TOURNAMENT FLY-CASIING 141 



tops are an abomination. The other guides 

 should be snake pattern and a little larger than 

 those of the fishing rod. Bronzed steel guides 

 are best. 



In casting with the heavy rod, hold the butt 

 against the muscles of the forearm, thumb ex- 

 tended along the grasp, wrist absolutely rigid. 

 (Fig. 31.). Cast just as you would if the grasp 

 were lashed to your hand and arm. The only 

 hinges are at the elbow and shoulder. 



You lift the line with the whole arm; you 

 stop the rod with rigid arm and wrist, keeping 

 the butt against the forearm. This is a difficult 

 thing to master, but it can and must be done. 

 I find it a help to use a soft rubber buttcap, 

 which prevents the butt from slipping off the 

 forearm in lifting the line. I use one of the 

 caps made for bait rods, but trim it down until 

 it is the same diameter as the handgrasp. 



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