Fly Casting Tips - Adjusting your stroke length for longer casts

Casting various lengths of line with a flyrod requires a varying stroke length for maximum efficiency. In this fly casting tutorial, learn how to make longer casts by increasing the path of your rod tip along a straight line path.
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[@kevinjtoner]

Great instruction. I like watching your older videos as well……. Thank you Chris!!! 👍🤣

[@Joe-dz7kj]

Thank you. This helped me🙏

[@fishduckdog]

Winter here in Minnesota yet, but nice to go through your videos on fly casting. Gets me charged up for the upcoming season! Thanks for sharing this info!

[@claudiovargasmd.4861]

Extraordinary video. Thanks.🇨🇱

[@lars9841]

Thanks, this helps. Greatings from norway

[@CaptChrisMyers]

Glad it helped!

[@tonygruber]

Great set of videos Capt. Myers. How about some tips on holding more fly line in the air to make longer casts. And as a follow up, for us saltwater casters chasing in shore species, what would you say is the farthest distance that we should be proficient making?

[@CaptChrisMyers]

Thanks. I recommend to clients they should be confident in casting 50ft with 2 back casts, 3 max. If that is a struggle, that tells me loop shape is not narrow and casting accurately and/or with wind will cause a problem. If that is easy, than longer casts will not be an issue. Many of the fish I cast at are less than 50ft away, speed and accuracy are king - I have some tips on that in this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aae1Y2qZqttoaq8

[@aaronhiggs]

When you adjust your cast length, would that , by proxy , mean that you would make your haul longer?

[@CaptChrisMyers]

A longer stroke does not necessitate a longer haul but it does allow you to make one, if needed. I would say my haul generally increases with the amount of line I am casting.