Snap sound

[spinN'flyfish]

Sometimes I hear a 'snap' when my timing is off, this is rare but the sound usually occurs with my fly falling off. Would tying better knots avoid losing the flies?

[chriscosta]

Id put money on it your snagging something on your back cast ..i think ive heard this mysterious snapping sound you speak of ..

[fishstix]

The snap is you whip cracking your line. And yes it usually means your fly is gone. Use less wrist when you're casting.

[spinN'flyfish]

I guess I'll try that, does it have anything to do with knots?

[jeprli]

You're not letting your line straighten on back cast. Work on your timing.
Don't rip line out of the water when starting your cast.



P.s. any knot will give, when you hear cracking your fly is moving faster than speed of sound.

[spinN'flyfish]

Yeah I think so too. Its way less common than back in July....... a newbie whipping flies off. Hurt the wallet

[kevin1949]

[QUOTE=...... a newbie whipping flies off. Hurt the wallet[/QUOTE]

yup one of the keys to learning!!!!

[keet]

I am a NooB and anytime I hear the cracking of the whip I know I have tried to hard and always lose a fly. Been trying to be patient and wait before changing direction too soon and trying to slowly accelerate before stopping rod.

[kilgoretrout]

Originally Posted by keet

I am a NooB and anytime I hear the cracking of the whip I know I have tried to hard and always lose a fly. Been trying to be patient and wait before changing direction too soon and trying to slowly accelerate before stopping rod.

As mentioned earlier there is no wrist action, shoot the sky and let the rod do the work, slow it down and make sure there is no slack in the line when you pick it up

[pikergolf]

Snapping is caused by starting the forward cast before the back cast has had a chance to straighten out. Slow down.

[tallieho]

try this next time you practice casting.no fly on the line,just tie on a small piece of wool[bright].Now if your wearing a jacket,put the butt end into the end of the sleeve.or put a fairly strong elastic on your wrist,which will also allow for the butt section stuck into it.What this does essentially is.It stops you from breaking your wrist,in the casting motion.practice in a field,short line no dbl haul or that stuff.Until you get no more whip snap sounds..

[greylynx]

Tallieho:

So much information in so few words.

Excellent.

[goldscud]

Make an effort to turn your head and watch your backcast. When you watch your line straighten out, so many issues disappear. You can police yourself not to bend your wrist or drop the rod tip. With the line straight behind you, the beginning of your forward stroke will immediately load your rod for a great cast. You don't need to work hard, just work on good timing