STREAMCRAFT 



Curve followed by rod-tip 

 in Spey cast 



following the curve shown, to B, when our line 

 will be off the water; then we depress it to C 

 again and raise it to D, by which time the fly 

 and a portion of the line 

 will be touching the water 

 almost at our feet; then 

 we switch the rod for- 

 ward sharply from D to 

 E, and the line follows 

 round in a curve, leaves 

 the water and rolls out 

 downstream in front of 

 us. The progress of the rod-point from A to D 

 must be steady and rather quick than slow; but 

 from D to E it can hardly be too quick." 



The loop or "grasshopper" cast is distinct 

 from the above, and often is unwittingly pro- 

 duced while casting a moderate length of line, 

 when the intent was to straighten out the line 

 in the air, in the forward-cast, before the flies 

 dropped. The cause of this is bringing the rod 

 too far forward in the forward-cast. It is inten- 

 tionally made use of in fishing when casting an 

 unusually long line, to cause the flies to alight 



Line extended in air above water and flies dropping wholly by gravity 

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