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I thought I read something about this here but could not find it again with Search.
I was casting into a quartering wind today and after a few dozen casts noticed that my backing (Miracle Braid) was accumulating twists. The fly was tracking fine. My casts were not consistent due to wind and fatigue (planted veggie garden before fishing). The loop was in chaos at the end of more than half my casts. I slowed down, shortened up and it got a little better but not great.
I was using an older 11'4" Sage Switch rod with a 375gr OPST head and 10ft bucket tip. Is there some part of the cast (C spey) that can contribute to twisting?
It was not the best day and line twisting was not my biggest problem. I drove a hook into my jaw muscle. I served as a physician to myself and learned how to remove a circle hook from a human jaw without even the assistance of a mirror. No barb so it didn't hurt much. Catch and release will not seem so benign again.
I was casting into a quartering wind today and after a few dozen casts noticed that my backing (Miracle Braid) was accumulating twists. The fly was tracking fine. My casts were not consistent due to wind and fatigue (planted veggie garden before fishing). The loop was in chaos at the end of more than half my casts. I slowed down, shortened up and it got a little better but not great.
I was using an older 11'4" Sage Switch rod with a 375gr OPST head and 10ft bucket tip. Is there some part of the cast (C spey) that can contribute to twisting?
It was not the best day and line twisting was not my biggest problem. I drove a hook into my jaw muscle. I served as a physician to myself and learned how to remove a circle hook from a human jaw without even the assistance of a mirror. No barb so it didn't hurt much. Catch and release will not seem so benign again.