The Roll Cast - How To Master The Roll Cast - Fly Fishing Fly Casting

[@1Bents]

Superb cinematography. Best casting how-to video series I've seen! Please keep them coming.

[@epicflyfish]

Cheers! - lots more coming in 2015 ;-)

[@RandomTXDude210]

Gotta love instructional videos that just get to the point. No attempts at humor, no minute long production company introductions with brash music and cheap graphics, just right to the point. Certainly helps that the point is quality instructional information, and for that I thank you.

[@epicflyfish]

Thank you!

[@RandomTXDude210]

Bumcast I should be thanking you. Either way, keep up the good work. Have a feeling my nephews skill with the fly rod is about to get very good once I send him to your channel.

[@euphoniumguy5smith]

This is by far the most well-made video on roll casting. The editing is great and the animations are extremely helpful. Great job!

[@epicflyfish]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chuckHart70]

I thought I could roll cast reasonably well. Uhh no. Thank you for giving me something to practice when the bite is off! Excellent sir!

[@paddletrucker]

I wish I could cast so effortlessly! Really nice. I'll be purchasing this, for sure. It looks like exactly the casting technique I need to strive for to fish the places I love. I'm primarily a bass fisherman, and this looks as if it would be great for the cover and closed in places I fish. Thank you for the great video. I hope, as a beginning fly caster, to be able to cast like this one day.

[@donovanb9020]

Today was the first time I've really needed to roll cast in a long time (wind and terrain conditions totally negated all my other casts.) Scored a fish but, it was definitely a humbling experience as I fumbled around a bit before enough rust came off for me to achieve some form of accuracy and decent presentation lol. So now, I'm back here on this excellent instructional video that helped me get started in fly fishing last year.

[@epicflyfish]

Great!

[@deaconjones10]

Mr. McNeil, I praise you for these beautiful and instructive videos. Your clear, instructive graphics are only surpassed by the sheer beauty and artistry of your casting. You have brought pleasure to this unemployed viewer. I hope to be employed soon in order to be in a position to purchase your fine dvds. Thank you.

[@epicflyfish]

D Jones Thank you!

[@charlescoats7425]

Fantastic explaination with very good visuals. Thank you for your quality video and clear and organized instructions.

[@epicflyfish]

You are very welcome - gladd you enjoyed it!

[@wyattcollins957]

This is a great video. I can't wait to practice this. Since I fly fish for largemouth bass, I find my self fishing a lot of spots on ponds with trees behind me rather than in streams. Most of my casting techniques are things I made up, but after hearing enough about the roll cast i finally decided to check it out and it looks very useful.

[@epicflyfish]

Super - Thank you!

[@Vadim_Kovalchuk]

This video is very timely for me! thanks from Siberia

[@epicflyfish]

You're so welcome!

[@The-nn6kr]

Great video, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge! i cant quite get over how smoothly you get the line to turn over!

[@epicflyfish]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@chewnupandspitout]

i agree with D Jones , yourvideos are clear , and straight to the point . thank you for the inspiration ! Time to practice !

[@CraigMounsey]

Great videography mate, watching a good roll cast in slo-mo never gets old. I fish the Tongariro a fair bit and roll casting is a life saver. I subscribed and look forward to exploring your other videos. cheers, Craig

[@epicflyfish]

Great to hear - Thank you!

[@art9660]

Your videos are the best on youtube in the subjects you cover. Thanksl.

[@andreacapecchi2609]

Nice video. May I ask which rod and line did you use?

[@tallaganda83]

Great videos, looks so graceful, I just bought a fly rod yesterday and I'm going to take her down the river to have a bit of a practice today, my issue is not so much with the cast itself, but what is going on will all that extra line and so forth?, how much line should I pull off, should I have the drag loose, and how much line should I start with hanging out the end of the rod? This is beginners stuff I know but I cant find much info on it, these videos are the best I have found on casting though, If I could get half as good as you I would be happy.

[@corpeedo]

Great video all round! cheers. One big question though and I don't think it's covered here.. With the Roll cast, all steps are covered, except the very first step, and that's how to get the line out in front of you first. Everytime this is demonstrated in this video, the line is already re-loaded out in front. Could you please explain or show how this is done? Cheers

[@epicflyfish]

Just roll in out a couple of times

[@redrooster4894]

Great camera angles! Very helpful.

[@epicflyfish]

Thank you!

[@joeymeraz]

great video. inspired me to fly fish again. straight forward explanations. stunning visuals. great job

[@epicflyfish]

Great to hear - Thank you!

[@ronaldpatrick4151]

Totally agree with earlier comments. I've seen lots of videos as I am trying to get competent - this video will go much further in getting me to move forward. The next video needs to be how to land that fish once the graceful cast has attracted it.

