zufällig bin ich auf eine wirklich verwegene Wurftechnik gestoßen, die George M. Kelson 1895 beschrieben hat - den "Governor Cast" (den ich noch nicht kannte). Kelson versichert sehr glaubhaft, dass man schon nach ganz wenig Übung in der Lage sei, mühelos über Distanzen von um 50 m zu werfen, und unten wird in Wort und Bild beschrieben, wie das funktioniert.
Bei der Qualität heutiger Schnüre kann ich mir freilich noch sehr deutlich größere Distanzen vorstellen.
Die notwendige Apparatur war damals bei Farlow's in London zu beziehen; aktuelle Lieferanten sind mir nicht bekannt: Marktlücke? Aber man kann das wohl auch selber basteln, selbst bei relativer Talentfreiheit.
THE SALMON FLY: HOW TO DRESS IT AND HOW TO USE IT, by George M. KELSON, London 1895, S. 360 f.: The "Governor" is a singular cast, sound in principle, though quaint in its inception. In practice it works admirably. Without it I, at least, know no other way to reach fish lying fifty yards or more across stream, and for no other purpose did I originally intend it. The cast is withal simplicity itself. A mop handle, five feet in length (shod) is pushed into the ground and remains fixed at its back merely by string attached to two tent pegs. A small staple has been previously hammered in at the top, through which an elastic band is adjusted. The fly must not penetrate the elastic itself ; the hook should merely hang through the ring. All the Angler has to do then is to walk right away to the riverside in the line of the cast, letting the winch "run" as he goes, until he has sufficient casting line out to cover the distance required. Of course he will have previously made himself acquainted with the particular catch he desires to command, and have taken precautions as to measurement and direction, by shifting the apparatus beforehand. By this simple yet judicious method, any novice lady or gentleman can get out a tremendous line, without any previous knowledge, in half a dozen trials. When an extra long cast is wanted I invariably use a line which has been spiced for the purpose, for it is a drawback to have any length of thin back-line at the point of the rod. The next step is to make the "thrash-down." This breaks the elastic band, releases the fly, and away it goes. But it is necessary to bear in mind that the rod must always be dropped back, as shown in the drawing, so that the line almost touches the ground when the operation is about to be performed. The more the rod is checked at the finish, the greater is the line under command.
Viel Spaß damit! Wer testet das? Bernd?
Euer Frank (der zum Übersetzen leider zu faul war. Die Apparatur erkennt man ja hinreichend; die Fliege war an einem elastischen Band befestigt, das beim Wurf zerrissen wurde)
PS: Buch und Bild unterliegen nicht mehr dem Copyright.
