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CI Exam Terminology

FFI Fly Casting Definitions - 2024 version

TermDefinition
Fly Casting Using a flexible lever to move and unroll a weighted line to propel an artificial lure.
Loop The shape a fly line assumes as it overtakes the rod tip during a Fly Cast.
Fly Leg The moving section of fly line in a Loop from the fly to the start of the Loop Nose.
Rod Leg The moving or stationary section of fly line in a Loop from the rod tip to the end of the Loop Nose.
Loop Nose The curved section of fly line at the front of the Loop which is the transition between the Fly Leg and the Rod Leg.
Straight Fly Leg A Fly Leg where the line and leader are relatively free from curvature from the Loop Nose to the fly.
Convex Fly Leg A Fly Leg with a dome shaped configuration curving away from the Rod Leg.
Concave Fly Leg A Fly Leg which is not Straight and dips toward the Rod Leg.
Trailing Loop A Loop which has a Fly Leg which crosses the Rod Leg.
Underslung Loop A Loop whose Fly Leg unrolls below its Rod Leg.
In-Plane Loop A Loop whose Fly Leg and Rod Leg are in the same plane.
Out-of-Plane Loop A Loop whose Fly Leg and Rod Leg are in different planes.
Translation A linear change in position of the rod butt.
Rotation An angular change in position of the rod butt.
Casting Stroke Rotation and/or Translation of the rod butt sufficient to cause Loop formation.
Stroke Length The distance moved by the rod butt during the Casting Stroke.
Casting Arc The angle change of the rod butt during the Casting Stroke.
Stop Deceleration of the rod resulting in Loop formation.
Rod Plane The surface traced by the rod during a Fly Cast.
Rod Tip Path The straight or curved path travelled by the rod tip during a Fly Cast.
Tracking The lateral path of the rod tip during the Casting Stroke.
Trajectory The direction travelled by the Loop relative to the horizon.
Lift Moving the rod up to reposition the fly line for the next movement in the Fly Cast.
Follow-Through Moving the rod forward and down after the Delivery Cast.
Timing The moments in time when each casting action transitions into the next.
Tempo The rates of movement within a cast.
Pause The time period between Casting Strokes.
180 Degree Principle (Aerialized Casts) The intended Rod Tip Path and fly line are closely aligned both laterally and vertically with the target at the start of each Casting Stroke.
180 Degree Principle (Anchored Casts) The Delivery Cast, D Loop and the Anchor are closely aligned laterally with the target.
Drift Moving the rod tip in the direction of the current cast during the Pause.
Drag Moving the rod tip in the direction of the next cast during the Pause.
Creep Drag which contributes to a casting fault.
Up/Down Moving the rod tip up or down during the Pause.
In/Out Moving the rod tip in (closer to the caster laterally) or out (further away) during the Pause.
Aerial/Overhead Cast After the initial Lift, aerialized forward and back casts are made until the Delivery Cast.
False Cast A forward cast followed by a back cast, both of which remain aerialized..
Overhang The amount of running/shooting line outside the rod tip during Casting Strokes.
Point P The point where the fly line suspended from the rod tip first touches the water.
Anchor The fly and leader/fly line in contact with the water at the bottom of the D Loop.
Anchored Cast A cast whose back cast Loop passes underneath the rod tip and forms an Anchor and a D Loop.
Anchor Position The location and layout of the Anchor relative to the caster.
Skipped Anchor An Anchor which briefly forms and then prematurely leaves the water while moving away from the target before the Delivery Cast.
Blown Anchor An Anchor which prematurely releases from the water during the Delivery Cast.
Piled/Crashed Anchor An Anchor which lands on the water creating slack in the line/leader.
Bloody L Anchor An Anchor in which at least some of the leader/fly line points away from the caster at approximately a right angle to the D Loop.
Connection Point The line/leader or line/sink tip connection.
D Loop A round shaped back cast Loop between the rod tip and the Anchor of an Anchored Cast. Also used as a generic reference to back cast Loops of any shape in Anchored Casts.
V Loop A pointed back cast Loop between the rod tip and the Anchor of an Anchored Cast.
D Loop Sweep A Casting Stroke which initiates the formation of the back cast Loop of an Anchored Cast.
Line Placement Move A movement of the rod immediately after the Lift which results in the line being positioned appropriately on the water for the subsequent D Loop Sweep.
Circle Up A circular and upward movement connecting the D Loop Sweep and the delivery Cast with which the caster moves into the Key Position.
Key Position The hand and arm positions from which the caster begins the Delivery Cast
River Left/Left Bank The left bank of the river when facing downstream.
River Right/Right Bank The right bank of the river when facing downstream.
Delivery Cast The final Casting Stroke of a Fly Cast, which presents the fly.
Mends Manipulating the fly line layout by rod movement after the Stop on a Delivery Cast. o Aerial Mends - mending before the line/leader lands on the water. o Water Mends - mending after the line/leader lands on the water
Shooting line Increasing the amount of fly line outside the rod tip by releasing the line after the Stop.
Slipping line Increasing the amount of fly line outside the rod tip by releasing the line and moving the rod either before or after a Casting Stroke.
Straight Line Presentations Casting Strokes and/or Mends which produce a straight line layout.
Slack Line Presentations Casting Strokes and/or Mends which produce slack line layouts.
Curved Presentations Casting Strokes and/or Mends which produce a curved line layout.
Single Haul Pulling the fly line through the rod guides during either the forward or back Casting Stroke.
Double Haul Pulling the fly line through the rod guides during consecutive Casting Strokes, after returning the line hand towards the rod hand during the Pause.
Continuous Tension Cast A cast where continuous rod movement maintains tension in the fly line.
Oval/Gebetsroither/Belgian/Elliptical Cast A Continuous Tension Cast formed by a relatively horizontal back cast Rod Plane which then transitions without stopping into a more vertical Rod Plane on the forward cast.
Roll Cast An Anchored Cast without a substantial change of direction consisting of a Lift, D Loop Sweep, Circle Up, and Delivery Cast in which the fly does not leave the water until after the Delivery Cast.
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