[@epicflyfish]

Thank you!

[@873grip]

Great video. You make it look so easy.

[@jamesjames1847]

Antipodean fly fishing commentaries are a sweet antidote to the hoards of American commentaries in which someone who can barely cast a fly feels the need to educate us with the benefit of their inexperience. Nice explanations!

[@epicflyfish]

haha - cheers!

[@davidgregg6703]

Looks a nice casting rod and line ur using

[@waynejeffress]

What part does a specific type (slow, medium fast etc.) rod play in roll casting...which is best. Also, is there a line that is better suited to roll casting than others. Thanks for a great video and instruction.

[@starnberg123]

well done, good clear explanation and technique...I'm off to give it a go!

[@MrCk1234567890]

What a beautiful piece of water to fish on

[@epicflyfish]

It really is!

[@JackinTheWoods]

Excellent and informative video, thanks

[@mikeround5159]

Hi, You certainly inspire enthusiasm in your audience.In the sequence you show when you cast on grass, what are you using for a rod and line. Thanks for a great demonstration.

[@AffluentStudio]

roll cast the way to go, J.

[@Kevinob]

Wow, amazing casts! What is the rod and fly line that you are using please? Thank you!

[@epicflyfish]

It makes no difference - just learn to cast well and you can cast anything

[@fairviewhomestead]

Are you using a shooting/mini skaggit head in this video? I can't seem to perfect the D loop. I just bought SA Magnum line and it performs way better than my stock line, but the OPST Skaggit system looks appealing. Thanks for the great content! Cheers!

[@epicflyfish]

No - just a standard forward fly line

[@chaos3318]

I'm looking into buying a lighter set up for LM/Peacock bass as well as smallish redfish. Do you think the sage vantage in a 5# would be a good rod for this? And how does the vantage compare to the sage salt(which I absolutely love)? P.S Love this video series! Greatly improved my cast!!

[@almsmine8205]

Wonderful instruction. Thanks.

[@epicflyfish]

thank you!

[@epicflyfish]

That's very generous of you - thank you :)

[@bonefish27]

Can you effectively roll cast with a 7 foot rod. The reason I ask, is because I'm looking to purchase a 7-8 foot rod for streams that are densely covered. With that said, is it null to purchase a rod of that length when you can roll cast with a 9 foot rod? Hope that makes sense.

[@serapheum]

What rod and line are you using. that is the smoothest casts I have seen!

[@epicflyfish]

It makes no difference - just learn to cast well and you can cast anything

[@TysterS]

Excellent lesson... Thank You!

[@krikauflyfishing]

In terms of rods action or stiffness, is there a better suited rod for roll and spey cast than others?

[@GreatCoveAdventures]

Well done and very instructive. Thanks!

[@epicflyfish]

Great Cove Adventures Thanks - glad you liked it!

[@UrienRheged]

Must try and master that, it looks so easy ... lol

[@BlooMagooTV]

Great video...inspired me to go out and practice!

[@jkgkjgkijk]

where is this water?...that is a beautiful run you are fishing.

[@jaimevendrell7912]

Hi !!!!!!!!!!!! Wonderfull videos. I´ve enjoyed them a lot. Do you have some video teaching snake roll for one hand rod? Thanks Jaime from Argentina

[@epicflyfish]

Hi Jamie, we don't yet have clips of Spey casts for the single hander, but intend doing this in the future - stay tuned!

[@mikehuntsmels9680]

this is really neat, i cant wait for the snow to melt. i till fish in the winter and ill try it but winter fishing isnt that great

[@epicflyfish]

Thank you!

[@803brando]

ive noticed a slight haul with that control hand. i could never get a roll cast right until i put a double haul on it.

[@ricomx29]

hello, great video, can you tell us what line you are using ?

[@epicflyfish]

A long belly Expert Distance Instructors line from Scientific Anglers. Probably not the easiest line to use for most, but long belly lines and DT's do tend to roll cast well.

[@c.ascott729]

whats the ideal rod length for the roll cast , i have an 8 footer with a 5 pound line weight and i just cant seem to get the cast down like i want

[@Redshark0001]

That's very usefull , with those skills i can do a better fishing performance! thank you for the tips.

[@epicflyfish]

Happy to help!

[@chinnichinn75]

The line used looks a lot thicker then what I'm using. I'm struggling to get any distance on my fly, would this help? I believe my line is wf7f. Any tips would be much appreciated!!

[@epicflyfish]

Buy our fly casting DVD is our advice! swiftflyfishing.com

[@davec5682]

Excellent video. Cheers!

[@epicflyfish]

Thank you!

[@harleyjune1233]

does anything in execution change when using a 9 wt rod and weighted streamer?

