| You might have, first, researched what the best | | | | until you've done it as many times as you possibly |
| fishing place was, then you experimented to see | | | | can. |
| which of several lures would be the best, and | | | | Strip it back in, then go back to the ready position |
| finally you've made certain that someone has | | | | again as easily as you can. When you cast, |
| gone to the store to buy some beer. What would | | | | imagine that a fish is swimming in the place you're |
| make your only fly-fishing trip more successful? | | | | casting to. Also try casting to thirty to fifty foot |
| Well, you need to learn, better, how to cast your | | | | distances. Do this many times, figuring that it's the |
| fly rod. You need to exercise that arm. If you | | | | same amount of time as your trip would be. |
| don't take the appropriate amount of time to do | | | | Try practicing tossing long casts, but this time |
| that, then why even go? | | | | train from an all-set position. You need to develop |
| These are a few drills you might try that might | | | | the kind of skill you'd need if you were really |
| make the difference. Do you want this to just be | | | | fishing. You should try and simulate the boating |
| a nice get-away, or do you want to have a | | | | experience as well as you can. Set up a hula hoop |
| rewarding fishing experience? | | | | behind you which will act as the cockpit. |
| Recreational anglers oftentimes practice casting | | | | If you keep repeating good casts, your form is |
| for distance, if they cast 40 to 50 feet, that | | | | crucial. You must develop a good approach. The |
| might prove to be more helpful to them than if | | | | more that you practice, the more it'll be like |
| they were to cast 150 feet. If you think you'll be | | | | second nature. This way you'll maximize all that |
| needing a certain type of fly when you go fishing, | | | | you'll be able to do on your trip. Practice your |
| that's the lure that you should use when you | | | | form, minimizing false casts and increasing the |
| experiment with casting. Strip the line off the reel, | | | | speed and shooting accuracy. If you improve the |
| and then see how fast you can possibly re-strip it; | | | | strength in your wrists and forearms, you're |
| continue doing that. Position your cast so that you | | | | approach will improve. Do wrist rolls or curls with |
| set an imaginary goal of 50 to 60 feet, then keep | | | | weights which are light to develop the muscles in |
| training for that distance, casting at a target. | | | | your wrists. Squeeze a ball many times a day, a |
| When you get to the point that you can strike | | | | few times a week. You can even do that when |
| the target, strip it in, then back off into a position | | | | you're at work. |
| where you're ready for the next cast. | | | | You've taken a long time to plan your fishing trip, |
| Once you've done that, try casting at two | | | | so you should also take the time to practice your |
| objects. From the start position, cast off to a | | | | drills. If you do that, then you'll find out that your |
| position fifty feet away with an 11:00 placement. | | | | trip will be the most it could be. You'll catch more |
| Deliver the cast, and then try again going seventy | | | | fish, and you'll have improved your casting skills. |
| feet at a 9:00 placement. Try this again and again, | | | | |