish salt water or streams, heavy rods or light, you'll learn everything from small changes in movements that greatly improve your casting to totally new takes on traditional casts from this book. Lefty is the master, and this book captures his lifetime of wisdom on the subject of casting.
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1,110 color photos, 17 illustrations.
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Jay Nichols is the former managing editor of Fly Fisherman magazine and lives in Pennsylvania.
Lefty Kreh has been an outdoor writer for more than 45 years and was named "Angler of the Year" by Fly Rod and Reel magazine in 1997. He lives in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
Lefty Kreh has been an outdoor writer for more than 45 years and was named "Angler of the Year" by Fly Rod and Reel magazine in 1997. He lives in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
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Best Kreh book on casting,
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This review is from: Casting with Lefty Kreh (Hardcover)
This is easily Lefty's best casting book. Very informative and comprehensive guide on Lefty's style of casting covering many different types of casts and casting situations. One of the great things about this book is that it shows each type of cast from several angles so you can see the positioning of the arm, hands, body, etc. Have not counted all of the photos but there are a bunch! The only thing I can think of to improve the book would have been strategically placed illustrations clarifying some of the text and photographs. Otherwise a great book on casting--not quite like having Lefty right beside you but as close as one can get in a book.
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If you know anything about Flyfishing you have to have heard of the "MASTER"
Well worth the read & a wonderful book!
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Who hasn't heard of Lefty Kreh? This book will be a classic. Beautifully photographed, I can't imagine a flyfisher that wouldn't learn something that will improve his or her casting technique in this volume, regardless if you're a novice or an old hand. This is a keeper.
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casting aids, vertical curve, other key concepts, elevate your elbow, side roll cast, rod tip stops, rod tip speeds, side backcast, thumb behind the handle, swivel your body, most efficient cast, imaginary shelf, tailing loop, rod tip travels, line unrolls, forward cast, roll dump, stack cast, good backcast, tuck cast, sidearm cast, skip cast, switch cast, rod hack, casting stroke Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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casting aids, vertical curve, other key concepts, elevate your elbow, side roll cast, rod tip stops, rod tip speeds, side backcast, thumb behind the handle, swivel your body, most efficient cast, imaginary shelf, tailing loop, rod tip travels, line unrolls, forward cast, roll dump, stack cast, good backcast, tuck cast, sidearm cast, skip cast, switch cast, rod hack, casting stroke Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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