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The Loop is the Federation of Fly Fishers Journal for FFF Certified Casting Instructors

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Spring 20102010Substance & Style, Comfort Zone, Adaptive Fly Casting Instruction - part 3, Casting the Mendoza Line and more ....Download
Winter 20102010Fly Day in Russia, Adaptive FC Techniques-Pt.2, The Process of Testing-The Masters Test, Reachout Efforts in Japan, Backcast Tips, Teaching Rollcasts, The End of August, A Meeting with Martin Klemm, Pearls,Australian FF Conclave, The Morgan TwitchDownload
Winter 20092009Lightning & Electricity, Casting Pleasures, Curves at your Fingertips, Smart Casts, My THCI Journey, Pearls from Master Study Group, Leaders - A Compilation, Leaders in Denmark - UK - for TestingDownload
Fall 20082008Tribute to Mel Krieger, Conclave Awards 2008, Orvis Guide to Better Fly Casting, Flycasting Literature, Casting Pleasures - Power, The Charthit, Pearls from a Master Study GroupDownload
Summer 20072007Intro to the Double Spey by Greg Pearson Casting Physics Simplified by Walter Simburski Two Steps to Improve Practice by Al Buhr Agenda for Casting BOG Meeting - July 31, 2007 Teaching the Extremes by Allen R Crise Rod Tip Path - Its Effect on the CaDownload
Summer 20082008Casting for Recovery Fundraising Workshop,A Special Time,FFF Danish Casting Games,The Casting Clinic,Conclave 2008,Salmon Fly Casting,CBOG Meeting AgendaDownload
Spring 20082008Difference In Grip Types, Power Zone In Casting, This Side Of Paradise, "Masters Odyssey" Revisited, Going For Distance, Ethics Committee, Double Hauling, A Big Testing Event, Spey Casting, Give Each Student A Tangible GiftDownload
Spring 20072007Line Control - Feeling It by Jim Valle Must a Certified Casting Instructor Be Versatile? by Pat Damico Casting Certification Update Regarding Workshops by Tom Jindra How Rod Action Can Affect Your Cast by Bruce Richards The Belgian Cast by Rick WhorwoDownload
Spring 20092009New Paradigm for Teaching Casting- An Efficient Cast- Music, Rhythm and Learning the Double Haul- Got Students?- Avoiding Casting Injuries- Qualify the Pause, An Audience with Joan Wulff- Coordinating Workshops and Testing- much moreDownload
Winter 20082008Cast Scripting for the THCI Exam by Larry Aiuppy / Using Learning Styles in Casting Instruction by Ty Goodwin / Do Instructors Need to Know This Physics Stuff? by Gordy Hill / Learning Two-Handed Casting by Gordy Hill / Reaching for the Reach Cast by SoonDownload
Fall 20092009CI Testing Protocol, Adaptive Fly Casting, My Favorite Spey Teaching Tool, Snap-Slip Spey, Teaching on the Water, Cert. Events in Hungary & Sweden, Judging a Guide by Its Cover, Pearls, MCI Test Prep-Its About the Journey & more....Download
Summer 20092009Five Essentials, Avoiding Casting Injuries, Quest for Perfect Loops, Preparing for Certification, Outside looking in, Teaching 7 Principles of Fly Casting, Pearls and more...Download
Winter 20072007Reflections and Thanks by Jim Valle BOG Nominations by Tom Jindra How to Increase FFF Membership by Pat Damico Style: a Different Approach by Jeff Wagner Rod Acceleration by Bruce Richards FFF's Initial Continuing Education Workshop Held in the NorthDownload
Fall 20072007Casting Physics Simplified - Part 2 by Walter Simbirski / Rod-Smoke: A Mostly True Story by Floyd Dean / Practicing with Two-Handed (Spey) Rods by Dan McCrimmon / The Creeps by Bruce Richards / Product Review: Casting Analyzer / Flycasting Accuracy TechniDownload
Spring/Summer 20062006The Underhand Cast - Classic Style by Dana Sturn Agenda for BOG meeting on July 25, 2006 at Conclave Demonstrate The Overhead Cast In Slow Motion by Mike Kaul Teaching Beginners Fly-Casting -- My Method by Soon LeeDownload
Fall 20062006Preparing for :The Masters Odyssey" by Jim Valle Distance Casting: Not just for show! by Jeff Wagner Spey Casting Techniques - Book Review by Al Buhr Casting And Tackle - More Fishing, Less Fussing Flycasting Faults & Fixes with Mel Krieger - DVD ReviDownload
