This type of sports fishing originated in the Fourteenth Century.

[citation needed] The modern version of the sport is supervised by the International Casting Sport Federation[1] (ICSF), which was founded in 1955 and as of April 2014 has member associations in 31 countries.

[2] The ICSF sponsors tournaments and recognizes world records for accuracy and distance.

This sport uses plastic weights or hookless flies, and can be held on water or on athletic fields.

It was included in the World Games (see photo) until 2005,[3][4] and has been considered for the Olympics.