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less extended vertical curve behind the fisherman (see 

 Plates XXXVII. and XXXVIII.). The line in its 

 backward passage can be checked by being brought 

 into contact with the water, which contact can be 

 controlled by the force given to and path taken by 

 the rod in the backward sweep. 



This cast, when made with a long line and a danger 

 at a short distance behind, must of necessity be made 

 with a rapid upward and forward impulse (see 

 Plate XXXIX.), and this impulse must be carried 

 well forward, causing the line to travel more or less on 

 the surface of the water in its forward progress. 



When the bank or other danger is at a more consider- 

 able distance away, a more leisurely upward and for- 

 ward motion may be made, and the line will extend 

 itself well behind (see Plate XXXVII.), and can be 

 returned as in the overhead cast. The line can thus 

 be extended by shooting, which is one of the advan- 

 tages of this method of casting. 



When making this cast for the first time, a moderate 

 length of line should be essayed by the fisherman, and 

 in the backward and downward sweep of the rod its 

 path should be regulated by the surrounding circum- 

 stances. The line following the rod point will make a 

 more or less extended curve behind him, and following 

 the forward motion of the tip of the rod forward, the 

 fly will land in the place desired. The fly may or may 

 not in this cast pass behind the fisherman, its path 

 depending on the length of the backward loop (see 

 Plate XXXVIII.). In making this cast, the speed of the 



