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Figure 10. The four trick casts (see also Figure 11) will put a strain on a bamboo rod and may set it. JOA is the catapult shot. Hold the lure with the left hand. Flex the rod tip back. With a bow-and-arrow release, shoot the lure through the opening in the brush. Time your release for the instant before the lure gets beyond the rod tip. The wave flip cast (10 B) is difficult and requires a fairly short rod, not over 7 feet. It can be your most productive cast in brush-lined water. Poke the rod through the bushes. Hold it in a horizontal plane. Point the rod at the target. With the lure close to the tip, cock the rod sharply down, then up, back down, and make a half-inch forward stab as you release. Although the butt of your rod remains almost stationary, the tip will make a 3-to-S foot arc, the greater the arc, the better your distance. Released at exactly the right instant, your lure will sail out 50 to 70 feet After you've become expert with the sand-filled finger tips, try a real set of lures of different types (removing the hooks, of course), because different lures act differently in the air. When you have mastered these, try casting them from a sitting position, then a kneeling one, then while standing on the chair. Finally, work with obstructions behind and around you, using the trick shots. 11A 11B
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