Third way of improving your fly line control
AVOID THE LINE LOOP

Stream side strategies: three ways of improving your fly line control - Norman Crisp AKA The Wiz gives you sound advice

Not keeping up with the current.
We are obsessed with preventing drag.

This obsession all to often works against us. I see more people who either don't strip in any line as their fly floats back toward them or, at best, strip it in too slowly. When asked "why", the typical response is "I don't want to pull my fly."

The result is a loop of line below their rod tip and they can't make contact with a fish before it is to late. Don't worry about stripping to fast. Strip in your line with short strokes so you can adjustments for current changes during the drift.

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Third way of improving your fly line control AVOID THE LINE LOOP

Stream side strategies: three ways of improving your fly line control - Norman Crisp AKA The Wiz gives you sound advice

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Third way of improving your fly line control
AVOID THE LINE LOOP