20 THE LESSON 



naturally, and therefore I should not advise him to 

 let this part of the matter engage his attention just 

 at first. 



I can now condense this lesson into the following 

 sentences : 



(1) Raise the rod to an angle of about 40 degrees 

 in front of you (see Plate I. and Diagram 1) ; don't 

 pause, but 



(2) Switch or strike, using the elbow as pivot, with 

 ever-increasing force backward to an angle of 40 

 degrees behind the shoulder (see Plate III.). 



(3) Keep the rod stationary, and let the line extend 

 itself behind you. 



(4) Switch or cast forward to the former angle of 

 40 degrees in front, and as the line comes forward 

 (see Plate VI., Diagram 3), 



(5) Lower the point of the rod as far as may be 

 advisable until the fly alights (see Plate VII.). 



Condensed into words as follows : 



Raise. Strike, Pause. Cast, Lower. 



or or 



Switch backward. Switch forward. 



Later on, when delicacy of action has been obtained, 

 the student will notice that as the line extends 

 itself backward, it gives a small and just perceptible 

 back pull to his rod. This pull may be perceptible 

 when the back stroke is perfect, and it will be a guide 

 as to the duration of the pause before casting. It 

 must be evident that the more nearly a horizontal 



