Steve Rajeff, Long Beach Casting Club, accuracy fly-casting

Steve Rajeff is universally regarded as the greatest fly caster in history, having won more world championships than anyone else alive. Here, he teaches competition accuracy casting to a group of Fly Fishers International Master Casting Instructors at Long Beach (California) Casting Club on March 30, 2014.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
0:05 Hand position changes with distance
4:03 Tendency to tail from late wrist rotation
5:19 Double haul enables shorter stroke for accuracy
7:31 Hovering the fly
8:49 Leader design
12:24 Leader butt diameter and stiffness
13:07 Bass Bug event
13:26 DT vs. WF at 50 feet
14:33 Easier to manage DT than WF at distance
14:58 How rod length affects accuracy
15:25 Tempo/rod speed when it's windy
15:58 Crosswind/ Off-shoulder
18:14 Opening the loop a little on the delivery cast doesn't hurt the cast
18:56 Hovering
19:09 Steve casts left-handed
23:13 How to practice your hovering
26:26 Accuracy scoring
27:16 "Caster, are you ready?"
28:01 Rod stiffness and modern, over-weighted WF fly lines
30:27 "You ready for a round? We got a tournament going on."