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Fly Anglers should be watching their Back Cast
Capt. Joel Dickey understands the importance of watching the backcast.
Gink & Gasoline
No fly angler should ever feel ashamed to watch his/her back cast when trout fishing.
In fact, if you make a habit of consistently watching your back cast, you’ll become a much better fly caster overtime and catch a good deal more fish when you’re on the water. Just because Brad Pitt in the movie, A River Runs Through It, didn’t watch his back cast in most of the fly fishing scenes throughout the film, doesn’t mean fly anglers should follow his lead. The best fly casters in the world watch their back cast when presentations call for it. They might not do it all of the time, but they sure as heck don’t think twice about doing so, when a specific presentation calls for it.
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