| - Eyes forward - Quarterbacks, pitchers and | | | | feet. When lifting your line off the water, hold the |
| golfers don't watch their backswing. You shouldn't | | | | line firmly in your non-casting hand. Casting a short |
| be watching your backcast. Keep your eyes | | | | distance with long line is poor practice in most |
| forward and watch the spot where you want | | | | instances. If you want to shorten your cast, strip |
| your fly to land. | | | | the line in before casting. Lets say on one cast |
| - Limp wrist = limp cast - Nothing takes the | | | | you land on the bank. Strip line in before casting |
| power out of your cast like bending your wrist. | | | | again. Casting the same length line again will just |
| Keep it stiff to get longer more accurate casts. | | | | catch the bank again. When trying to lengthen |
| - Fools rush in - Hesitate at the top of your cast. | | | | your cast, strip line off your reel before you begin |
| You have to wait for the line to load. | | | | casting. Stripping line off your reel a foot at a |
| - Be the fly danny - Different weights and sizes | | | | time while false casting, wastes time and energy. |
| of flies call for different casting methods. Casting | | | | - Two lovers in the moonlight cast one shadow - |
| big, heavy flies requires a longer hesitation at the | | | | You should limit your false casts to one too. One |
| top of your cast. Very heavy flies like weighted | | | | false cast is plenty to get your fly the distance |
| streamers, requires a pause that is felt by the | | | | needed. It also means your fly is in the water |
| jerk of the fly, then go forward. Lightweight flies | | | | more, and that is where the fish live. |
| can be cast with less hesitation. Cast the fly you | | | | - Snap to it - Start slowly lifting your line off the |
| have on. | | | | water, then speed up with a snap to the top of |
| - Whose line is it anyway - Line management is | | | | your cast. Make the stop at 10 to 12 o'clock very |
| key. Keep some extra line off your reel at your | | | | firm. After a hesitation, bring the rod forward. |