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The '08 Evo 75 appears to have been subtly changed from the board we tested last year, with slightly increased tail vee and seemingly a slightly flattened rockerline. Although there's little doubt that the 75 does have the advertised extra 5L over the Evo 70, the outline dimensions are extremely similar for a step up in board size. The tail widths are the same and we could only find about 6mm difference in overall width. The 75 is very slightly flatter-rockered through the tail and is 3cm longer, but otherwise the two shapes are extremely similar.
On the Water:
The 75 is very similar in performance to the 70, so these comments should be read in conjunction with the comments on the 70. Although clearly sitting a bit higher in the water and being a bit easier to get going than the 70, the 75 is also quite a power-hungry board but it too feels extremely buoyant and stable and therefore not difficult to get planing. In fact its strengths and weaknesses are almost identical although there is a small but clear difference in their moderate wind and weight carrying abilities where the 75 is superior and their susceptibility to chop where it becomes bouncy significantly earlier.
Their style and performance when waveriding is also almost identical, though again the extra size and volume of the 75 means that it has better speed and flow at slower boardspeeds in less ideal conditions and becomes bouncy a bit earlier in high speed conditions.
Fitting: As for the Evo 70.
Starboard EVO XTV 70, Boards UK, October 2007
The Evo needs little introduction. It would appear that only details have been changed from the board that we tested last year.
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For a relatively low volume board it offers a lot of float as the wide point is so far back and the width extends so far forward. It is therefore quite accommodating of relatively heavy sailors, feels buoyant and will stay planing at relatively slow speeds. However, the high level of rocker means that is quite power hungry and needs good power and plenty of bearing away to get going.
Once planing it gives a smooth ride, feeling very lively and manoeuvrable with good lift and pop over the white water. It remains controllable in high winds although the generous width, particularly in the nose, is a bit susceptible to slap and pitch in chop.
Going out through the waves it does feel very loose and pivotal and isn't the easiest board to bear away onto a reach and keep tracking at speed into the ramps and it's not the quickest to make ground with upwind.
It is extremely easy to gybe, with turns tending to be very snappy and pivotal. No other boards feel quite as directionally unstable as the Evos, and the advantage of this is felt when riding when they feel almost disc-like.They have an extraordinary ability to pivot when flat or carve when they're put on a rail, and they aren't too fussy about how they are carved, turning smoothly and tight however much rail is buried. The width under the sailor allows them to stay planing at low speeds in the bottom turn and the wide nose always seems to get projected clear of the white water which is why they have become famous for easy riding. Although the 70 is not the easiest board to generate high speed with when bearing away, it's also by no means limited to slower, onshore conditions and holds in very well too in bigger waves and fast turns.
-The G10 fin works well and the double density shock-absorbed pads are very comfortable. The straps too are fine, but the degree of adjustment is not that great and they tend to set quite low, wide and flat for those that like high arched straps with a degree of pinch to wedge the foot.
Very popular as a riding board with those capable and keen to concentrate on going frontside in the onshore conditions.
The Evo 70 is heavily biassed towards waveriding, but not too particular about what kind of waves it rides. Providing the sailor isn't too heavy it's very happy to exploit small onshore waves and almost equally capable of providing excellent riding in bigger cleaner waves. It provides excellent flow as well as very smooth but dynamic carving and has a very appealing and unique style, particularly when coming off the top. Although it is perfectly adequate for going out and jumping as well we wouldn't classify it as an all-rounder. It is very well suited to those whose priorities lie in frontside waveriding, either as a 'one only board' for light/ medium-weight sailors (65-75kg) or smaller of two for medium-weights (75-90kg).
With very few other waveboards now available for less than a grand, the Evos in the Cheaper Technora construction do now look very appetising for the less well heeled.


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I'd never heard of this movie until I saw this thread. But then, a lot of Oscar favorites are kind of under the radar when they come out.
Especially pretentious Oscar bait. Why else would Brad Pitt suddenly decide "oh hey I want to be in a low budget POS movie no one will bother seeing". O-S-C-A-R-B-A-I-T
I thought this film was a huge disappointment and a metaphorical failure in my opinion. Even though the visual scenes were phenomenal, it was too artsy - but annoying artsy... like that Family Guy episode where the clown is flipping the pancake in black and white.
There's just a bunch of random scenes of different things (a stair, a spiral, etc.) and I just think that it was a metaphorical bomb, not to mention that the way the Director depicted the family was, in my view, totally unrealistic. Oh and like 85% of the whole movie is people whispering. God that was fucking annoying.
Stupid Oscar bait, like "American Beauty". You paid money to see it?
