Kamchatka - the last frontier 2

I've posted about Kamchatka before (here and here), and this one again shows what a special place it is on our planet. Probably as remote and pristine as a place can be.

It's a great to see that it is protected and taken care of for many generations to come and hopefully for ever.

Use the English subtitles and view this in the highest video quality your screen can handle.

In 4K it's nothing less than spectacular.

Vertical casting stroke aka Foundation cast

To be honest I have been reluctant to make 'another casting instruction' video. There are so many 'instruction videos' on the internet already (and more coming every week) with questionable quality.

It was a very nice and calm evening and just before I left with my fly rod, I grabbed the portable tripod. The videos below weren't shot with instruction in mind, but as showing Gordon van der Spuy (he is working on a new book) how I view casting that is easy to learn, the vertical casting stroke aka the Foundation cast.

In the videos below you see me starting with a very short (3-4 meters / 10-13 ft) cast and gradually increase the distance.

As the distance increases you will see two things happening:

1) The trajectory going from angled downwards (➘) to a more horizontal (➙) direction.

 

2) The angle (⩗) between the forward and back cast increasing.

Also the length of the casting movement / stroke is getting longer. 

This increasing of the angle is needed for adding more line speed, without hauling, in a controlled manner.

 

More about both subjects is here.

Until the distance gets so long that I need to add the double haul to keep casting stroke less forced.

With the double haul, the needed increase in line speed allows me to narrow the angle, between the forward and back cast, a bit again for better loop control.

Set in the settings button (next to the volume button) the video quality to at least 1080 or higher and play back speed to 75% or 50% for the best view of the casting movements.