Had a lesson today with Glen from Wigan, who is a really avid coarse fisherman. Glen did really well once he go to grips with the differences between casting a fly rod and any other fishing rod.
I think he will make a very good fly fisher and once smitten will get rid of all his "maggot drowning" tackle!
The differences with coarse casting and fly casting are immense and really cannot stand comparison. The rods themselves have completely different actions. A coarse is manufactured to cast weight in the form of the terminal tackle used. A fly rod is made to cast a fly line, which is obviously weight but it is not concentrated purely at the end of the fishing line but a continuous and ever increasing weight the more line is aerialised.
There are advantages being an experienced fisher in other disciplines - your fishing instincts, fish playing, handling and netting etc. but it is a disadvantage when is comes to casting.
It is not a major problem and easily overcome but it does surprise a few about how technical and how different fly casting is.
Tomorrow I am off and going to do a bit of river fishing myself if the weather allows??
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