11 Steps To The Basic Flycast- Cast Execution

Step # 8/ Pickup                             11 Steps To The Basic Flycast 1 Stance 2 3 Rod Lengths 3 Grip 4 Line On Finger 5 Elbow Set 6 Wrist In Line 7 Address 8 PickUp 9 Backcast 10 Forward Cast 11 LetDown

Pickup:  This is the first movement in the backcast stage of the basic cast.  It is a slow, deliberate lifting of the rod tip as it rotates upward using the elbow as the foundation. 

It covers a range of 90°.  There is no use of the wrist during this phase.  It starts slowly and increases in speed as the rod tip is raised in a “stiffarm” manner.

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