Welcome to another installment of “Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor,” in which we answer readers’ questions about their biggest fly-casting problems. Reader Larry asked for help with this:
Sometimes my fly hits the rod on the forward or backcast. How can I avoid that?
In this lesson, I’ll explain why a smooth acceleration is so important to a proper casting motion. If you start a forward or backcast slowly and then speed up too fast—or even worse, “flick” the rod tip—your line and fly can intersect with the path of your rod. There are three possible bad outcomes of this situation: 1. your cast collapses entirely, 2. you create a nasty line tangle that keeps you from fishing, or worst of all, 3. you nick or even break your rod altogether. Learning to apply smooth acceleration will save you time and money, and it will make you a better angler.
Other installments:
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor I: Casting Heavy Flies in the Wind
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor II: Roll-Casting for Accuracy & Distance
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor III: Casting in the Wind
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor IV: Casting Accuracy
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor V: The Curve Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor VI: Casting Angles
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor VII: How to Double Haul
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor VIII: Fixing Tailing Loops
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor IX: How to Make Delicate Presentations
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor X: The Steeple Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XI: How to Avoid Hitting Your Rod with Your Fly
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XII: Don’t be a Creep
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XIII: Parachute and Pile Casts
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XIV: How to Make a Reach Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XV: How to Make a Tuck Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XVI: How to Make an Aerial Mend
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XVII: How to Make Roll and Switch Casts with a Two-Handed Rod
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XVIII: The Basic Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XIX: The Bow & Arrow Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XIX: The Basic Cast
Ask a Fly-Fishing Instructor XX: The “Ready Position” and Fishing from a Boat
Thanks for the videos.
I was wondering what tips and or tricks you have for keeping your heavy streamer from hitting your rod… I know that you don’t want tungten or lead eyes smashing into your rod… How can we avoid that?
Also, your casting stroke in the video looks closer to 90 degrees than 45. Just FYI.
Casting stroke or casting arc? Nice to hear someone NOT talking about clocks. Nice one Pete
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