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[Paul Arden]

Hi Reinhard,

Welcome to the Board

Cheers, Paul

[Dangermouse]

Hi everyone
I cut my fly fishing teeth on the Stillwaters of Lancashire Uk
Then in 2001 I moved to the USA
Unfortunately fishing took a back seat with getting settled, new family etc
Then the lockdowns started, perfect time to get away from everyone and go fishing.
I've been fishing with bait and spinning gear for the last couple is seasons, but it's not really my thing ( can't sit still long enough lol )
So I got my sister back in the UK to ship my old custom made fly fishing rod to me ( can't believe it was still there )
I've been working on getting my casting going again over the winter but I seem to have developed a fault. Almost every cast lands with the last 6 feet or so bent at a 90° angle to the left. Any suggestions would be appreciated

[George C]

Welcome Dangermouse.
Plenty of guys here who will help you.
I’m the least qualified to do so.
You may do better to ask your question on the beginners or flycasting forum, however.
In the mean time reviewing some of the threads on tracking should help.
Finishing with your arm across your body could cause what you describe.

George

[Paul Arden]

Hi Dangermouse! Every episode finished with a bomb!! So do most SL videos

Tracking (with targets) is your most likely cause although it could be as George suggests (tip path, also tracking). I’ll draw some art…

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Welcome to the Board!

Cheers, Paul

[Dangermouse]

I think your right Paul
When I try casting with the tip path directly over head rod hand hitting the shoulder the bend doesn't happen as much. But when I lean the rod out to the side a little ( my comfortable position) it is back

[Paul Arden]

It’s still possible to track straight off a tilted casting plane, DM. A good exercise is to false cast staring at the vertical and then tilting by 30 degrees, 60 and 90. And then repeating cross-shoulder.

But anyway it’s targets (back/front alignment). It’s very common indeed! You can also do this:

Cheers, Paul