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D-LOOPS.

This has become a common name for the back cast of all the Spey and roll casts. It is this anchored loop of line that is formed behind the rod that gives the weight of the fly line or energy to load the rod on the forward delivery. Depending on how efficient this is depends on a couple of factors: -

The first being that the D-loop is formed 180-degrees inline with the target, and the other is that there is very little fly line in contact with the surface of the water when a Spey-cast is performed, just the leader and a couple of feet of fly line and that there is no slack in the loop.

With a basic Roll cast there is much fly-line on the surface, it is important to get as much fly-line into the D-loop without the fly-line on the water going behind the caster, getting the rod tip back to 45-degrees slowly will achieve this. On slower water the D-loop will be much larger than on fast moving water.

Always glance to the side when forming the D-loop.