Podcast: Stick the Landing — Tight Line Skills Series, #3

by Domenick Swentosky | Jan 26, 2022 | 4 comments

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Part three of this Troutbitten Skills Series focuses on sticking the landing. Because after putting ourselves in great position to present the fly, we shouldn’t waste the perfect tuck cast and delivery. As the fly hits the water, all the elements of our system are in position and ready to drift. That’s sticking the landing.

Like a gymnast who tumbles, somersaults and then lands on two feet with no body movement, the best completion of a cast happens with no extra movement. Instead of landing and then recovering or correcting, we stick the landing, ready to drift.

My friend, Austin Dando, joins me on Episode Three for an in-depth discussion of this technique.

(Season three will return to my full panel of friends, with longer form discussion about all things fly fishing.)

We Cover the Following

What sticking the landing looks like
Position of rod tip, leader, sighter and tippet
Why it matters
Maximizing the drift time
Preserving good slack with tippet position
Sighter angle
Leading angle
The negative results of reaching
Where to stop the forward cast
Correcting mistakes

Remember, each of these podcasts is supported by a companion article of the same topic. And you can find the full overview of the Nine Essential Skills for Tight line and Euro Nymphing here:

READ: Troutbitten | The Nine Essential Skills for Tight Line and Euro Nymphing
READ; Troutbitten | #3 Stick the Landing — Nine Essential Skill for Tight Line and Euro Nymphing

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Episode four of season two is coming soon. Thanks again for your support, everyone.

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Domenick Swentosky
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Hi. I’m a father of two young boys, a husband, author, fly fishing guide and a musician. I fish for wild brown trout in the cool limestone waters of Central Pennsylvania year round. This is my home, and I love it. Friends. Family. And the river.

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4 Comments

Brian Mac Elroy on January 28, 2022 at 6:33 pm
Hey Troutbitten !! Just listened to Podcast # 3 and I’m amazed ( mostly what I don’t know ) This is great I’ve already caught more fish … and I’m still at home Thanks
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- Domenick Swentosky on February 1, 2022 at 10:23 am
  Bmac!
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Tom Welsch on February 18, 2022 at 12:48 pm
Can’t find podcast #3, Stick the Landing, in the tight line series. The link opens #6, Finding the Strike Zone. Anywhere else I can open it?
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- Domenick Swentosky on February 19, 2022 at 9:35 am
  Hi Tom,
  Thanks for the question. You just have to scroll down. The link and the podcast player above both load all of the podcasts, and the most current one is at the top. It won’t take much work to just look below. You’ll find number three listed.
  Thanks for listening.
  Cheers.
  Dom
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