The Physics of Fly-fishin’ What does it take to launch an ultra-light fishing line over 200 feet? A little physics and a lot of feel for the fishing rod, that’s what. The trick to doing good is to have the thinner, end of the line, land on the water first then the fly. The end of the line cushions the fly, having the effect that a fly is landing on the water, not a piece …showed first 75 words of 331 total…

…showed last 75 words of 331 total…go. He also tested rods with the same stiffness, but made from different materials, to find which on will send the fly the farthest, yet still be strong enough to hold the fish. Even though Spolek understands how fly-fishing works (the frequency, the stiffness, the air resistance, the lengths, the materials) he and other scientists have yet to come up with an equation to make “the perfect rod”. Rist, Curtis. “Angling for Momentum”. Discover. September, 1999