Casting Help ???

[shady0125]

Hi everyone.

My dad took me fishing last week and kept moaning at me because i was good at casting, i kept hitting behind me and not casting very far.
Can anyone help me get a further cast?

Thanks for your help

[Pross]

Don't put too much emphasis on the distance of your cast, it's far more important IMO to make sure you concentrate on a delicate presentation. The best way to improve your casting is to find a qualified instructor near you, reading these things in a book or online doesn't really help make it any easier but its more to do with timing than power. Don't forget that practice makes perfect so get out in a field or anywhere with enough space using an old fly with the hook snipped off and keep trying.

[ctwhitelaw]

Well shady ive only seen u flyfish once so
U were on a canal with a width of 4 metres
and you didnt need a far cast for that far

but if you need an instructor try owens dad he taugt me for a month
and im not worried about my casts that much he wont charge you either
well at least he didnt charge me

Craig

[Ron Clay]

The first thing you must do is get it into your head that you are NOT casting a fly. The fly is far too light to be cast in the way of say a lead or a spinner.

What you ARE casting is the line, the fly goes along for a ride. The line is a long elongated weight that must be set up by the back cast for the forward cast. You are not going to cast any distance until you can throw the line forward from a position behind you where the line is straight. The back cast is most important, without a good backcast, you cannot make a good forward cast.

But the only way to learn is with a professional instructor