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Casting the Fly Rod Trivia Quiz

Now that you have your fly rod, how do you use it? There is many ways to cast you fly rod to avoid snagging trees and bushes.

A multiple-choice quiz by cohocola44003. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
cohocola44003

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
148,190

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

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6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is it called when you keep the fly line in the air by casting? Hint

False casting

Line whipping

Air casting

Catching air

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Question 2 of 10

2. By lifting the rod tip high and slightly behind you, then snapping it forward and down, the fly line will unwind across the top of the water. What is this kind of casting called? Hint

Line looping

Roll cast

Power stroke

Tire cast

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Question 3 of 10

3. When the fly line is being picked up off the water and whizzing behind you loading the rod for your power stroke (forward cast), what is this part of the cast called? Hint

Back cast

Duck cast

Rear cast

Loading cast

4. When fishing fast moving water, you will still want your fly to float natural on the water (without drag). When you cast to a fish in current, you must keep adjusting the line by flipping the fly line up-stream to get a drag free float. What is this adjusting called? Hint

Adjusting

Anti-drag

Fixing

Mending

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Question 5 of 10

5. Once you cast your fly line out straight, just before the line settles on the water, you put your rod tip to the side (usually upstream), what is this casting called? Hint

Double haul

"J" cast

Reach cast

Drag cast

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Question 6 of 10

6. There is a large trout on the other side of a boulder in a river about 12 yards in front of you, and no way to get closer without spooking it. What cast should you use to fish for this trout? Hint

Curve cast

Reversed loop

Reach cast

Dabbling

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Question 7 of 10

7. When fishing a weighted fly, sometimes the leader will not straighten out. When a standard tapered leader will not do, what should you use to help turn over those heavy flies? Hint

Lighter flies

No leaders at all

Longer leaders

Compound leader

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Question 8 of 10

8. If a fly rod is made to use a 5-weight line, it could cast a 4 and 6 weight line too?

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the purpose of double hauling? Hint

Two flies at the end of your leader

False cast twice before the fly lands on the water

Pulling two boats at one time

Increasing line speed and tighter loops or wind control

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Question 10 of 10

10. Sometimes the fly must have drag on it to look right in the water. If you are fishing a minnow pattern, you would want it to look alive. What do you do to the fly line to make minnow patterns seem real? Hint

Mending

Figure eights

Dead drift

Stripping

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is it called when you keep the fly line in the air by casting?

Answer: False casting

This is used to keep from spooking a fish, the fly is kept aloft until enough line has been let out and the fly could be dropped gently on target.

2. By lifting the rod tip high and slightly behind you, then snapping it forward and down, the fly line will unwind across the top of the water. What is this kind of casting called?

Answer: Roll cast

Roll casting works well when there are overhead branches in front of you or power lines running across a river. The line will "Roll" (when done right) across the top of the water in a nice arc, extending to the full length of the line in one smooth motion.

3. When the fly line is being picked up off the water and whizzing behind you loading the rod for your power stroke (forward cast), what is this part of the cast called?

Answer: Back cast

The person using the fly rod must watch their back cast, if you are casting to a fish 20 feet in front of you, you'll need at least 20 feet of clear space behind you too. This is why it's hard to fly fish in a crowded space. Without enough back space, the fly line will snag on branches, bushes, people, passing cars or whatever is behind you.

Answer: Mending

Mending is just putting slack into your line, you can do it by lifting a small amount of line off the water and doing a little "C" motion sharply with the tip of your rod. The object is to get the fly ahead of your flyline and leader.

5. Once you cast your fly line out straight, just before the line settles on the water, you put your rod tip to the side (usually upstream), what is this casting called?

Answer: Reach cast

A Reach Cast is a cast where the line/leader/fly will fall in a straight line on the water, but where the line closest to the rod tip will be away to the side of the caster. The Reach Cast, used under the appropriate conditions and executed competently, will allow the angler a much longer drag free drift than would otherwise be possible. On moving water it is perhaps the most useful basic cast for any angler to master and use!

6. There is a large trout on the other side of a boulder in a river about 12 yards in front of you, and no way to get closer without spooking it. What cast should you use to fish for this trout?

Answer: Curve cast

Curve casting (a positive or negative hook in the line/leader close to the fly) can be used to fish aroud rocks and logs. As the name applies, a curve is introduced in the fly line while it is still in the air by shaking the rod's tip from side-to-side as the line unfolds in flight.

7. When fishing a weighted fly, sometimes the leader will not straighten out. When a standard tapered leader will not do, what should you use to help turn over those heavy flies?

Answer: Compound leader

The compound leader will taper down in diameter like a standard leader, then taper back up and quickly, then down again. What you end up with is a weight-forward leader, the heavy forward part helps turn over the fly and straighten out the leader's length.

The other route is to use a shorter standard taper leader, this is an easy fix but the fly is too close to the fly line, this could spook a fish into not biting.

8. If a fly rod is made to use a 5-weight line, it could cast a 4 and 6 weight line too?

Answer: True

By using a lighter line the fly rod will have a faster line speed and a crisper action, a heavier line will slow the line speed down and give a softer action to the rod. This is usually done one size each way of the rod's weight.

9. What is the purpose of double hauling?

Answer: Increasing line speed and tighter loops or wind control

The double haul makes for a better cast, with less effort. The angler can use the initial part of the tug of the cast to smooth out any irregularities. The remainder of the tug generates some additional line speed. To make a smooth loop, without shock waves, the rod has to have minimal oscillations of the tip.

Answer: Stripping

After you cast the minnow pattern, pull on the fly line in three foot lengths, back through the guides. This will make the fly dart about the bottom of the stream, looking very much like a small fish searching for food. When you re-cast, you must false cast to get the stripped line back into the air, then you can place the fly on target again.

Source: Author cohocola44003

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