DIRECTION FOR CASTING. 



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new direction will therefore be due to the movement of the body 

 towards the spot at which the fly has to alight. 



We will suppose you have just cast your fly in the 

 direction C (Diagram 5) and you see a rise at D, about 



Ttnat position of fly 



c .'-' 



iiia I posiTion of fly 



DIAGRAM 6. (IN ELEVATION.) 



The lettering the same as before. The rod is now seen from the side view, the 

 spectator being slightly above the level of the top of rod, the rod being shown at B R 

 immediately after the back cast has been made and as the body at B turns towards D. 

 B, the pivot of rod. 

 B R, B r, B r, B F, being the rod. 

 r b, r b, r b, r b, E b. the line curling in sympathy with the movement of the 



tip of the rod along R r r r to E. 

 E F D, plane of forward cast to D. 

 F b, F b, etc., line travelling forward. 



45 degrees to the right ; you naturally wish to cast your 

 fly there at once. In after years, when you can handle 

 your rod as well as a stock driver does his stock whip, you 

 may at your pleasure vary your methods of casting your 

 fly in any new direction, but for the present you will be 

 well advised to adopt the following plan.* 