Winter 20062006A Teaching Technique: Hands On by Floyd Franke Presenting Your Back Cast by Capt Bruce Chard What Makes a Good Casting Demonstration? by Sheila Hassan More On "Tennis Elbow / Caster's Arm" by Gordy HilDownload
Summer 20052005The Single Spey by Al Buhr Larry's Hybrid Cast by Bruce Williams Instructor's Rod Program Form Teaching Tips by Bill Spicer Updating "The Essentials of Fly Casting" Booklet by Paul SodamannDownload
Fall 20052005Test Kits by Pete Greenan & Bob Middo A Continuing Education / Club Casting Program by Joe Libeu Push or Pull by Harry Merritt Fishing Courtesy by Gordy Hill The Storu of Dweedly by Stan SteeleDownload
Winter 20052005The Snap T by Dan Wright Tight Loops by Gordy Hill FFF 6 Month Membership Form Order Form For CI & Masters Pins and Instructor DecalsDownload
Spring 20052005The Snake Roll by Simon Gawesworth The Six-Step Teaching Method by Bruce Richards Test Preparation by Pat Damico The Square Clock by Charlie SheddDownload
Summer 20042004New Fast Knots - Christopher 1 and Christopher 2 by Dan McCrimmon & Don Gore The Elusive Tick by Gordy Hill Stop The Rod by Stan Steele The Three P's In Flycasting by Stan Steele What Happens When You Let Your Certification Lapse by Tom JindraDownload
Spring 20042004Teaching Your Six yr. old to Fly Cast by Joan Salvato Wulff Lines for Two-Handed Rods by Al Buhr Remembering Leon Chandler & Jim GreenDownload
Fall 20042004Casting Elbow by Gordy Hill The Essence of a Fly Cast by Mel Krieger Ever Upward: The Spey-O by John Breslin Casting QuizDownload
Winter 20042004DEVELOPING A CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP by Dan McCrimmon What Advice Would You Give Now? By Robert DeAngelis Virtual Fly Casting. ComDownload
Fall 20032003CASTING TIP by Tim Rajeff In Memoriam Dave Engerbretson 1936-2003 The Good Loops System Text and Illustrations By Harry Merritt Two Handed Instructor Certification Program Update By Bill Gammel THE IMPORTANCE OF MASTER INSTRUCTORSDownload
Summer 20032003Kids, Hula Hoops, and Casting Games: What Children Have Taught Us About Teaching Flycasting By Rick Williams, Joy Knickrehm, and Dan Rhodes Book Review By Hans Weilenmann The Wrist Lock By Denise MaxwellDownload
Spring 20032003Analyzing the Cast by Steve Rajeff A Tribute to Allan Rohrer, 1928-2002 Wrist Taping By Jim RogersDownload
Winter 20022002HOW DOES LINE STRETCH AFFECT THE CAST? 2001 Northwest Fly Casting Exposition by Don Simonson CASTING SKILLS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM by Dusty SpragueDownload
Fall 20022002Arm Styles By Al Kyte Flip the Paint-Really By Dave Engerbretson A One-Hour Lesson Plan By Bill GammelDownload
Spring 20022002Principles Of Learning In Flycasting Instruction by Michael Franz Casting Programs: Curricula, Insurance, Pay and Medical Preparedness by Thomas Zacoi Teaching Casting Mechanics On-Stream by Phil Gay Helping Handle by Allan Rohrer Nighttime VideotapinDownload
Winter 20012001THE LINE-HAND HAUL by Mel Krieger PRACTICE? By Dennis Grant MORE OF YOUR FAVORITE TEACHING TIPSDownload
Fall 20012001ON CASTING STYLES by Roger Wood TO FIND YOUR INNER BEGINNER, CAST WITH YOUR OTHER HAND By Tom Jindra HOW DOES LINE STRETCH AFFECT THE CAST? Getting Them Stream-Ready by Phil GayDownload
Summer 20012001THREE NEW CASTING GAMES FROM JIM GREEN CASTING FOR GOLDEN MANTLED GROUND SQUIRRELS By Howard Sloan THE LOOP LIBRARY AN IDEA FOR A FLYCASTING CHALLENGE By Jim Fawcett DANISH FLY CASTING: A NEW CASTING GAME By Floyd FrankeDownload
Spring 20012001UNDER THE WIND by Larry Pratt PRACTICING TO SPOKEN COMMANDS By Gary Borger HAULING: START THEM EARLY By Jack Sherrill THE MEL-O AND THE INDOOR SHOOTING HEAD By Macauley Lord YOUR FAVORITE TEACHING TIPS THE LOOP LIBRARYDownload
Winter 20002000Distance Casting: A Method For Improvement by Bill Gammel Casting by Wayne Sheldrake submitted by Mel Krieger Suggestions For Your Next Casting Class by Chris MenadierDownload
Fall 20002000THE QUESTIONNING TEACHER by Al Kyte YOUR FAVORITE TEACHING TIPS SOUNDS HELP GET THE FEEL by Don Lawhead THE EDITOR NEEDS EDITING? YEP.Download
Summer 20002000THE SOUTH FORK TUCK-AND-REACH CAST By Rick Williams UNDERSTANDING SOME CASTING FUNDAMENTALS By Macauley Lord THE LOOP LIBRARY STRETCHES TO KEEP YOU FISHING LONGER By Allen CriseDownload