England should have won for 2018, especially since they will have the facilities and infrastructure from the Olympics to use, and the U.S. should have won for 2022. The last World Cup in America set records for revenue and attendance at a world cup that still haven't been broken, and soccer is 10x more popular now than it was then
I hope we get more Natalie Portman ass a la Closer in this film
Firefly may very well be the best series ever canceled after one season. Though Pushing Daisies makes that a "may very well be..." instead of a "definitely is..."
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Target, lots of Heroes and Villians/Galactic Hits etc. Also the Endor/Tatooine 2 Wave, didn't see Luke, but plenty of Black Trooper, Naboo, Podracers, etc. About 9-12 Shuttles on the end.
Walmart had all the Tins including a glut of Cantina Band ones.
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Video: Obama not handling gun-control failure in Senate very well
posted at 7:21 pm on April 17, 2013 by Allahpundit
I promised you a tantrum. Via Mediaite, here it is. It's interesting to see what gets The One's dander up, and what doesn't:
Obama showed the passion and anger at his personal defeat that he wasn't able to manage after the Benghazi slaughter.
— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) April 17, 2013
Never mind Benghazi. Where was this supposedly righteous anger after Aurora? The victims in that case weren't small children, but that can't possibly explain O's dramatically more subdued reaction after that shooting. They were innocent people too; many of them were young, if not kindergarteners. No angry Rose Garden press conferences freaking out about Senate inaction after Aurora, though. Any theories why? Anything, maybe, having to do with when that shooting happened vis-a-vis Newtown? Right: One of them came three months before a presidential election and the other came a month after. That's the difference. As you watch him point the finger here at supposedly gutless senators who care more about retaining public office than Doing Something, remember that there's hardly one among them who's as attuned to political self-preservation as O. He kept his mouth shut nice and tight about guns when it was his own ass on the line last year in purple states; he ignored gun control almost completely when he had 60 Democratic votes in the Senate early in his first term; and as we know from the gay-marriage farce, he isn't above lying outright to voters about his true positions in the name of getting elected. (Let's not start on the many ways he's followed Bush's counterterrorism lead after selling himself to the left in '08 as the anti-Bush on foreign policy.)
Given his record, there's every reason to believe that what's really bothering him is the fact that red-state Dems denied him an easy chance today to demagogue Republicans as the party of child murder or whatever, which he was hoping to use next year as a way to retake the House. Then, once he had a Democratic Congress again, he could pass some new horrible permutation of ObamaCare or immigration or the minimum wage or some other liberal wishlist item that has nothing to do with gun control. Just like in his first term! That's what he's mad about, that a political bludgeon was essentially taken out of his hands before he had a chance to use it to achieve unrelated goals. Says Rick Wilson:
And by the way, gun control fans…Obama isn't angry because you lost. He's angry because he couldn't move numbers.
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And now he's a lame duck, with few opportunities to pass something big and a real chance that he'll end up with a fully Republican Congress in 2015. He might have no choice at this point but to try to tank the immigration bill too so that he's got something to scream about next year. I wonder if Democrats will trip him up there too.
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Juro's Improved Loop Knot
OK the loop knot thing was gnawing at my tinkerer psyche, I have to admit the optimal solution would be a loop knot that is not a compromise in strength. I guess being a fisherman I can't stand to let one iota of advantage slip away if the downside is bearable. However the current non-slip loop knot design is just plain inadequate so rather than just blow it off I've designed a new loop knot that has superior strength with the caveat that the single loop strand will always be weaker than the double over style fixed knot like the trilene and palomar.
When the loop strand breaks instead of the knot structure, then one can't fault the knot. As I test more and more I find the problem with the loop knot is that the knot structure fails more often than the loop strand, a sure sign of a knot being weaker than the line.
Before we begin, the surgeon's loop is amazingly strong but it cocks the loop off to one side, more as the line diameter and stiffness increases. This is an attempt to simulate the strength of the double surgeon's loop without the off-line angle.
The fault with the common non-slip is (a) a single overhand knot provides the 'jam' structure and a feeble clinch wrap provides the 'clasp' from the opposite side of the jam knot.
My approach here is to (1) double up the jam and (2) improve the clasp.
Tell me what you think...
Juro's fixed loop knot(s):
Step #1:
Make a DOUBLE overhand knot instead of the single overhand knot for standard Homer Rhode or Non-Slip Loop knot.
Step #2:
Pass the tag thru the fly eye then back thru the double overhand. Go ahead and tighten it up and pull it right up to the eye of the fly, don't bother trying to hold the knot open or size the loop at this point. It will open to size when you pull tight later.
Step #3:
Using my little favorite double-ended needle, tie a small nail knot (3-4 wraps) on the other side of the double overhand. Set this nail knot where you want the loop size to be.
Step #4:
Pull from both ends and the loop emerges, setting the nail knot against the double 'jam' knot.
