Move your Feet

We’ve all seen pro level players make an awkward pass or throw. If it works it’s an amazing play. If it fails then everyone points to fundamentals. Square up on the target, move your hips, follow through. Same with a fly cast. Face your target, drop your fly into your back cast(practice this onshore) and make a solid cast to intercept the fish’s heading. The more variables eliminated from the shot the higher the probability of an eat.

As mentioned before, 10-12 o’clock is the optimum casting window for the right hand caster on the bow of a skiff.(12-2 o’clock for the lefties) Fish don’t care about that and will swim where ever they want too.

So what to do about the 6,7,8, 9 o’clock shots? 3,4,5 o’clock as well. These shots are behind you, into the sun and/or wind and usually need to be executed quickly. Sometimes a backhanded roll cast will get you in position. Over the shoulder, against your body, blind…. OR you could move your feet to turn around on the casting deck and face the fish. Even if you don’t see the fish you can deliver a solid shot in proper fashion to the general area.

Additionally I have a lean bar on my casting deck and if you’re locked in to the bar and just facing forward it makes adjustments difficult. Minor movements are required for the second, third and fourth shot. Especially if the fish are moving. Move your feet.