Five Essential Casting Skills
Start out with learning Fly Casting Basics
The Five Casting Essentials
for Single Hand Rods*
Originally developed by Bill & Jay Gammels
Adopted by Fly Fishers International
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Introductory Video
1. There can't be ANY slack line during the casting stroke.
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2. There MUST BE a stop and a pause at the end of each stroke.
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3. The Casting Arc MUST vary with the amount of line beyond the rod tip.
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4. Application of power MUST OCCUR in the proper amount, at the proper
place, in the casting stroke.
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5. During the casting stroke, the rod tip MUST travel in a straight line path
(SLP).
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* Single Hand rod users using Spey casting techniques DO NOT adhere to a "Stop and a Pause" (#2 above), to achieve successful casts. Spey casting techniques use both airbourne and waterborne anchors in conjunction with dynamic "D" loops to load the rod. Learn more about Two-Handed Spey casting.