This knot is pretty damn strong you will hardly be able to tell the difference between it and the double surgeon's loop except that this loop sets straight unlike the surgeons which is prone to an offset (despite incredible strength).
In the pull test it NEVER broke before the standard non-slip loop, which always broke first and always broke at the windings not the strand.
In fact I have to struggle to pop this knot using two of these knots on either end of 8 lb test where the standard no-slip popped pathetically easy.
This is the same technique I used to improve the slim beauty knot, and is very strong but a bit cumbersome if you are not equipped or adept with the double end needle.
EASIER ALTERNATIVES (still much stronger than the std non-slip)
If you don't have a double ended needle on your everyday fishing lanyard...
Option#1 - tie a uni-knot style slide knot on the far side of the double jam knot and pull tight as I pulled the nail knot above. It's not as strong as the nail style clasp but far stronger than the common knot.
Option #2 - box off the tag over the mainline with a square knot sequence and then pull the tag thru the loops like the standard non-slip. Difference being the windings are not clinch-like but instead a more robust jam to jam structure results. The breaking difference is noticeable. I will post pics, easier than it sounds.
I will post step-by-step imgs for those who need them but since so many are already into the loops I would imagine my instructions are pretty easy to interpret.
The nail approach is the strongest unsurprisingly.
Effectively it's the improvement I suggested to the slim beauty applied to the loop knot with the pass thru doubled up.
Alternatively you can tie a 3-4 wrap uni on the other side, or box off a square then thru.
The downside of all of these knots is that unlike the standard non-slip they tighten by pulling open rather than by pulling the tag. The standard allows one to set the loop size and hold it while tightening the tag end.
However since this method allows the overhand pass-thrus to be tightened and everything pulled tight on the final pull, it's just as easy to tie. Just different.
Where you set the 'clasp' knot defines the size of the loop, with a little practice (about 30 minutes) I was able to size the loop as I wanted.
Now I am back to liking loop knots, because I have confidence in their strength.
try em and let me know what you think
(will post pics later when I get a chance)
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How are you tying your loop knot or the leftys knot. According to wilsons knot encyclopedia it is one of the strongest knots you can tie. I have never had one break. Certainly not enough probelms to warrant trying to do a nail knot. I fish 90% of the time at night and want a knot I can tie in my sleep. How are you tying it?
This webzine has pretty good articles and touts the non-slip as the strongest and even better than the trilene and palomar. Areyou noty leaving a little tag end?
That ezine touts but it does not show anything.
I am tying what is commonly known as the non-slip loop knot, by all accounts (knot books etc). Google "non-slip loop knot" that's the one, pick the first several they are all the same. Same one I see everyone tying, unless you got something different.
Are they talking about tensile strength or shock resistance? I've never had fish pop off a knot like I did twice over one weekend.
Also, how does a tag prevent breakage - isn't the tag past the knot structure?
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I have likewise never had a non-slip loop fail - yet. The number of turns in the clinch portion of the knot is important. I also make sure that the tag end passes back though the overhand knot in the same way it exited after the clinch turns are complete (if that makes sense).
I believe Lefty ran a series of engineering tests to substantiate his claims for the knots strength. I have used this knot to create loop-to-loop tippet connections down to 7X and I have a lot of confidence with it.
Conversely I have had problems with surgeons loops, especially when tying them with fluro in lower tippet strengths. Both the loop and dropper knot seem to be prone to not bedding down completely. When subjected to a sudden jolt, the resutling friction as the knot tightens results in failure. This seems to be particularly acute when joining different diameters of fluro.
I like the surgeons knot for creating droppers but when using fluro I pay extra special attention to tightening both the standing line and tag-ends to make sure everything is solid. Oddly enough, I never had problems with this knot using regular mono down to 3lb test over the past 25 years.
To be fair, there is no substitute for running a series of tests under lab conditions to isolate random variables other than inherent knot strength. I recall using a device called a Hounsfield Tensometer for very accurate tensile strength measurements back in my Physics class. However a comprehensive test would also inlcude some measure of the knots ability to absorb 'shock' loads.
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Just ran some more tests.
Loop on each end, 12# maxima two pens same model, pulling to break point.
The surgeon's loop (which I never use) did break when not seated right. Scratch that knot it's too hard to seat right and no one uses it for flies anyway.
But even the uni-style double jam loop always held over the standard non-slip loop which popped at the clinch every time out of 5 tries.
The nail style double jam loop broke the uni.
The standard loop knot was much weaker than either.
Give it a try for yourself sometime.
