Charlie Reading explains how to avoid the Tailing Loop in your fly cast.

Charlie Reading explains how to avoid the dreaded "Tailing Loop" while fly casting.

[@marmington]

I watch a lot of youtube tutorial videos and I have to say that these 3 minutes were probably the most helpful out of anything I've watched. Thanks for your time to make this!!

[@matswesen2713]

Couldn't agree more!

[@adamredden2007]

Very much so

[@johnpettitt6513]

Same here.

[@ReelAnglerReviews]

As a brand new angler my buddy and myself stopped into his shop. He was testing out rod and just like this video we were amazed at his casting. Charlie is like a Jedi master of fly casting.

[@gregkosinski2303]

I’m a simple man. When Charlie Redding talk, I listen.

[@teddytheodoris6778]

I agree

[@cachi-7878]

Finally! A video which shows the REAL reason for throwing railing loops. I’ve watched many videos of experts pointing out different casting flaws, tailing loops being one of them and this is really THE cause for me throwing them. You’ll hear about short strokes and concave tip travel path but that is not what most people throwing tailing loops do. Thank you! One problem with your video- Place the camera on your left side so we can all see what your casting arm is doing! You’re blocking the view!

[@davidclements7696]

Charlie is a wealth of fly fishing knowledge. Stop by his store near lebanon, MO.

[@seribas]

Had to rewind to see that roll cast again, man that was clean. Good stuff all around

[@berndziesche9770]

From all poor YT tailing loop videos this is a better one. It doesn't cover all causes for tailing issues but it at least covers one main cause in a proper way.

[@719angler]

This guy is very knowledgeable on casting. Great videos 💯

[@kennyv.7247]

Amen! I can cast up a storm in my front yard, double hauling til my hearts content. On the water......my double dropper is tangled every other cast, and the fear of that leads me to over complicate my motion and it's all downhill from there. Can't wait to try this

[@persjogren9002]

best video ever on tailing loop

[@johnwilson6779]

Lot of knowledge right there.

[@gregsage1605]

Yay! I just learned something!

[@bobdickson188]

Shame you didn't stand the other side of the camera when you were demonstrating what causes the tailing loop - the viewer cannot see your casting arm because it is obscured by your body.

[@jamesa3903]

so I deal with throwing tailing loops when I get into distance, basically you're stating as long as you follow through with the elbow, forearm then wrist ( keeping the wrist locked through out the stroke) with the wrist essentially a late rotation. making sure I'm getting this right.

[@gmstuart1]

James A this guy is a great caster first off. I wouldn't worry so much about body parts. Sure, early wrist rotation is a huge contributor to tailing loops. I'm not sure that's a term that simplifies it. In your distance casting make sure you're not creeping forward before all that line unrolls behind you (effectively reducing your casting arc - so you now don't have enough arc to cast so much line and maintain a straight line path). This results in that home run push because you're like ohhh damn I better smack this sucker to throw all that line now. I'd concentrate on the timing and your stop....and cast with way less power than you are using currently. You can cast 75-85' with very little power. Dayle Mazzarella has some excellent videos on distance casting practice drills here on KZbin. Lots of info, but feel free to ask questions or send me a video. Tight loops and line speed make distance casts! If you send a video there is a great app called Hudl Technique that does slow motion. Hope you're already casting a mile though!

[@Jesse-cy7ws]

So helpful! Thank you

[@IsleofWightBushcraft]

Hat is a great bit of insight, appreciTe the tip. Now I know why I occasionally get those loops.

[@goneyellow]

Great stuff. You make it look sooo easy. Thanks.

[@laurieharper1526]

Just found this. Excellent. Thanks

[@DAVIDDAMIENR]

THANK YOU

[@kmnconnor]

Thank you !

[@ggnat]

Brilliant !

[@manuelgreenland9403]

Awesome

[@rustyduck4034]

brilliant

[@sergiohanda479]

Great explanation! What fly line use? Tks!

[@markterry1678]

Nail on the head 👍

[@andrewthomas405]

Obi one

[@pomegranatepip2482]

Great camera position…….not.

[@gardenerfisher7694]

Having a left handed caster filmed from the right hand side means that I could see nothing. All I got was a very self satisfied man showing off.

[@thepimpernel6971]

lefties are smarter you have no idea what they are creating.

[@risajajr]

Pity that's your take. Charlie isn't showing off. He's teaching and you would do well to listen. Check out the many other comments here thanking him for the info. So clearly he's conveying something others found useful, so maybe this is more a you problem. Anyhow, to quote Charlie from the above video: "Don't snap your wrist when you start your forward cast." Also, "If you hold your wrist firm and move your forearm [to start your forward cast, which he demonstrated while saying this], you will not throw a tailing loop." Finally, "If you use your wrist at all [in the forward cast], use it at the end of your casting stroke."

[@user-wb1cx5fx6n]

He is throwing too heavy of a line. My daughter can cast perfectly with that set up. Absolutely zero precision.