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The Jump roll cast or forward Spey.

Similar to the basic roll cast except this one is a little bit more dynamic. Not used for great changes of angle but a good one to learn as it forms the final movement of the single Spey. Instead of the line feathering back as in the roll cast and a small D-loop created, the initial lift is a bit quicker and the whole line is lifted off the water and swept back into the back cast position at 45-degrees behind. This entails making the last yard or so of the fly line to touch down and anchor on the water opposite your shoulder, the D-loop will be a lot larger in profile, thus more weight of fly line to flex the rod against. The forward delivery is very similar to the basic roll cast.
For this cast, the line must be straight with no slack and rod tip on or close to the water, then with an accellerating motion, lift the rod vertically to 45-degrees (unsticking the fly-line from the surface) to a brief stop. Before the line begins to drop, sweep it back, all the time building up speed with a very shallow dip. (This dip is very similar to the path of the wire between two pylons). As the tip passes opposite your shoulder, (the bottom of the dip) begin to accelerate back up to the 45-degree stopping position on the back-cast. With the loop now formed behind the rod, and in line with the target, the end of the fly line anchored on the water, you see a splash from the fly-line landing, the forward cast is then executed by a smooth straightforward stroke stopping abruptly at 45-degrees in front, this will unflex the rod. As the cast goes out follow the fly line down with the tip.

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