I recently came across this wonderful photo of Ken Abrames taken by fly fishing shooters extraordinaire Barry and Cathy Beck. It was posted by Tom Keer on one of his social media feeds. I don’t know where the shot was taken, but it’s a great look at an extraordinary fly caster. I remember seeing Ken in a parking lot in Watch Hill with my Salmo Sax #3 and a Rio Outbound long head 9-weight line. He held the rod in his right hand; his left hand was stuffed into the front pocket of his khakis. One false cast…waaay back….then one smooth, yet powerful stroke forward, and out went the entire length of line. (That’s 100 feet for those of you keeping score at home.) There are those who will tell you that the double haul — or as Ken liked to call it, “high line speed gymnastics” — is essential to being able to fly fish in saltwater. They never saw Ken cast. I’ve still never double hauled in my life — thanks to Ken.
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Amazing shot of an amazing guy! Thanks for posting.
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Awesome photo. And I like the captain perched on the center console. The old Keys guides used to stand on the outboard. Try that sometime. With life jacket
I like the dogs out for a ride.
Knowing that the Beck’s hail from near Fishing Creek (I think it’s the Columbia County one as there are numerous creeks by that name in PA, my natal state), I can tell you with certainty that it’s not that. Probably not anywhere else in the Keystone State either. Back to you in the studio.
That’s a good one! My guess is somewhere on the Cape. Maybe RI. I’ll ask Ken.
Ken says Wellfleet. 🙂
So true about the haul. I can remember meeting up with Ken years ago in RI and he showed me that hauling was not necessary. I can remember Ken asking if we were here to cast or here to fish….”fish” I replied and from there on never looked back taking in and putting into action Ken’s advice on fly rods and fly line
In any given hour, my fly is in the water longer than anyone next to me who’s hauling.
He did a beach seminar on the Cape and had everyone put their rods on the beach . Then we got to try different rods with different lines. Great way he demo how everyone is a different caster! Bill
That’s a very cool story. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂
Thanks for posting ..
My pleasure. It’s a great shot! Thanks for following currentseams.