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If your non-slip knot is breaking at the clinch, then you have slippage. This is a function of not using enough turns in the clinch portion of the knot. Four wraps for tippets of 0.016" dia., or under, three wraps for tippets 0.017" to 0.030" and two wraps when over 0.030". Break strength is 95% to 100%. When 100% strength is needed use four to five wraps.
The above info is from Bill Nash. He is the knot guru that most defer to for objective flyfishing knots/systems.
I use 5 turns on anything under 15# and 4 turns up to 20#. You do need to make sure you are tightening with the tag end and compressing the wraps evenly - while you are keeping a straight line between the standing line and the eye of the hook with a bit of tension. Fly in the left hand, standing line wrapped around the right and the tag end between your teeth. Don't pull the standing line hard against the fly until the knot is seated. Done properly this will result in a perfectly stacked barrel of wraps and you won't burn the standing line at all.
Like all knots it takes some practice, especially to tie a micro-loop for bonefish, etc.
I think you should use the knot you tie best regardless of breaking strength. I tie the no-slip loop because it doesn't fail - it has nothing to do with the action of the fly.
I am using at least 5 wraps each time. In fact the knot seems to weaken if I go more.
I've tied so many of these knots over the last 48 hours that I can stack the barrel straight enough to take micron imagery of them to get them any straighter. I also use a little spit to ease the loops.
It's easy to speculate. I'd be interested to hear what people experience firsthand by testing them against each other. At the next show or clave, let's pit your best non-slip against mine to see which pops.
The evidence is overwhelming in my tests, and it's intuitively obvious to me that (1) doubling the jam knot and (2) improving the clasp is a significant improvement over "conventional wisdom".
I don't believe in luminaries, I believe in evidence.
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Well you got three guys who fish a ton telling you the knot holds. The 'lumanaries' in question have done lots of actual knot testing under lab conditions. Not just yanking on a line at home.
I know my knot holds (I never use less than 20lb for northeast fishing anyway), you would have to get in a lab to prove yours is any better to justify the extra time to tie it.
But whatever knot works for you is great, non-slip for me.
So you're saying if you tie your knot on one end, and it breaks that's not proof to you?
I'll take that challenge; lab or pull test.
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Like someone else has already said, confidence plays a big role in all of this.
Indeed very few knots fail with 20# or 50# "tippet". In those strengths I'd have confidence in any legitimate knot.
I would say a more pertinent test would be say 4# monofilament and 12# or 15# flourocarbon which are probably the most common for freshwater trout and saltwater flyfishing.
I am trying to arrange actual testing of the lab variety. I might only be doing breakage tests at home but it's still a lot more than those who are posting are doing.
Now my curiosity is piqued, it will be fun.
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Let me clarify....I've never had a failure with the knot at any strength of tippet, not just the heavy fluoro.
To your point regarding the use of four pound test tippet, I think that the test may be a bit moot to me because it doesn't reflect realistic conditions for the type of fishing that I do. For tippets that weak, I use knots other than loops.
Are we still talking about a saltwater knot here like in the thread that originated this subject, or have we moved on to a discussion encompassing all fishing situations? If we're still on the salt, then I would again have to say that four pound test is not realistic, although it might be more prone to showing differences in strength. But does that difference translate into higher pound test tippets?
Interesting discussion.
Use the knot that you are comforatble tying. Most flyfishermen will NEVER apply more than 8lbs of pressure on their tippet. In fact, the upper end of fly reels seldom go above 10lbs of drag. If you use 15lb tippet, you are not applying more than 60 per cent of the static break strength of that tippet. The exception is the jerk test. If you have the telltale curly Q at the tag end of the break, then the knot slipped. Not good. Experienced flyfishermen can apply more pressure, but they are the exception.
Here is an approach that provides a non-slip knot with a doubled main line thru the hook eye, like a palomar, but with a loop. Double over the tippet material, make an overhand knot in the doubled line, pass the doubled line thru the hook eye, back thru the overhand knot, wrap around the doubled standing line (3-5 times), back thru the overhand knot. Pull tag end to secure the barrel wraps against the overhand knot.
I tried this several times today. Looks good, but I have no idea of its breaking strength. The advantage I see to this knot is that it doubles the line thru the hook eye, and conceivably would provide added security.
Mark -
Hence the two lines, 4# and 15#. The purpose was to provide a sampling. Any additional lines you'd suggest would be good try.
If lighter lines do not get the loop, then is that because of some reason other than strength?
Jim -
Of course a doubled over knot would provide more strength, it's no longer a standard non-slip loop any longer. When I tried this the two loops around the eye were not even and it was far too obvious of a knot for the conditions I often fish so I did not mention it. The increase in bulk and visibility was pronounced. However it was quite strong.
Not to sound like a broken record but my point is when you double the jam overhand and improve the clasp component it really beefs up the strength without making the knot bulky and obvious.
