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line hanging down between the hand and the reel, 

 as in Plate I. 



As the strike backward is made the left hand can, 

 if required, assist the rod by a downward pull of the 

 line, and when the forward impulse is terminated, the 

 line should be released, and, as the belly of the line 



DIAGRAM 4. SHOWING FORWARD CAST. 



F C, position of rod before casting forward (Plate V.). 



R R R, etc., position of rod during cast. 



F A, position of rod at end of cast before lowering (Plate 

 VI.). 



C B A, theoretical curve made by top of rod when moved 

 from C to A. 



C E A, real curve made by rod from C to A when pro- 

 pelling line. 



C A I), a dotted line showing direction of force. 



A B C E, a shaded crescent showing increase and decrease 

 of force applied. 



shoots forward, the left hand should feed the line 

 towards the lower ring. The more directly the rod 

 is pointed at the forward travelling line, the more 

 easily the line will run or shoot through the rings. 

 As the student practises and acquires the correct 

 action of casting, " shooting " the line will come quite 



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