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Tailing Loop
A Loop with a Concave Fly Leg, which dips towards and crosses Rod Leg.
A Loop with a Concave Fly Leg, which dips towards and crosses Rod Leg.
Related terms in Fly Leg Shapes: Straight Fly Leg, Convex Fly Leg, Concave Fly Leg, Trailing Loop, Under-Running Loop, In-Plane Loop
Practise it: What causes a tailing loop, and how do I fix it?
From the FFI Fly Casting Definitions (2025 Edition), reproduced with attribution to Fly Fishers International.