33 thoughts on “Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor VII: The Double Haul

  1. justin van says:

    Figured out how to do it tonight. Came naturally when i tried keeping line tension with my other hand. I attempted to learn before but i was pulling too late, hand too far away from rod and pulling to much line on haul.

  2. Gary Schoborg says:

    I watch this video over and over and over again. For me, it's a struggle, but one of these days, it's all going to sink in, and I'll have one of those ahaaa moments. Preferably before fall when I;m going to try my hand at a guided muskie fishing excursion. I may have to watch this video another hundred times, but hey, if that' what it takes, the n it'll be good at the end.

  3. Layton James says:

    Great video ! When doing the double haul on grass (ie with a dry fly line) the line slips very easily through the guides on the 1st back cast and once this happens, double hauling on the remaining forward and back casts presents no real problems. However when practicing the double haul on water I find that on the 1st back cast the line does not slip backwards through the guides very easily (or often not at all) after the haul because the fly line is wet and sticks to the guides; I therefore get the 'slack line' problem that you mention. To overcome this I seem to have to make a more aggressive 1st back cast just to get the line running back through the guides – this aggressive 1st back cast almost always ruins the rest of the false casts. Any ideas on how to correct this 1st back cast problem ?

  4. Todd Bauer says:

    And, folks, if you're casting a hook, always wear sunglasses. (When I was learning to double haul, I stuck a large fly in the back of my ear lobe. I shuddered at the thought of what it would have done to my eye).

  5. Ryan McQuiston says:

    Thanks for the great info! I've gone through the struggles of teaching myself to fish, had I been born 10 years earlier I could have saved myself about 6 years of troubles by watching your videos. I'm pretty experienced by now, but I always learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Just hooked into a 21 inch cutthroat this morning on the Wilson River here in Oregon! Chinooks just started running this last week, I hooked one up two days ago but sawed it off because I was too excited! Oh well, there's always tomorrow!

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