FLY FISHING - ANGLER'S GUIDEBOOK by Adam Sikora

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CASTING TECHNIQUE

“Dead cast”

ate very smoothly. It is not true, it is simply more difficult to see this. Their technique is so good that they apply to the rod the minimum required force, besides a bit of calmness and smoothness is always advisable. A good rod not only transmits the energy from your palm to the line but it even multiplies it. However, incorrect dynamics of the pole’s motion may repress it. Now I will describe other causes of incorrect arrangement of the line on the grass. Mistake II – the line does not straighten behind the back of the angler This mistake may happen also when you don’t wait long enough for the line to straighten behind your back. Before it unfolds completely, you start the forward mo-

tion of the rod. Most often an angler speeds up the cast because he is afraid that the line will not stay in the air and will fall on the grass behind him. Of course it causes even more trouble. Two loops are formed which go opposite directions, their speeds sum up and there is a shot which consumes most of the energy. Consequently, the forward motion of the rod is little effective and the tip of the rod doesn’t have enough force to cast

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Two loops forming

Formation of two loops often results in crack whip


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