Salt Fly casting help
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Rian, I don't know instructors in HK. Plenty here in Aussie if you are travelling this way.
Casting lessons are always good, no matter what your skill level.
However, one thing the lessons won't be able to give you enough of is casting short in strong wind - and that's 90% of the casting at CXI. Been there twice.
You'll have plenty wind most days and bones appearing with regularity at surprisingly short range, and invariably not at the wind angle you're hoping for.
Majority of shots will be between 50 and 20 feet, sometimes even closer. The closer they are the harder it becomes to load the rod and turn over the fly accurately.
My suggestion is to get yourself down to some shallow water when the wind is blowing its tits off and practice casting at targets about 30 to 40 feet - with the same outfit including length and type of leader and fly you will use at CXI. And aim to limit yourself to only ONE false cast, or if you miss the target badly lift and recast in one shot. It takes a lot of wrist strength to get the smooth but powerful "snap" needed - something you can only develop with practice and wrist exercises. And only casting with wind coming from all different angles will give you a feel for what the wind is going to do to the leader and fly at different distances.
Have fun, wish I was going too :smile:
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