Dry Flies...

[Troy]

I also have a specialized cast. I sometimes try to change it, but I decided that it works so why change. I think whatever feels comfortable is what you should stick with.

Troy

 

[jrcll]

yeah it really doesn`t matter if you cast vertical, quarter side arm or complete side arm, as long as you load the rod , look at lefty kreh he casts side arm

 

[schrec]

What everyone has said plus one more thing. I was told by a good friend recently to build my own leaders with softer mono such as Climax II or even Orvis SS. No Maxima. Which I did just to see what all the soft leader fuss was about... I found it really does work. There is a string attached. My accuracy at first suffered. I learned that I needed to develop a slightly stronger "punch" stroke to help maintain accuracy. But the landings are softer and more snake-like which really helps the fly ride high and drag-free. Works for me anyhow.

 

[jrcll]

some people use hard mono in the butt section to help with accuracy, and distance, sorta like a hinge point