Invite to another installation of “Ask a Fly-Fishing Trainer,” in which we respond to readers’ concerns about their most significant fly-casting issues. Reader Larry requested aid with this:
In some cases my fly strikes the rod on the forward or backcast. How can I prevent that?
In this lesson, I’ll discuss why a smooth velocity is so essential to a correct casting movement. If you begin a forward or backcast gradually and after that accelerate too quick– and even worse, “flick” the rod suggestion– your line and fly can converge with the course of your rod. There are 3 possible bad results of this circumstance: 1. your cast collapses totally, 2. you develop a nasty line tangle that keeps you from fishing, or worst of all, 3. you nick and even break your rod completely. Finding out to use smooth velocity will conserve you money and time, and it will make you a much better angler.
Other installations:
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor I: Casting Heavy Flies in the Wind
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor II: Roll-Casting for Accuracy & Distance
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor III: Casting in the Wind
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor IV: Casting Accuracy
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor V: The Curve Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor VI: Casting Angles
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor VII: How to Double Haul
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor VIII: Fixing Tailing Loops
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor IX: How to Make Delicate Presentations
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor X: The Steeple Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XI: How to Avoid Hitting Your Rod with Your Fly
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XII: Don’t be a Creep
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XIII: Parachute and Pile Casts
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XIV: How to Make a Reach Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XV: How to Make a Tuck Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XVI: How to Make an Aerial Mend
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XVII: How to Make Roll and Switch Casts with a Two-Handed Rod
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XVIII: The Basic Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XIX: The Bow & Arrow Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XIX: The Basic Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XX: The “Ready Position” and Fishing from a Boat
Ask a Fly-Fishing Trainer XXI: The Fundamental Back Cast
