{"id":273,"date":"2018-01-30T11:06:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T11:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/?p=273"},"modified":"2018-10-24T12:29:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T11:29:04","slug":"overpowered-curve-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/overpowered-curve-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Overpowered Curve Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/249926799?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This can be quite a tricky cast to learn. Particularly the backhand version. So the key points are this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The loop plane needs to be approximately horizontal<\/li>\n<li>The loop trajectory is best if slightly inclining<\/li>\n<li>The loop must be overpowered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The result is that once the loop has straightened two things happen; 1) the fly pops around and 2) a wave returns back down the fly line bending it into a curve.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119\" style=\"width: 851px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/index.php\/ps\/reviews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ht4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ht4.jpg 851w, https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ht4-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ht4-768x284.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s an exploration. Bring a fly rod. Designed for you by Paul Arden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When first learning this I think it is easier to start off with a short length of fly line &#8211; only 4 or 5 metres. The force application is sudden and late (pull-back is very effective). Be sure not to shoot line since you want that loop to straighten with plenty of excess energy.<\/p>\n<p>It will help &#8211; particularly when first learning this cast &#8211; if you have a heavier fly and a shortish leader.<\/p>\n<p>The main use for the Overpowered Curve Cast is for casting the fly and line end around objects &#8211; which with practise can be done with good precision. It can also be used for casting down and across with a drag free drift and plenty of stack-mending. It&#8217;s also &#8220;going away&#8221; shot when sight fishing with pulled flies &#8211; I use it on Giant Snakehead and I know it&#8217;s a Tarpon shot.<\/p>\n<p>This is definitely a good one to ask about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sexyloops.co.uk\/theboard\/viewtopic.php?f=74&amp;t=2534\">on the Board<\/a>! I&#8217;ve intentionally left this one a little sparse on information \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>If you learn this cast from Sexyloops then well done; everyone who learns this cast from me gets a congratulatory handshake.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers, Paul<\/p>\n<p>Got a question? You should! Try asking here on the Board:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sexyloops.co.uk\/theboard\/viewforum.php?f=74\">http:\/\/www.sexyloops.co.uk\/theboard\/viewforum.php?f=74<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or drop me an email: <a href=\"mailto:paul@sexyloops.com\">paul@sexyloops.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This can be quite a tricky cast to learn. Particularly the backhand version. So the key points are this: The loop plane needs to be approximately horizontal The loop trajectory is best if slightly inclining The loop must be overpowered The result is that once the loop has straightened two things happen; 1) the fly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/overpowered-curve-cast\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Overpowered Curve Cast<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":412,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions\/412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sexyloops.com\/flycast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}