No, Not That Dark Side, The Other One

West coast Schpey guru, casting geek and all around cool guy Al Buhr is fond of describing two-handed casting as "thinking in the third dimension"... aka The Dark Side, especially when he's speaking with single-hand fly casters. I agree with Al on the third dimension but there is a darker dark side, a truer black and it is plug casting.

White 1/4, Pink 3/8th, Orange 5/8th 

So if you want to be as Goth as possible you need a plug outfit and you'll want to learn to throw a straight a line - arrow straight.

Here's a drill: Go out and find yourself something really narrow to cast at, say a flag pole (not one attached to a building... ). Knot on a plug, in this case 5/8th. Start shortish, standing about forty feet from said vertical narrow object. Aim a few feet up from the ground then cast hitting the pole with the plug - no hitches, no twisting in your stroke - leading with your elbow, drop your arm and launch the plug! Wait for the sound ... BANG!  Reel it in. Rinse 'n Repeat.

It's not the arrow, it's the Indian

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