The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fishing Basics by Mike Toth

Author:Mike Toth
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: DK Publishing

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School Notes

When practicing in a yard or park, it helps to put out an actual target. Start with a large one—at least 3 feet in diameter—and cast from 20 feet away. You can lay out some newspaper or cardboard and hold it down with rocks. When you start hitting that consistently, increase your distance from and reduce the size of your target.

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Casting Ills Cured

If you’re practicing your fly casting and can’t seem to get over one particular problem, the cause is often easily corrected:

If your line doesn’t lay out straight in front ofyou, you’re probably not putting enough power into your forward cast. Be forceful (but not overly so) with that last forward stroke.

If you’re not getting enough distance, you maybe rushing your false casts, particularly your last back cast. Make sure the line straightens out in the air behind you before bringing it forward.

If the line falls in front of you in heaps orcurves, you are either rushing your back cast as noted above, or aiming your false casts too low. Cast high, above the target, and let the line fall to the water.

If the line is hitting the water behind you on your back cast, you’re dropping the rod back too far. Don’t go past 1 or 2 o’clock on the back cast.

If the line splashes into the water in front of you, you’re dropping the rod too far in front of you. Don’t go past 10 or 11 o’clock on the forward cast.

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