05-05-2009, 04:16 PM
Another possibility is what I call the lazy lift. For the backcast, the angler just lifts the rod.
The movement should be an accelerated lift. The classic description is the movement you make when driving a nail into the wall. For some reason, while everyone gets this right on the forward cast they blow it on the backcast.
When I'm teaching newbies I tell them to imagine a tall tower next to them at the 12 o'clock position. There's a princess held captive in a room at the top of that tower. To rescue her they have to, literally, throww the line straight up to her, and check the rod movement right then.
Try that and see if it doesn't help. More than likely your rod will drift back to the 1 or even 2 o'clock position. But that's ok so long as you check it hard, rather than just stop lifting.
It also helps, initially, to stand sideways and watch the line. Soon as it straightens out behind you start your forward cast.
Brook
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The movement should be an accelerated lift. The classic description is the movement you make when driving a nail into the wall. For some reason, while everyone gets this right on the forward cast they blow it on the backcast.
When I'm teaching newbies I tell them to imagine a tall tower next to them at the 12 o'clock position. There's a princess held captive in a room at the top of that tower. To rescue her they have to, literally, throww the line straight up to her, and check the rod movement right then.
Try that and see if it doesn't help. More than likely your rod will drift back to the 1 or even 2 o'clock position. But that's ok so long as you check it hard, rather than just stop lifting.
It also helps, initially, to stand sideways and watch the line. Soon as it straightens out behind you start your forward cast.
Brook
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