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Marc LaMouche
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Post by Marc LaMouche »

Stoatstail50 wrote:I'm going to give up on this one too... :(
shame, isn't it ?
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.... oops, wrong thread. :blush:
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Oops is a good one. let's keep it ! :D
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I hope Mark's initiative does not wither on the vine. I am not an engineer or am I much good at maths, but when I first had an interest in fly fishing I bought some gear and tried to learn to cast from books. Most unsuccessful.

A few years later I had another go, this time swoffing.
Still my line landed in a bunch a couple of metres from the rod tip. I did not know of an instructor, and others told me I didn't have to cast far anyway...
I more or less gave up. More years later I have gleaned the basic physics as the sport became a bit more popular and I relocated where I could learn from others.

I lost about 20 years of casting and fishing with the fly- and that's a bit sad.

So I say let's have those terms and their explanations in plain language. I am happy too, if there are more advanced concepts and calculations.

It's a smorgasbord and I will take what I can digest, and what conveys meaning for me. Others will like what I cannot comprehend. So I read a paper by Gatti-Bono et. al. and found the text explanation and diagrams. Now I have an idea of the most efficient loop (if the calculations are right: they do coincide with the SL logo :laugh: ) I will let others check the maths.

So bring on the terms and explanations, I would not like to think my poor experience will be repeated.

Cheers,
Richard
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Post by Marc LaMouche »

a good first step would be to take the subject and continue it outside of this section.
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You mean sexy can also be efficient? Fantastic!
It's an exploration; bring flyrods.

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