backcast

American  

[bak-kast, -kahst] / ˈbækˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

noun

1. a short backward and often upward swing of a fishing rod, its line, and its lure in preparation for the cast that immediately follows.

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Etymology

Origin of backcast

1570–80, for an earlier sense; back ² + cast

Example Sentences

Even though the ’70s were a wild and wooly time, and folks didn't always look so wonderfully in the silver backcast of four or five decades.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2023

He laid it down the first time, too, placing the backcast perfectly in a space between trees.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 7, 2011

“He tournament-casts as another city boy might fly remote-control airplanes, and he casts with uncommon elegance — a high, slow backcast, perfect timing, and a forecast that straightens with precision,” McGuane wrote.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2010

Asplundh responded, making a low backcast and shooting the fly across the wake, dropping it slightly behind the sailfish.

From Time Magazine Archive

Up above California's timber line there is just enough brush to shade the water and yet not enough to tangle a backcast.

From Time Magazine Archive