The back cast is made by lifting the rod smartly and forcefully. This movement is executed by the wrist and forearm only, the upper arm and elbow being held close to the body. This is important and some instructors place a book under the arm of the young caster to make him keep his elbow in, the object being to teach the novice to use his wrist and forearm only which makes the spring of the rod do most of the work and gives the line an upward, as well as a backward, direction thus helping to produce the much-desired high back cast.
In making the back cast the rod can be brought straight back toward the right shoulder or it can be directed toward the left shoulder to throw the line
