Sorry, but if the line is hitting your rod, you have a tailing loop. If th
line is not above the tip of the rod, it is tailing.
If you are casting a lot of line, 40' plus, it is difficult to keep the line
above the tip of the rod. Therfore most people will advise you to tilt the
cast, at least slightly. Try making a shorter stroke ( eleven to 1) to keep
the line higher, changing directions a bit earlier, and casting harder; not
something you may want to do for close in casting. The line will try to
follow the tip of the rod if you give it a chance. When you make your hard
stop, the rod should bend and deflect under the rod.

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"Jarmo Hurri" wrote in message
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I have a persistent casting problem: it's very difficult for me to
false cast so that the loop would be vertical (that is, keeping the
rod completely vertical throughout the cast). If I try to do this, the
fly or the line will hit the rod (or worse, my head when I try this
with a short 6'6" rod).

Often this is not a big problem since tilting the rod always avoids
the collision. However, I'd like to use a vertical loop for close-up
precision work.

I've got a couple of books on casting, but I really haven't found a
solution to my problem from these. I know this is a difficult question
since few of you have seen me cast. But I was wondering if you could
still have suggestions as to why this happens. If it's of any help, I
can tell you I don't have other major problems like tailing loops or
such.

Mike?

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