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Snap Cast
An Upstream Sustained Anchor Cast with a change of direction, consisting of a Lift, a Line Placement Move in which rod moves upstream and reverses direction downstream…
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An Upstream Sustained Anchor Cast with a change of direction, consisting of a Lift, a Line Placement Move in which rod moves upstream and reverses direction downstream, followed by an upstream rod movement transitioning into a D Loop Sweep, Circle Up, and Delivery Cast.
- Snap C / Circle C / Circle Spey - A Snap Cast where Line Placement Move consists of rod moving upstream and reversing direction downstream in a rounded path.
- Snap T - A Snap Cast where Line Placement Move consists of rod moving upstream and reversing direction downstream in a relatively straight path.
Related terms in Casts and Techniques: Delivery Cast, Mends, Shooting line, Slipping line, Straight Line Presentations, Slack Line Presentations
From the FFI Fly Casting Definitions (2025 Edition), reproduced with attribution to Fly Fishers International.