ORVIS - Fly Casting Lessons - Adding Distance To Your Cast

There are a few small changes to your casting stroke and your rod motion that can greatly increase the distance you can cast. It's not all about power when trying to cast a longer distance. So hold back on really trying to power your fly rod, and watch as Peter Kutzer explains how to get the most out of your cast.
It's important that you keep your fly rod tip moving in a straight line along both planes and that you lengthen your casting stroke as you add line.
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[@terryc9685]

Pete, I tell my son to think about painting the ceiling, don't let the brush ( tip of rod ) come off the ceiling. Keeps him in a straight line. Also makes him a better painter :)

[@Autofac]

Thanks so much for these, these are all really great tutorials I am sure for any fly fisherman, but especially for someone like me who is just beginning.

[@HappyHookers-bh3rs]

I wish I knew someone who has this much fly casting knowledge, so they could come over and show me what I'm doing wrong. I have no problem getting to about 30 feet of distance. Any time I try to go any further than that, my line just ends up falling about 15 feet in front of me, in a big ol pile of tangled bird's nest.

[@randallwiggins2798]

Most fish caught 50 feet but I have some 35 feet

[@tuloko16]

That might he the problem, that you are trying to trow further. By that i mean anticipating that last cast. Usually what i see is people breaking the wrist too much and reching back a bit too much on the back cast. That unloads the rod, and when you do that final forward cast, the rod feels “empty” compared to your other false casts. Try surprising yourself on the last cast. Don’t plan it like ok “3 false casts, then i’m letting go”. Just pick a random forward cast that feels good and let go, and see if it gets better. Also, record yourself casting. Not just one cast. Do 10-15 minutes casting. Just enough so you forget you are recording and look at it. And record from your casting side

[@riccigiambruno4661]

great and clear message

[@7686kelly]

Thanks Peter ,.... Great information

[@PurpleTwilightField]

Great!. I really waited for such a video. Thank you.

[@dazzyd1964]

excellent video - very informative, thank you:)

[@DB-qm4jx]

Excellent teacher!

[@douglasmackellar3875]

Uff that is a beautiful thing! That line roll out!

[@dburt1]

Thanks for getting to the points and telling us (and showing us) what we need to know without all the chatter of things we don't need to know. Interesting from beginning to end.

[@royjames8633]

Fantastic videos. Thank you :)

[@storem1000]

great information thank you

[@Msufutbal]

He makes it look so easy but I'm practicing

[@juanmarcelomorales6022]

Que lindo video

[@jillspitznass4031]

This dude's the best.

[@theevilempire6935]

Jill Spitznass you're the best 😉😛

[@alorr4uz]

OMG I have such issues with the double haul. For some reason the rhythm/technique lightbulb just has not gone off for me.

[@victormarcelle7614]

Also how should the feet be positioned when casting? Front leg at target and back leg forming an "L" and how far left or right of the centerline to the front foot?

[@chrisbajema8002]

Thanks and always appreciate it. Hey buddy, how about something for the guys who fish tight streams with coverage?? Thanks I appreciate anything you have. Want to leave my spinners altogether and I get frustrated with the tight short casts of cover from end of drift to false casts and the appropriate action needed next

[@slippinslidewayz]

chris bajema Check our the roll cast.

[@Detroit3Pistons]

Try to “Water Load” cast to start a new drift. There are videos that Pete does on them also.

[@victormarcelle7614]

So is the cast to remain at what arch position during the cast? Regardless of LH or RH if 12:00 is the top of your head to maximize a correct straight line should the rod be worked between 12:00 and 1:00 or 1:00 and 2:00?

[@robertbritt3129]

I start people only moving the rod back and forth 10 inches holding it strait up and down...so they can see the rod work to cast way further than they can by itself

[@fg87fgd]

Pete, my perception is you deviate (i.e. make the tip path a bit more horizontal) from your swing plane right after you start the back cast. Thanks for the video, though. TL

[@myronkelly4496]

On windy days it seems I always get tangled trying to make smaller loops

[@paulcarpenter8152]

I notice that you are hold some stripped line with your other hand, if you end up seeing this message, can you explain what exactly your doing there? Thank you

[@riccigiambruno4661]

about how much line do you want to be out

[@Boss-ub3ic]

Any body know what fly rod he is using

[@rbdavisphoto]

Greatest Tuts on line! I started out with a 5/6wt 9ft. We have large shell crackers, big crappie and Largemouth. Seemed like a good choice. Next will be a 4wt. 8-6ft! In literally a few days after finding the Orvis Tuts, Took 2 hours to get the double-Haul and shoot all put together, but I have a small Lake in my back yard and went from a measly 25' up to 90ft with minimal adjustments. Everyone finds their own style eventually that works without problems. Me, I can't turn my neck or body, so my casting probably looks a bit stiff but the rod and line is supple. It's all angular mechanics and lots of trial, identify and fix the errors. What I have trouble with is air resistant larger flies....Any suggestions?

[@S_man89]

Butch Davis heavier line will help launch the big flies.

[@rbdavisphoto]

is there a guideline to fly weight to line?

[@S_man89]

Butch Davis some, as the fly gets heavier it becomes difficult to cast/control so the heavier line helps to cast and control. I use an 8wt for all my fishing right now due to only having one rod/reel set up. as to a guideline I would look at it this way; what are you fishing for, and the size of the flies. that should help, I am by no means an expert just my experience.