Spring 20002000NEWS FROM THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS by Macauley Lord UNDERSTANDING SOME CASTING FUNDAMENTALS By Macualey LordDownload
Summer 19991999Power Of The Subconscious by Soon Lee The Roll Casting Block by Paul Sodamann Send Them To The Bench by Colby Sorrells The Loop Library by Gary A BorgerDownload
Spring 19991999A Six-Step Method by Bruce Richards Making The Spey Transition by Paul Dolbec A Defense Of False Casting by Macauley Lord The Loop Library by James HenshallDownload
Winter 19991999Spey Casting - Myths, Benefits & Differences by Paul Dolbec Good Form (The Roll Cast) by Joe Shedlock Flick Of The Tip by Al Buhr A Five-Count Cadence by Floyd Dean The Loop Library by Mike MaxwellDownload
Summer 19981998Casting Across The Head by Gary A Borger The Line Hand by Joe Shedlock A Grass Leader For Rolls And Speys by Al Buhr The Loop Library by Eric TavernerDownload
Spring 19981998Learning by Mel Krieger Corrective Statements by Will Gray Videotape Teaching by Pete Caverhill Teaching A Tempo by J Kevin Barry The Loop Library by Doug SwisherDownload
Winter 19981998Double Hauling by Bruce Richards Ten Minutes A Day by John N Long Target Practice by Bob Melrose Practicing On Plastic by Ray Johnson Optimum Line Length by Gary A BorgerDownload
Fall 19981998What Are You Teaching? by Paul Sodamann Teaching Curve Mends by Gary A. Borger Spey Casting Call (The Sequel) by Jason BorgerDownload
Winter 19971997THE LESSON PLAN Your Guide to Better Casting Instruction by Floyd Franke A Note On Timing The Haul by Bob Pelzl The One-Time Lesson by Gretchen Yearous VIDEO REVIEW FFF's "15 Most Common Casting Errors". By Macauley Lord THE TEACHER AND THE BEGINNER bDownload
Fall 19971997EDUCATION OF AN INSTRUCTOR by Dave Engerbretson TROUT TO TARPON by Bob Pelzl UNINTENTIONAL CURVES by Gary A. Borger USING MEMORIES by Jim SolomonDownload
Spring 19971997Changing A Caster's Muscle Memory by Gary A Borger Pete's Tool Box by Pete Caverhill One More Cast (poem) by Ray Bianco The Tailing Loop Has A New Editor by Macauley Lord What's Our Point? (AKA "My Soapbox") by Jason BorgerDownload
Summer 19971997How-To / Why-To by Jason Borger Only Back Casts - Only Forward Casts by Gary Borger Lawn Rolling by Bob Pelzl The Arm-Chair Caster by Len HoltDownload
#6 - Winter 19961996The Positive Stop by Jim Green The Teaching Tripod in Flycasting Instruction by Macauley Lord A Teaching Tip from Lee Faber Common Sense Fly Casting by Bob KrummDownload
Fall 19961996Dynamics of Tailing and Open Loops by Bob Pelzl Take the Flop Out of the Wrist by Terry BevingtonDownload
Summer 19961996Governors: What They Teach and How They Teach It by Macauley Lord Is It The Art of Fly Fishing or Fly Casting? by Gary Todd Watch Your Backcast? by Macauley LordDownload
Spring 19961996Reflections on Taking the Master Certification Test by Macauley Lord When Common Sense Isn't by Bob McLaughlinDownload
2 - Winter 19951995The Fly Rod by Mel Krieger Perfecting the Thirty Foot Cast by Ray Johnson Instructors Plus by John J. Seidel Sometimes it's the Equipment! by Capt. Dave Cornell A Tall Tale from British Columbia by Jame McLennanDownload
#5 - Fall 19951995Keep it Simple by Leon Chandler Club Outing by John Hogg Simple is Best by Carl Blackledge DIARY OF A DISCOURAGED FLY FISHING GUIDE by Captain Rodney SmithDownload
#4 - Summer 19951995Revised Casting Program Introduced by Larry Watson The Long Rod by Al Buhr One Thing at a Time by Larry Iwafuchi Should You Always Watch Your Line? by Allan & Barbara Rohrer Watch Your Lip by Marty EdgarDownload
3 - Spring 19951995Teaching a Crowd: Partner Up by Dave Engerbretson Brush Up On Your Casting Stroke "A picture is worth a thousand words" by Larry Iwata The Harker's Island Release by Capt. Dave Cornell An Instruction Suggestion by Mel Krieger Characteristics Of An EffDownload
1 - Issue One1994Simplicity by Mel Krieger From The President by Al Beatty EVP Education by Judy Lehmberg A Little Encouragement Goes A Long Way by Larry IwafuchiDownload
 
 
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