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Gentlemen,

I forgot to add a couple of things to what I said about the 'strict overhand(90*) style' of casting:

1. I bet that less than 5% use that style consistently.
2. I bet that more...

Silver,

Points well taken and fair enough. I guess the point I wanted to make and for clarity I'll state it right now is:

The best casting motion for the rod, and for the well being of your...

Then both of you agree that a "STRICT OVERHAND" cast may cause intersection and collision with the line and/or the rod.

Tig - "Having said that I would never teach anyone to do an overhead cast...

I didn't want to hijack either of the other thread(s) on casting and I do have a question about the use of a strict overhand cast.

If you adhere to a strict 'overhand' cast, meaning 90* up/down,...