Sexyloopers, Many of you know that I have in the last few years pulled back from my work with the FFF. I no longer teach as many classes or lessons and I don’t travel doing the speaking engagements like I use to do. I have kids that are old enough to hunt and fish with me now. It is time to make su...

I have too. Yellowstone Park is where it is the most obvious to me. Some of those poor fish are being caught daily and you could see a blue film on their sides. I think it is a fungus. Generally in the shape of a hand. I never have seen damage to the jaw do to holding the fish. I have seen lots of ...

I'm not writing this to go against Paul, because I am on the other side of the world from the fish you are discussing. I am just adding a thought. I have a rule of thumb that worked for western trout (big streams or small), bass and red fish here in the states. For dirty water, fish black, chartrue...

Up until this post I had never heard of the boga grip holding the lip and the fish hanging straight down as a problem. That is news to me. I had heard the classic pro bass fisherman's pose with a lipped fish and the hand turned under forcing the fish parallel to the ground weakened the lower jaw an...

That is great casting. I was going to tell you to go with a lighter rod, but a 6 wt is impressive. I would do what Paul said and set my sights on 110+ and cast into the wind every chance I got. I would set a goal of 95 -100 feet into a 10 mph wind. You would be amazed at how easy the loop will trav...

Chris, I am being very critical so please forgive me if I misread what you wrote. You wrote "In addition to practicing the fundementals I try to think up a small tweak or change that I can incorporate each time I practice." This sounds like it is almost random changes to see what works. Y...

Thanks Paul that is big of you. Your advice on speed of the haul is something that I learned from you years ago. This can be an exciting time for a caster, especially when he has several quality suggestion to work on. It can sure be bleak if you are working on it by yourself. That is the wonder of ...

Chris, I would spend some of my time practicing my distance casting into the wind. It will kill the distance at first, but it is a great way to highlight casting flaws that need to be corrected. I would advise 50 percent of your time should be spent casting into the wind. Even a strong wind. There ...

Redcoat, There is truth in both statements. It depends on what the situation is. In general, I think Paul's last post is a good summary. I like the 180 statement. The higher back cast on distance casting comes with a longer carry. I think a good goal for a distance caster is to be able to throw a f...