Essentials Of The Cast

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Essentials of Fly Casting

1. The elimination of SLACK LINE is the most efficient manner in which to cast a fly line.

2. Proper ACCELERATION of power applied to the fly rod at the correct time controls rod loading. Done with the Rotation of the rod at the grip or ARC.

3. The size of the CASTING STROKE is generally determined by the length of the line to be cast.

4. There must be a PAUSE that may vary in duration at the end

of each back cast and forward cast stop.

5. There must be a STOP at the end of the stroke in both directions.

6. Efficient loop formation requires the caster to move the rod in a STRAIGHT LINE PATH to the target. The first 5 Essentials

Are the building blocks of number 6.