Quick on the Draw he moment is upon you. You’ve pictured this situation countless times. You’ve finally made it to the salt, you’re in the capable care of an experienced guide and working together, you’ve located fish. Now a big one is tracking your way. You’ve thought about this exact scenario for so long, imagined your hero shot, an exciting hook up and the ensuing battle. Here you are, in the moment, with a quality fish within casting range. Your guide has called it out…so why do you still have the fly in your hand? Sight-casting to ocean-dwelling predators is exhilarating. When you’re finally in position to take a shot at your target— be it a tarpon, permit, redfish, bonefish or any other of the powerful saltwater species fly fishers have on their bucket list—you want to be prepared, practiced and ready to execute.
Visually acquiring a target, stalking the fish and delivering a precise presentation as efficiently as possible isn’t something that comes easy—particularly if you’re used to swinging streamers, working riffles with a nymph rig or chucking clunky casts to patient panfish or tolerant trout. The key to not mangling the moment is getting the fly from its starting point in your hand, to the fish, with as few false casts as possible. The technique for releasing the fly, making three (or less) casts and putting the fly on target has been devised, practiced and refined by many talented salt anglers over the years. We call it: the Saltwater Quick Cast.
Step right up Once you put yourself in position to cast—be it on the bow
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Capt. Stacy Lynn
Virtual Expo: Quick on the Draw
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