RIGHT-HAND SIDE CAST 225 



safely through them. By turning the body round 

 before the back stroke is made the line can be accu- 

 rately directed, so as to avoid the danger of striking 

 or being hung up on the branches of the trees on either 

 side of such an opening, and if in the forward cast the 

 turning of the body is correctly timed, the forward cast 

 can be made with great accuracy and perfect security. 



THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE CAST OF THE TWO- 

 HANDED ROD 



In order to make the backward stroke in this cast 

 the position should be as in the side cast of the 

 single-handed rod, the right foot pointing at right 

 angles to the direction to which the fly has to be cast. 

 The rod should be lowered well towards the water, 

 and then moved about 40 degrees to the right-hand 

 side, and when this position of the rod is reached (see 

 Plate XXXII.) the body should turn to the right hand, 

 and the side movement of the rod continued back- 

 wards to an angle of about 30 degrees behind the 

 direction in which the right foot is pointing, and to 

 an elevation above the horizon of about 40 degrees. 

 The rod action is similar to that used in the 

 side cast for the trout rod (see p. 22). A pause 

 is made in order to allow the line to extend itself, 

 and the fisherman should during this pause turn 

 his body to the spot at which he wishes his fly 

 to alight, the forearms and the rod remaining 

 stationary. The forward cast should then be made. 



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