226 LEFT-HAND SIDE CAST 



The body action must, however, precede that of the rod 

 in the forward cast of the two-handed rod. During 

 the backward cast the point of the rod should rise 

 gradually and evenly to its position behind the body, 

 but in the forward cast the rod should be moved in 

 a more horizontal direction, in order that the line 

 may be able to extend itself before it touches the 

 water ; the action of the arms in the side cast, instead 

 of being made in a vertical plane, will be made in the 

 plane in which the rod moves, the pivot, however, 

 being in the same position of the rod as in the overhead 

 cast. 



THE LEFT-HAND SIDE CAST 



Here the position is reversed, the left hand being 

 uppermost, and the body turning to the left instead 

 of to the right. In all respects, however, the action is 

 similar to the right-hand cast. The side cast is useful 

 when the backward or forward stroke has to be made 

 against the wind. 



CURVED CASTS 



If the rod with a short line be held upright, and by 

 a continuous wrist and elbow action moved in a circle 

 horizontally above the head, the line will follow the 

 action of the point of the rod, and circle round in a 

 continuous loop. The greater the force applied, the 

 longer will be the line which can be made to follow 



