The Essence of Flycasting
by Mel Krieger
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Author: Mel KriegerPhotographer: Ben Blackwell
Foreword: A. J. McClane
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-04
ISBN: 0881505056
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Countryman Press
Book Reviews of The Essence of Flycasting
Book Review: Great book for getting your feet wet with fly fishing
Summary: 5 Stars
Mel Krieger's book is the perfect book for anyone wanting to get their feet wet in fly fishing. It's not overly technical so even beginners such as me could benefit from Krieger's practical and lucid advice. But more than that, the author's enthusiasm and the beautiful photographs inspire so that the book not only gives you clear, step by step advice on technique but also gets you jazzed up about this most poetic pastime.Highly recommended.
Summary of The Essence of Flycasting
The classic instructional text, used in flycasting schools around the world.
Fly-casting is a skill of almost mythic proportions. The gymnastic beauty of the casting scenes in the film A River Runs Through It sent thousands of new anglers to the shores of America's streams and lakes. Yet more often than not, discussions or instructions about casting bog down in a world of technical minutiae that is almost impenetrable to the beginner.Mel Krieger has cracked the code in The Essence of Flycasting. Through detailed instructions and dozens of precise photographs and diagrams, he clearly dissects this arcane art into understandable and executable steps to take the raw beginner from piles of line on the ground to graceful loops in the air. And the seasoned veteran will advance from struggling with 30-foot casts to skillfully double-hauling vastly more line across the water. This classic book of fly-fishing instruction belongs in every fishing library. 150 black-and-white photographs and illustrations
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