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luding the Double Haul. There are many different over-head casts and many different theories and ideas as to which is the best and most correct way of doing things. The following is my current opinion on what is technically best practice. As I fish the Tongariro a lot, distance is a factor. I believe that the best cast is pretty much achieved by standing with your feet close together pointed in the direction that you want the flies to go (a lot of people will disagree with this but never mind).
Your casting hand should move in a straight line past your shoulder with you your elbow bending in, brushing your side almost and then extending (basically). What works for me is a stiff-ish wrist with the thumb on the top of the rod butt pointing down the line of the rod to the tip (I do have a bit of wrist movement - particularly with shorter casts).
To get the correct arm motion, imagine throwing a ball. The problem with turning your feet around and placing your left foot further forward if you are a right hander is that casting general requires false casting. That is, the rod tip both forward and backwards and I believe that the best way to achieve equality in both directions is to line up straight forward. A trick to get used to the ideal motion is to stand with your casting shoulder against a wall staring down the line of the wall. Imagine a line running parallel to the floor that is at shoulder height.
Move your hand back and forwards along this line fully extending your arm in both directions with your thump acting as pointer. For shorter casts the same applies accept use shorter arm movements i.e. don't fully extend. Many people will disagree with this, and you may find a better way yourself, but keeping everything moving in a straight line definitely results in better tracking, tighter loops and hence better casting.
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