I fish a switch rod out here in western MT and haven't picked up my single hander since. Get proficient with them and you'll wonder why you fished in the dark ages for so long. Line control, cast efficiency, distance, shock absorption and less fatigue, what more do you want? [besides a lower MSRP and an instruction manual]. I'm not gunna lie, I had to teach myself the hard way. I've found that the good 'ol boys fishing two-handed rods don't like to give up their secrets.

Simon Gawesworth gave a short seminar on spey casting at the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo last weekend (March 13). He covered some points that I never would have picked up on my own. I have to pick up his CD ... and a two-handed setup one day.

He covered skagit and one hand spey, too - I didn't realize that a couple of single hand techniques I use were considered spey casting. I think that hour of watching and listening to him talk about casting dynamics will help me cast better.

That's great, learned spey casting from Todd a few years ago. I have used the technique in Alaska fishing egg patterns and whenever I don't have the room for a full backcast.

I have a switch rod, and don't cast it very well...I cast single handed rods very well, and right now prefer them..I can be more accurate with a dry fly, and don't see much use for spey rods when using a dry fly, and I dry fly fish a lot. Putting the fly where you saw a rise is not a plus for a spey rod. I bought it to swing soft hackles, and will use it for that. It takes lots, and lots of practice. I've floated Western steelhead rivers a 1,000 times, and most of the time I see a spey caster they are novices floging the water...a small percentage of anglers take the time to get good at it. Playing a fish? That also is a new experience and very awkward for most. Thee are about 4 different casts you need to learn well, and the ones used depend on what side of the river you are fishing on. If you have to think about what side of the river you are fishing on you probably will be one that flogs the water

A thought to remember....the lengthy spey rod is not an advantage in landing fish...the advantage goes to the fish the longer the rod is. It is like a teeter-totter. The fish can hold down the tip, and the leverage goes to the fish. The big tuna boats that had all the commercial fisherman along the side of the big boats throwing little more than a bare hook in the water, and yarding big tuna up over onto the deck....very short rods to gain the leverage. Landing fish is very awkward with one of those long rods. I asked a good spey roddin steelheader what the technique was for landing a steelhead, and he said to drag it on the beach, drop your rod, and RUN! For most trout fishing the drill is to cast short, be accurate, and good line control....I think it is a little hype for trout fishing use.

I have a switch rod, and don't cast it very well...I cast single handed rods very well, and right now prefer them..I can be more accurate with a dry fly, and don't see much use for spey rods when using a dry fly, and I dry fly fish a lot. منتديات رمزيات Putting the fly where you saw a rise is not a plus for a spey rod. هيدرات للماسنجر صور I bought it to swing soft hackles, and will use it for that. تسريحات شعر
ميك اب - مكياج It takes lots, and lots of practice. I've floated Western steelhead rivers a 1,000 times, and most of the time I see a spey caster they are novices floging the water...a small percentage of anglers take the time to get good at it. Playing a fish? That also is a new experience and very awkward for most. Thee are about 4 different casts you need to learn well, and the ones used depend on what side of the river you are fishing on. If you have to think about what side of the river you are fishing on you probably will be one that flogs the water