You are spot on, tracking is up to the caster not the fly rod.
I was a fan of fast action rods early in my fly fishing career, graduating to the slower full flex of Winston rods over the last couple of decades.
As a guide I have taught many folks to cast overtly last 35 + years and teaching individuals to keep the rod in an even plane from forward cast to back cast was often a challenge.
I would often get them to pretend to hold a book under their arm in order to keep from flailing all over the place. I taught myself this way as well back in the day and it helps with getting the muscle memory in place which is really the most important thing to get right in my opinion.
Amen…. and Amen.
Us usual John, you have hit straight down the fairway, just like my goif clubs which also track. 😁
Funny, exactly the same thing can be said about kayaks - it's not the tool, it's the user...
You are spot on, tracking is up to the caster not the fly rod.
I was a fan of fast action rods early in my fly fishing career, graduating to the slower full flex of Winston rods over the last couple of decades.
As a guide I have taught many folks to cast overtly last 35 + years and teaching individuals to keep the rod in an even plane from forward cast to back cast was often a challenge.
I would often get them to pretend to hold a book under their arm in order to keep from flailing all over the place. I taught myself this way as well back in the day and it helps with getting the muscle memory in place which is really the most important thing to get right in my opinion.