How to Cast in Wii Fishing Frenzy

The Wii game “Fishing Frenzy” is awesome, but the directions that come with it are terrible.
For example, nowhere in the directions could I figure out how to cast.
Eventually I figured it out.  You push ‘up’ on the analog stick (thumb stick) on the nunchuck.  That puts you in ‘Cast’ mode.  Then, while holding it up, [...]