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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive