The task

Casting 40 ft (12.2 m), demonstrate an off-side narrow loop roll cast. The D-loop must be formed slowly enough that the line does not leave the surface and stops moving backwards prior to the forward cast. The D-loop must not extend more than one arm plus one rod length behind you. Stepping forward or backward during formation of the D-loop is not permitted. The entire task must be performed off-side.

Required performance standards

General performance standards apply to every task — narrow loops (≤ 4 ft, measured 3–4 ft back from the nose), a straight fly leg, loops similar front and back and approximately in-plane, a line and leader that unroll completely, no ticking, and slow to medium line speed. See the exam overview for the full list.

• The entire task must be performed off-side.
• The off-side definition is given in the General Information section: for a right-hand-dominant caster, the rod tip is to the observer’s left of your head, viewed from behind on the caster–target line. Bending at the waist is allowed; the non-dominant hand may not be used.

How to pass it

• Everything about this task is off-side — the D-loop, the delivery and the loop shape.
• Bending at the waist is allowed and is usually the easiest way to get the rod off-side while keeping the dominant hand.
• Do not switch hands; using the non-dominant hand is explicitly excluded.
• Keep the same D-loop discipline as Task 9: slow formation, line on the surface, stopped before the forward cast.
• Keep the delivery loop narrow and in-plane.

Drills

• Off-side repetitions with a mirror or video to check the rod tip really is on the off-side.
• Waist-bend mobility work, then the same roll cast from the off-side position.
• Alternate on-side and off-side roll casts to feel the difference.