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Now we're getting somewhere... the case I provided in the other post (striper section) was effectively the jerk test you mention.
I'll repeat - when wading far from shore, to remove a fish waist deep, to hold the fish by the line to put the thumb into the mouth of a striper as the fish thrashes. After a few of these POP went my standard loop knot. Hence I was motivated to seek a better mousetrap.
8# max?
The 8# pressure theory is hard to swallow. When I have a 38" fish roll back in the Nauset outgoing surf in a storm, or when I hook a fish of that caliber out on Big girl 4 hours into the ebb, or when I hook a slammer blue on a flat and it heads to the channel, or again when I try to thumb a fish while wading - there is a HELL of a lot more than 8# pressure on that knot if you ask me.
In the conditions as you cited, I agree completely. But when the continuum from drag to fly is interrupted by any number of factors the linkage is no longer pertinent; it's at these times that knots are truly tested IMHO.
Frankly the challenging replies only make me more cautious to evalute the idea more thoroughly. Keep em comin'
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The 'tick' seems to be caused by a combination of gravity on the extended line, the angle of the stopped line on the backcast, and the whipover effect as the loop comes straight.
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When the loop comes straight the tension comes out of it until the forward cast re-establishes it. In this transition gravity can get hold of the line and pull it toward the ground. By tilting the line sideways the line stays in more of a continuously tensioned ellipse (slight) and thus is less susceptible to gravity, staying aloft in motion kind of like the infinity symbol.
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It doesn't take a rocket scientist to notice that the backcast angle should be inclined upward to help provide room for the transition. Over-emphasizing this works against, but a little goes a long way. Also, a firm positive stop position (as John Wilson mentioned) is important.
Whip-over effect
I removed the leader and observed the whip-over effect. It was dramatic but could be controlled by easing the start of the cast. In a sense it was good practice, but there were a few snap-crackles and pops when I went for distance and the end of the fly line was frayed out after a few minutes of trying for the backing.
I snipped off 1/4" of the fray and re-tied the leader. Immediately the softening of the turnover at the end of the line is felt. It's absolutely clear that the leader plays a large role in containing the whipover effect.
Line designs
Some lines were more susceptible than others, I believe based on the leader observation that this is a function of the front taper whereby the longer and more gradual the front taper the less prone to falling to earth during the transition. This is just hypothesis at the moment and I will play around a bit more to find out.
In any case, I took a two-hander out and overhead false cast a 75ft head spey line back and forth on a 14'4" rod and it appeared that these factors were influencial in whether the line ticked the surface or remained aloft. The two-hander cast overhead really emphasizes things.
John gives us a valuable tip.
I've recently started to pay more attention to this aspect of the cast. When there is a strong release of energy on the turnover from high to low the end of the line tends to whip over before the forward pull can capture it and it comes dangerously close to ticking.
I think in addition to the important rod tip position point made by John, there is also the element of energy dissipation to consider. I find this to be more of a problem when I am not using a long forward taper and leader or when I am not using a fly matched to the line design; for instance when practice casting with a spec of yarn instead of whistling a large deceiver.
So an area to investigate is leader design, since taper introduces a reduction in speed as it diminishes by dissipating energy into the air. So I have to figure before even going out on the lawn that an increase in taper will help curb the whipover.
Lastly, when the fishing demands that we deal with the hand we are dealt tilt the casting angle out further to the side and allow the whipover to occur askew to the water instead of at it.
I can totally relate to what you are having difficulty with. I cast in several competitions a year and a tick on either the forward cast or the back cast is a disqualification. A couple of years ago I was "really" having an issue with ticking.
What I found is that the bottom leg follows the tip of the rod. If I allowed the rod tip to drop after a cast it would allow the bottom leg to get closer to the water and when I started my back cast...... *tic*.
Since you are in deeper water you already have one strike against you. Plus keeping your rod tip high will greatly shorten your stroke in both directions thus making tailing loops a problem. As FK suggested you'll have to open your stance "Lefty" style and use a longer casting stroke. Casting stroke is bacically the distance your hand moves. This longer stroke will allow you to keep the fly line higher out of the water and keep your rod tip higher. Just don't allow the tip to drop "after" you make your forward false cast.
John Wilson
|what would some of you recomend for a sink tip line and intermediate line for my 9wt series 1 TFO
|i have had the same problem with my flase casts hitting the water when i am trying to double haul i think that i am putt my rod to low on the forword cast and giving it to much wrist. i am using a 9ft series 1 TFO 9/10wt orver lined with a 10wt line its a floating line i seem to do better with a sink tip line
Thank you to all who have replied to my problem. I really do appreciate it. I was out yesterday with an eight wt rod on some still water and my cast felt much better. I was trying to time my forward and back cast and really concentrated on easing into the beginning of each stroke.
