Robert Redford’s A River Runs Through it is a film that boosted fly fishing popularity after its release in 1992. The mental image of Paul Maclean(played by brad Pitt) standing in a Montana river false casting to rising trout is ingrained in the memory of thousands. Paul’s father described fly casting as “an art that is performed on a four-count rhythm between ten and two o’clock.”
Photo courtesy of Stefan McCleod
Earlier this month, Hatch Magazine published an article arguing for the discontinuation of this analogy due to its inaccuracy. There is a different range of motion for different casts. For example, a twenty foot cast requires less rod movement than a fifty foot cast. Fly casting is not accurately described by this saying; it’s time to stop using it.
Check out Hatch Magazine’s article for the article and full explanation.
-Ryan Rintala | Social Media @mattheronflyfishing
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