METHODS OF CASTING DISCUSSED 15 



which it has to go. If, however, the line be extended 

 behind to its full length, as in Plate V., every atom 

 of impulse will be applied to the line in the right 

 direction, and consequently a better result should 

 theoretically occur, and a greater accuracy be ac- 

 quired, in that the pull on the line will be made in 

 one straight line, and not applied to a curve. It is 

 also better for a beginner in that he will be able to 

 judge the moment for the forward throw more accu- 

 rately when his line is, as nearly as possible, extended 

 behind him than when it is curved in the air. And 

 again, if the back cast has been properly made, the 

 line will extend itself with a slight pull on the rod ; and 

 if this moment be seized for the forward cast, every 

 particle of strength applied to the rod will be given 

 to the line. In not permitting the line to extend itself 

 backward, the danger of cracking off the fly becomes 

 greater, as the continuous pull on the line should not 

 be relaxed. Mr. Corrie drops his arm at the conclusion 

 of his back stroke, thus going on with a continuous 

 motion, and then without pause brings the rod for- 

 ward, converting this downward motion into the 

 forward cast. It is by this continuity that he saves 

 himself from the danger of a crack. Mr. Corrie, how- 

 ever, is an expert, and can do his casting in a variety 

 of ways. He is one who uses his head in all that he 

 does ; but I should like to hear from him his own ex- 

 perience, as I think it would probably deter the student 

 from attempting a style which, in less experienced 

 hands, might not lead to such excellent results. 