My father taught me how to fly fish a long time ago age 12 or so. I am now really working on my cast. There is so much that I just didn't know. I have been reading Mel and Leftys books. The more info I cram into my little pea brain the more twisted I feel during my cast.
I think you are right I need to have an instructor take a peek at my casting stroke. I will get it straight someday.......
Please keep the pointers coming I need it,
Life long student...(Greg)
Squam -
I'd check a few things for starters:
1) Stroke path
How far is the rod tip traveling at either end of the stroke? Going past the 10a / 2p positions could cause the line to drop too far below the median.
Does the rod pull the line circularly over the top or does it pull it linearly from front to back?
2) Easing the start-up speed
Start with a slow speed to ease the line into a horizontal plane gradually speeding up until the line becomes full of tension before you 'hit' it or else the whip-over effect will send the end of the line closer to the water. Every caster experiences a lowering of the end of the line from the casting lane, but by easing it on the 180 reversal the likelihood of a slap is greatly reduced.
3) Loop size
Check whether the loop somewhat open or fairly small. A larger loop will 'flip' open with a larger diameter, increasing the potential that it will turn over close to the water. This is related to (1)
4) Timing
Starting forward or back too early emphasizes the 'whip over' effect at the ends sometimes causing the fly to drive downward. Find the right moment to ease it into the opposite direction.
General notes:
Imagine the line to be passing through a horizontal cylinder in the air. When you stop, the bottom of the loop forms. Direct the top half (which is created by the advance your rod makes toward that stop) the imaginary cylinder, or tilt the backcast upward just a bit if near the bank.
The two major faults I can invision without seeing your cast are (a) open stroke with the rod going too far on both ends and (b) too much of a whip-over effect when the line reverses direction from timing or power application.
Keep the rod movement somewhat abrupt, flicking only after the line gets tight horizontally in the air. Ease the beginnings of each cast (back & forth) to avoid a hard flip.
If you post a video we can provide a much more in-depth analysis. Look up an FFF certified instructor in your area or just stop into your local flyshop and ask a pro to eyeball your cast.
Good luck and keep with it!
I think your main problem is that you're using a WF 4 line on a 3 wt pole. What's the flex of the pole like (i.e. fast action, medium, full flex)? Even if it's a fast action rod, I think overlining a 3 wt is a bad idea for a novice caster.
There's a HUGE difference overlining an 8 wt with a 9 wt line versus a 3 wt with a 4 wt line. Using the WF line only adds to this. The difference gets bigger and bigger the smaller the rod/line size.
I'd recommend that you either swap for a 4 DT line, or go to a 3 WF.
|thanks for the info...I will get my hands on Lefty's video....Thanks Greg
When wading deep it is much easier to cast in the style of Lefty Kreh. Side arm the pick-up onto back cast and aim the cast on an upward angle. If you cast vertically over the shoulder it is very easy and very common to let your arm rotate back and downward aiming the line towards the water.
Check out videos and books by Lefty on casting, lots of information is available.
|Hey thanks for the response. you are right I should have backed up a little. I feel like I am over powering at the beginning of both my back cast as well as my forward cast. It may just be winter rust....but I am very frustrated. Let me know if any one has pointers. thanks Greg
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|If you're in water up to your chest, I'd suggest stepping back a bit for both practicality and safety. The depth that you were standing in probably aggrevated the false casting situation, but it sounds like you were also either overpowering your strokes or letting your casting loops open up a bit too much.
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U.S. surgeon general to speak Sept. 11
Posted September 6, 2001; 09:00 a.m.
U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher will present a free public lecture titled "Reflections: The Surgeon General Reports on Surgeon Generals Reports" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
A physician, scholar and lifelong public health advocate, Satcher was sworn in as the 16th surgeon general in February 1998. Until this past January, he served simultaneously as surgeon general and as assistant secretary for health.
Over the years, the surgeon general's office has issued a number of reports intended to focus the nation's attention on important public health issues. "Mental Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity," a strongly-worded report released Aug. 26, found that, compared to whites, racial and ethnic minorities in the United States have less access to mental health services, are less likely to receive needed mental health services, often receive a poorer quality of mental health care and are underrepresented in mental health research. Other reports have covered topics ranging from the adverse health consequences of smoking to youth violence and suicide prevention to HIV/AIDS.
Before becoming surgeon general, Satcher was director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1993 to 1998 and president of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., from 1982 to 1993.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Center for Health and Wellbeing and Office of External Affairs.
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Really you wasted all that time researching this guy??? Nothing to see here. Four years in the league and not much of an impact. In the famous words of a football czar: "If they don't bite as pups, they probably don't bite"
- The dolphins would be better off with a late round or udfa back to round out the position for camp.
