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Casting Video Offers Stunning Production Values - But Is It "Real" Enough to Actually Help?

By Tom Chandler 11/2/2010

This video's been generating a lot of buzz on the Intertubes - a "how to cast" video from On The Fly productions (New Zealand).  It's not available yet, but does seem to offer good production quality:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOdvCH1vA80[/youtube]

If they could teach me how to cast better while one wader leg leaks breathtakingly cold water over  your fast-numbing foot and you're hearing noises behind you that sound suspiciously like a bear - all while you're stuck in current and being dragged downriver inch by inch - then I'd buy it.

Frankly, that's the kind of help fly fishermen need. Still, the casts are pretty (the rod is wrapped with white plumber's tape, not painted) and the video looks good.

See you disappearing downriver (pursued by a bear), Tom Chandler.
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Tom Chandler

As the author of the decade leading fly fishing blog Trout Underground, Tom believes that fishing is not about measuring the experience but instead of about having fun. As a staunch environmentalist, he brings to the Yobi Community thought leadership on environmental and access issues facing us today.

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One thing is for sure, this guy is a great fly caster!
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You got it figured out, Tom! :) Relaxed and easy going. Stay warm.
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Cliff - thanks for taking the time to offer up a review. It sounds like a useful video, though I usually accomplish my slack line casts not by technical means, but by hitting the flask a few times before putting on my waders. That way, the casts look all wavy even if they aren't.
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Very nicely put together. Carl goes over presentation casts ('in instructor parlance: slack line casts'), e.g., wiggle cast, curve casts, tuck cast, roll cast, pile cast...and also several types of mends. Clearly explained how each is accomplished and why it's used. I'd say this is a good vid for any level of caster, though much of it would lean to the caster that can already cast a decent loop and ... more comprehends "accelerate to a stop", a crisp stop... I could see it helping a broad audience particularly those still working on their river magic. All in all, I felt I received my $ worth and learned a couple of things.
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Will this video be released in English as well? ;-) Bloody kiwi accents. It needs subtitles more than if it were being hosted by Groundskeeper Willie, Bob Dylan and Popeye! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc38Uy-i1lA Good production value nevertheless. Stunning water and backdrops plus great use of technology to analyse/interpret what is going on. Looks worthwhile for those still grappling with casting ... more concepts. Cheers Antony
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Sure will. My pleasure. Guess I'll have it in a few days...
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Let us know how the whole thing looks.
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Here's my opportunity to plug somebody's waders (for $$), but alas...
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single-handed spey techniques in part... I ordered it. Look forward to the Underground production :) as well, even if it is in 3D.
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Tom, you are a lucky man! To have only one leg of your waders leaking water, WOW! You are the MAN!
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Sure, it's pretty stuff, but the Underground's soon going to release it's own casting video - and ours will be in Avatar-level 3-D... (look out for that tailing loop!)
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I saw this comment and thought you'd made it under the "Diamondglass rods re-released" post...
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Sweet video and perty casting, but ironically I didn't see a single fish caught ;)
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Not bad for no wind, flat water, orange line, short leader and Tupperware rod.
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I agree. Mel Krieger was famous for his light-colored fly rods, and despite using drab-colored lines myself, always setup beginners with something fluorescent so they can see the loop.
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I think that wrapping the rod in white is a great idea (along with the bright red line). I teach middle school students how to fly cast in our fly fishing club in Bozeman, MT. I also teach a lot of adult anglers new to fly fishing while guiding on our local rivers. I find that it is beneficial to pay attention to what the tip of the rod and the line are doing (vs. on focusing on hand, arm and wrist ... more mechanics). By emphasizing the rod and line position visually, I think you are moving in the right direction.
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these videos would scratch an itch i've been having for a while I've wanted to learn to cast better, but books just don't do it. I need to be shown. if the price was right, i'd bite. i'd go half in with my roomie.
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Real purty. I have a friend who can pile cast with the best. He says it's because his job involves sitting at a computer all day.
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Wait Kyle; Don't you have a sense of humor in Colorado? Or is everything taken way, way too seriously? And why do you care?
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Leaky waders, rapids and bears, not important. This video guarantees to make you look good to your neighbors when casting in the front yard ... and just maybe with better diction too.
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That's a pretty cool video. I could sit for hours and watch people fly fishing. Okay, maybe I can't sit there that long because I have to be on the water fishing. I have watched some real pros with the fly rod get into some places I would never have tried with my fly rod. But now that I have seen them do it I have been able to learn and eventually was doing it myself and catching those big ones that ... more sit in places more fly fishers can't get at them.
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Wait Tom - since when do you see bears and have rivers dragging you down stream in California? Don't you know how to cast at this point? So, why do you care? This movie is available for purchase (you must not have seen the social media discounts), and it's really a nice, new portrait of modern casting. Take a look at the entire video before making your breathtaking review. When was an educational ... more casting video last produced? I sure as hell don't know.
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