THE ART OF CASTING 



fortably reach; though in distance casting rod 

 and arm are carried back more to the side of 

 and away from the body, as pictured. Also 



Position of arm and hand at 

 beginning of a long over- 

 head cast 



in making long casts, the body bends backward, 

 the weight being on the right foot, which is 

 behind. (In tournament fly -casting the right 

 foot is advanced, for a right-handed caster, and 

 as the body sways in making the back-cast the 

 toe is raised but the heel remains planted.) In 

 tournament work 

 some raise the 

 left foot from the 

 ground and have 



the left hand ex- ^ 



tended and raised, 



like a shotput- At end of over head cast. Note reel position 



ter's. The for- 

 ward-cast is started with a smooth, deliberate, 

 half-pushing motion that should be steadily ac- 



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