- Not to mention that it would be cheaper.
- Jonas Gray has yet to show us what he's got.
- I don't see Goodson doing anything for us that Marcus Thigpen can't do.
I don't see the dolphins going after him but if they do, anything over 2 mil/yr would be stupid.


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Almost every morning my Grandpa starts his day with fried country ham, fried eggs, and fried hashbrowns. He skips lunch, and then come dinner time he'll fry fish, or more ham. He likes to fry food, and it usually turns out pretty good. Although, once when I saw him dip out a huge spoonful of lard to fry catfish I was a bit turned off.
Unlike my Grandpa, I am not good at frying food. NOT GOOD AT ALL. The first thing I tried to fry was hashbrowns. They ended up like potato chips (I didn't know how long to keep them in). Everything else ends up burned, including the cooking utensils. I can't seem to get the hang of hot oil.
Tonight, I took another stab. I found a recipe for Curry Bean Burgers on the Hot Knives Blog that sounded amazing. Everything started out amazing. The barley looked good. The green beans and curry smelled delicious. When I mixed everything I was proud of myself. I made the patties, and heated the oil. After the oil was hot, I threw in the patties and everything started to fall apart, literally.
They started out in nice clumps, but as they heated up corners broke off, and they split down the middle. It was a disaster. I quickly rescued them and put them back together; the hot oil seaping out and burning my hands. After I pieced them back into patties I decided that was it. They were done.
Picture From Hot Knives, Obviously
They looked like the picture above, but in pieces and far from a perfect solid color. They tasted pretty good, especially with some avocado, and sprouts.
Would I make them again? Maybe after a few lessons from Grandpa?
For part #2 of the first annual SEASONAL SNACK SURVEY (2006), we take a look at two of the sugariest quasi-holiday snacks we have ever had the quasi-pleasure of tasting.
Official Taste Testers:
Steve, Beth, George
Much like last week, our surveys judged the snacks in the areas of Taste and Flavor, Appearance, Comparison to the classic product, Overall Experience, Overall Festivity, and concluded with our General Comments. Surveys were filled out in secret and shared upon completion. Beth and Steve picked up these holiday products at the local Family Fare (the one on Fulton).
Holiday-packaged Mountain Dew:
Steve: 0 "Gross."
Beth: 1 "Fizzy. And sugary. And makes my stomach hurt."
George: 3. "Gross, but not quite as gross as I remember. Pleasantly surprised."
Average: 1.3
Steve: 2 "Eh."
Beth: 1 "Yellow #5"
George: 3 "It looks like a future drink. I am into that."
Average: 2
Steve: 0 "I'm sure it tastes the same - but it sucks 'so bad' it deserves the big zilch."
Beth: 5 "The same."
George: 5 "It's the same. But with different packaging."
Average: 3.3
Steve: 1 "This experience was only saved because i was drinking from my Regis Mug. Without him, I'm not sure where i would be."
Beth: 1 "Lame."
George: 1
Average: 1
Steve: 1 "I guess there's a ribbon 'from: dew to: me,' so that has to count for something... right?"
Beth: 0 "Possibly the least festive holiday-appropriate drink. Less festive than urine."
George: 1 "from: ME to: DEW: ZING!"
Average: 0.6
"Winter" Oreos:
Steve: 3 "They're better than i remember, but still not great."
Beth: 5 "!"
George: 4 "Oreolicious!"
Average: 4
Steve: 4.5 "Ice skates, snowmen, christmas trees - these are a few of my favorite things. Mind Blowin'!"
Beth: 2 "The red frosting looks gory, not festive."
George: 5 It's red. I am into that."
Average: 3.8
Steve: 5 "I haven't eaten Oreos in years. Way better than i remember!"
Beth: 3 "Tastes the same. Looks Nastier."
George: 5 "I know there is really no difference between Winter Oreos and Classic, but somehow the red tricks me into liking it more."
Average: 4.3
Steve: 3.5 "Beautiful designs make me expect joy, but the taste is a let down."
Beth: 3
George: 4 "It's good, but i think my sugar intake has hit its limit."
Average: 3.5
Steve: 4
Beth: 2 "Unless festivity = blood fest, nope."
George: 5 "On further examination, I really respond to the 4 fun winter shapes. Particularly the Gingerbread Man. He's Jolly."
Average: 3.6
General Comments:
After reading this, Beth had to lay down with a stomach ache.
George: "Well, it's final project week. So at least all of this sugar will help me stay up? right? i hope? my head hurts. "
Holiday-packaged Mountain Dew: 1.6
Winter Oreos: 3.8
With an overall average score of 1.6 for Mountain Dew, we officially deem this product unsuitable for human consumption, holiday or not. Winter Oreos, on the other hand, slides by with a cool 3.8. By no means a perfect score, it's comparatively an ideal seasonal snack. We are happy to announce our approval for this product and add it to that canon of festive treats.