[@rbdavisphoto]

I have a 3wt for Bream/Crappie, 6/7wt for general use and a 8/9wt for Largemouth Bass. Seems many times with a heavier fly like a #6 Sculpin even on the 8/9wt the leader will collapse at the end of the fly line (no turn over) although the Belgian cast seems to work better. It's got to be something at the end of the cast, like not lowering the tip enough? I'll work on it today if it's not too windy.

[@xtiansimon]

I’m a noob using 7’6” 3WT on small creeks and streams. Once in a while I want to cast to that ledge on the far bank. I don’t have a lot of room for a back cast here in the vegetation of upstate New York. What’s a tip for this setup?

[@acelilumelody4445]

Bow and arrow cast, or roll cast

[@tessiemessie567]

if you are really short and have short arms, and also I got a 6'6" fly rod at an estate sale, it's kinda old, do you have to put a lot of power in the front cast? ( I'm a newbie)

[@tessiemessie567]

also this rod is so old it doesn't say anything but the height on it, it's fiberglass too

[@hannahrpm]

Do you need to have that much line out? Or can you get the same distance without pulling out that much excess line?

[@ZeeChristoph]

More line is more weight to shoot the line further on the cast, so I imagine the more line, if you have the action or power to carry it out, means the more distance you could eventually get. But, if you lose control of the loop at all you lose power, so there's definitely balance for each person, I'd guess.

[@FashionBonBon]

i like your videos

[@richardclayton9622]

I'm a rookie at fly fishing. I'm not sure why but i can't figure out why every once in awhile i get hit with the fly in my back. what I'm i doing wrong?

[@rbdavisphoto]

I'm a rookie Fly Fisherman, but a Master Basser. . I'm guessing you made the same mistake I did and started from some Brit Tutorial where he had the rod perpendicular. Whap...right in the back of the head. (why you always wear a cap) The solution in 2 fold. hold your rod out 60degrees. Secondly, it sounds like you are creating a arc in your backcast . This makes the line loop toward your behind as you bring the line forward. A lot of these motions are used with a Bull Whip...it's a painful teacher.

[@richardclayton9622]

I love bass fishing. I'm no master. still trying to learn how to be a better basser. maybe you can tell me why I'm missing hook sets. even on texas rig with light weight

[@ZeeChristoph]

maybe try holding the rod out a little higher, or casting a bit more off to the side to get those loops a bit further away from you. Also, if you wait for the loop to fully unroll behind you before casting it forward, it might keep it from tangling or hitting turbulence, which might then cause it to tag ya.

[@ZeeChristoph]

Also, tighter motion, shorter stroke, not letting the rod tip get down on the back cast, will keep the loop going backwards and stay up in the air, instead of down behind you.

[@livelongandprosper70]

stick to the 10 and 2 oclock positions, dont go past it, and makesure your not twisting it like demoed here in this vid

[@Geeb69]

how

[@rdotrusty]

smith optics???:)

[@Boss-ub3ic]

I have no clue and I see it in all of hi videos

[@MegaSoach]

Dude I’ve been fly fishing on the flats in Hawaii for three years and I still suck at casting.

[@willemvanderlinde5835]

Massive distance man

[@shanegulliksen296]

What rod is that

[@orvis]

It's an 8wt blank made specifically for use in our fly fishing school.

[@shanegulliksen296]

ok Thank you

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[@livelongandprosper70]

shut up Idiot !

[@homebroneys7059]

okay well ill take two sweet cheeks!!!..wont buy it unless u give two give aways! thank you :)

[@jonathanmiller2152]

reel gets bunched up and tangled when casting can anyone tell me what im doing wrong?

[@joela.9237]

Is the spool spinning freely? or is it making that clicking sound when reeling?

[@008jim]

the music is nerve racking

[@cordelldarkling3190]

He doesn't address why he is pulling the line with his non casting hand

[@br3orbot]

It's called Double Hauling and he mentions it when building up to shooting the line. I'm guessing anyone asking about maximizing distance should already be familiar with the double haul.

[@fullstrutn]

it's called ''hauling'' it adds to the bend of the rod without adding speed or distance to your arm then when it straightens[rod] you get more distance

[@livelongandprosper70]

why is getting " stuck in the grass "?? surely he doesn't have a fly on when demonstrating ?

[@jameshendrickson8159]

I've found that pain is probably the most effective teacher, when you have horrible technique, I've found that the odd hook in your backside gives one an intense drive to not practice that technique. Lol! No really he probably didn't have a real fly tied on. The weight of the fly line and the leader alone is enough to load up the kinetic energy of the rod. Otherwise he probably would have mentioned that, I doubt that he would like to provide the examples of what not to do when practicing your technique. It was probably the loop at the end of the fly line that got snagged on a grass chute's root base. But I'm only a 4th rate beginner of flyfishing

[@mattv6063]

G G G G G God like...

[@judycoyote4375]

Fly fishing is the only way to fish rivers!!

[@albaniansk8er]

What kind of sorcery is this? 😂 I will have to stick to my spinning rods with weighted flys

[@dukevera4216]

27 fucking second into? CMON MANNNNN WTF

[@stanislavhetes5230]

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[@monicahartman8037]

You want distance? Check out Rick Hartman.

[@veji1634]

body language and voice of dane cook haha, but great guide