Many people get frustrated when their line bunches and dies on the forward cast. That’s usually a symptom of dropping your tip too far on your backcast. There have been countless articles and books written to coach people on the best ways to keep that proper casting plane at “10 and 2” on the imaginary clock face, but, in my opinion, most explanations overcomplicate everything. When you start thinking about too many moving parts during the cast, you get confused and your problems compound.