Welcome to Part #1 of an ongoing taste exploration into new seasonal snack offerings. We have started with a snack near and dear to our hearts and home (literally. it's factory is like down the street): Holiday El Matador Mexican Style Tortilla Chips, or as we like to call them, "The Merry Matadors"
Official Taste Testers:
Todd, Steve, Beth, George
Beth and Steve braved the intense weather conditions and patented holiday Meijer Madness to bring these colorful toritlla chips into our home, at reduced rate ($2.50/lb.). The chips were rated with a likert scale ranging from one (the worst) to five (the best). Our surveys judged the Merry Matties in the areas of Taste and Flavor, Appearance, Comparison to Classic El Matador's, Overall Experience, Overall Festivity, and concluded with our General Comments. Surveys were completed in secret on pieces of paper, which were recycled upon recording the results.
Todd: 4 "Has less of a citrus flavor, but i enjoy the reduced saltiness and simple taste."
Steve: 4.5 "Just the right amount of salt."
Beth: 3 "Too salty - hurts the corners of my mouth"
George: 3.5 "Good, but not quite up to the salty standards of the classic el matador."
Average: 3.75
Todd: 5
Steve: 5 "Could Double as a Decoration."
Beth: 5!!! "Dang!"
George: 5 "I love the colors. Very cute."
Average: 5
Todd: 4
Steve: 5 "They taste the same to me."
Beth: 5 "Same taste, visually explosive!"
George: 2 "i like my el matties encrusted with salt, these do not compare"
Average: 4
Todd: 4.5
Steve: 5 "Brings back the joy of childhood christmas morning."
Beth: 4
George: 4 "As someone who has eaten plain old regular el matadors his entire life these delightful color options are a treasure. except for the one that almost went down the wrong tube. that one was a jerk."
Average: 4.4
Todd: 5
Steve: 5 "JINGLE JANGLE!"
Beth: 5 "Whammy!"
George: 5 "these are the most festive tortilla chips i have ever eaten. far more festive than a tostito fiesta bowl snack-pack."
Average: 5
General Comments:
Todd: "Compared to the 'classic' El Matadors, the hint of lime was lass notable. These won me over with their holiday pallette. A TAKE NOTICE seasonal snack."
Steve: "This bag immediately caught my eye while walking the aisles of Meijer, knowing i would be in for a colorful treat instead of the regular yellowish bore. Just as tasty as the classic El Matadors, I recommend this snack for anyone who wants to liven up the holidays."
Beth: "This sophisticated snack put me right in the christmas mood. But! too salty - makes me feel like I'm licking my way out from underneath Detroit."
George: "It was almost like a winter wonderland in my mouth, but not quite. It could have had the best of both worlds: creative coloration and mouth puckering salty goodness. without salt, the El Matador holiday offerings are too colorful almost to the point of not making sense."
With an over all average of 4.4, We officially deem these Merry Matties to be quality Seasonal Snack fare. While this is the first year in our collective memory that we have seen multi-colored festive El Matadors, we certainly hope it is not the last. In short, We approve.


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n Mississippi students will take the MCT2 in reading, writing and math starting Tuesday.
By Ginny Miller
Daily Journal
TUPELO – State testing begins tomorrow across the state for students in grades 3-8, who'll be taking the second edition of the Mississippi Curriculum Test.
"It is a test to measure how the children perform against the curriculum, how much they've learned," said Becky Hendrix, testing coordinator for the Lee County Schools. "The test results are used to determine the schools' accountability levels" in the fall.
Students will be tested in language and math over a three-day period, Hendrix said.
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Before the quiet begins, some schools sponsor fun events to get students in the testing mode.
At Milam Elementary School, sixth-grade teacher Stephanie Wayne helped organize an MCT2 "prep" rally for this afternoon.
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All classes at the 4-6 school were invited to enter a success-themed door decorating contest. Wayne also recruited teachers to dance with TWA, or Teachers with Attitude, in a "Get Your Head in the Game" routine choreographed by fifth-grade teacher Tamekia Porter.
All of the activities, Wayne said, incorporate content to be tested, test-taking strategies and messages to encourage students that they can score proficient or higher.
"Faculty and staff are working hard to make this an enjoyable experience for the students," she said, and parents, too, can get in on the pre-testing act.
"In my opinion, the most important thing they can do is to make sure that their children get rest and proper nutrition," Hendrix said, noting that while test results are important to schools, districts and students, everyone should keep the three-day testing in perspective. "It is just one day."
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