SLACK LINE STRATEGIES FOR FLY FISHING. By John Judy.

(1994) 2002 paperback reprint. 8vo paperback (140 x 210mm). Ppx,196. B/w photographs and illustrations.

"In the past, slack line was an accident that happened in a bad fly cast. Since then, it has been discovered that slack, properly applied, is the secret at the core of the many kinds of creative casts that can help you catch far more trout. John Judy shows how useful slack can be and instructs how and when to properly [use it in] your own casts over trout in order to take more of them." Chapters include: The elements of slack line presentation; Equipment and the river currents; Simple dry-fly situations; Downstream tactics; Slack and tension control; Curve casts; More complex slack situations; Matching the hatch versus slack line control; The hinged nymphing system; Water casting and the high art of mending; Slack to set up and control swing; Controlled slack with streamers and sink-tip lines; Slack line tactics for steelhead; The final goal: the casting dance. "I've read this book over and over again. I find it the only book written so accurately and precisely that I actually learned and put into practice the downstream, drag-free drift method from reading John Judy's words." (Ann McIntosh). "My copy of Slack Line Strategies... is worn and well used. I liked the advice in it so well that I have circulated it widely among my friends in the Boulder Creek valley where I live and fish." (Tom McGuane). "...one of the top ten fishing technique books in print today." (Gary LaFontaine). "...packed with provocative ideas and good advice." (Richard Anderson).