Fishing with the Fly 



The underhand cast, as illustrated in cut No. 5, differs from 

 the overhand in that the path of the fly on leaving the water 

 instead of being upward, is brought back by the motion of the 

 rod from position i to 2, about on a level with the reel, and on 



4. ' Wind cast." 



reaching its furthest backward point by the motion of the rod from 

 positions 2 to 3, the fly sweeps upward, forward, and then down- 

 ward to the water, as indicated by the dotted line, in a parabolic 

 curve. Roughly speaking, while the path of the fly in the over- 

 hand cast may be said to describe almost a figure 8 in the air, in 

 the underhand method it moves in an irregular ellipse. 



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5. Underhand cast. 



The switch casting shown in Figure No. 6 will be more easily 

 understood by reference to the diagram than from the lengthy ex- 

 planation which will be required to describe it. i, 2, 3 and 4 

 show the various positions of the rod from the time the fly is on 

 the water until the time it is just about to return to the surface. 

 The heavy lines show approximately the shape which the line 

 assumes at the different positions of the rod, while the dotted line 

 indicates the course of the flies which travel in the direction of the 

 arrow points. The switch cast, when mastered, is a method that 

 enables one to get a tremendous amount of line out; it will also 

 require considerable practice. 



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