[@epicflyfish]

Fundamentally - no

[@spearfisherman308]

So the direction of my cast has to be parallel to the line in the water correct?

[@epicflyfish]

spearfisherman308 - correct

[@oscarmarioni2755]

Can this all be done with a fast action rod

[@epicflyfish]

Of course yes - that is a fairly fast rod, Much easier with a fuller flexing slow rod however. Our FastGlass is best for this swiftflyfishing.com/collections/custom_fly_rods

[@po0rguy87]

Great videos!

[@epicflyfish]

Thanks!

[@ColliervilleDentist]

So how do you change directions? A false cast?

[@epicflyfish]

Sure

[@epicflyfish]

Yes, you can roll cast with almost any length rod. The principles are all the same.

[@josheverett1239]

Will a WF fly line be fine for doing roll casts?

[@epicflyfish]

Josh Everett yes

[@nedi1986]

Great work! Thank you!

[@epicflyfish]

You are very Welcome!

[@epicflyfish]

Correct

[@11jt2007]

Amazing loops

[@epicflyfish]

Thank you!

[@troutmc1000]

Does the quality off the line make a difference

[@epicflyfish]

Yes, I suppose so.

[@troutmc1000]

U make it look so easy

[@epicflyfish]

Practice Patrick - just lots of time spent doing it

[@troutmc1000]

Thanks for the replys 1 more question which floating line do u recommend for dry fly fishing

[@troutmc1000]

4 weight rod

[@thomazpasteriz9903]

Hola, me podrías decir que marca es la línea mm

[@epicflyfish]

thanks!

[@Thearkangels1]

How long was your leader you were using?

[@epicflyfish]

9ft

[@TsedenishSarangerel]

What is your fly rod and fly line?

[@epicflyfish]

It makes no difference - just learn to cast well and you can cast anything

[@USColt54]

When I roll cast everything comes out straight except for the leader. The leader is crumbled up together part of the time. REASON?

[@epicflyfish]

+USColt54 Difficult to tell without seeing it, but it most likely that you are either throwing quite a large loop - and /or your loop trajectory is quite high. Don't aim to the loop up, try to roll it out parallel to the water

[@EclipseStar]

+USColt54 If it's not a technique problem, maybe not the right size leader?

[@ernestpena5391]

its so hard but I can make a very log cast but I can't roll cast and i broke my rod with this technique.pls help.

[@starnberg123]

what rod and line are you using here...

[@Agimaou]

excellent video, amazing casting skills I looked down to see if someone asked about the bright yellow part of your line, but nobody did… what's that? Are you coloring it yourself? Thanks >

[@Theyrun]

Great information

[@levievans2160]

Maybe if I actually knew how to cast like this, I would actually catch a fish on the fly!! (still haven't lol) & thanks for the video, very well shot..

[@JoseGarcia-yj4qw]

beautifull!!

[@epicflyfish]

Thank you!!

[@Stewart1Productions]

Very nice.

[@epicflyfish]

Thank you!

[@Relaxingstream]

love it

[@epicflyfish]

Thanks!

[@rbdavisphoto]

I HAVE A PROBLEM! I have a very good Std Overhead cast or even side armed cast. A good snake roll, a sorry Snap T...The Roll cast escapes me completely. From a bank, I can create a good D-Loop, begin the cast with the reel 14-16" from my ear, forward and out with a good Tap at the end and no matter what I do, my line goes 20 feet up 20 feet out, with the bulk of the line in a neat pile. Haul/No haul- 1 O-Clock to 11, 10, 9..doesn't matter. The results are the same. Every time I do not get a level cast, it's mostly up in a huge loop. It's better side armed, fixed line but cannot get a haul to work. -and there are no Experts in 100 miles of me except Carter Nelson who is impossible to get hold of.

[@epicflyfish]

Watch the video...

[@hellomynameiskyle8129]

Where are u in this video

[@epicflyfish]

I am the one in the river...

[@epicflyfish]

Pleasure!

[@epicflyfish]

Great stuff - go practice!

[@kundetjenesten]

The biggest problem with the roll cast is it takes a special or expensive kind of rod. An overhead cast can be done with any rod, but a roll cast demands alot more of the rod. For years I thought my technique was useless, and then this year I spent some spare money on a premium rod recommended by my local dealer, and suddenly the roll cast worked, and not only worked; it cast far as f*ck!

[@epicflyfish]

swiftflyfishing.com/collections/custom_fly_rods

[@epicflyfish]

This is a 6# long belly instructors line from S.A

[@กล้วยทอด-ส6ฃ]

Miranda

[@napper1496]

Oh god,i just came,watching that lol

[@epicflyfish]

6# long belly.