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August 26, 2009
Video Tip: Single Hand Spey Cast
It's a good thing Deeter's casting tip on the single hand spey cast is a whole lot better than my camera work. Pardon the exposure, it was a new camera...
The single handed spey cast is excellent for use when there's heavy cover behind you or when working a down-stream dry fly presentation. Who said you need...
...a double handed spey rod to throw the same casts?
Enjoy,
TR
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Comments (8)
Excellent.
I bet it's also a good cast when there's a screaming wind directly behind you - the kind of wind that tends to pile up a backcast into the back of your head.
That's really cool... and you can see how this is better than a straight roll cast. No tangles. I really like seeing these tips on video. Please do more.
Good video. I'll give it a shot.
How long a cast will that work for with an average fly road?
I had a spot the first time I really tried fly fishing where, like in your video I had fish rising across the river(S. Platte in Eleven Mile Canyon). I needed to make a cast 50 or so feet, and the only spot where I could make close to any back cast was down stream and a tree was in the way. I tried for an hour to make the spot, but only got within 5 or so feet of the length I needed. I know the real solution was to have had a pair of waders, but I didn't
Really the whole problem came from reading F&S. I read two articles and decided I had to try the fly fishing thing for myself. If I had stuck to spin fishing I'd of saved money and been able to make the cast. LOL just kidding I really enjoy fly fishing more generally.
Nice one Deeter....Pretty good cast for a trout fisherman in Colorado....highly effective and as I always told my clients. The less line you put in the air means less tangles and wind knots...keep it on the water and learn to roll cast like west coast steelhead fisherman and you will optimize your fishing time. Meaning your fly will hang in the zone more often!!
Cheers,
Tyler
Cool. I need to learn this. Have to wonder if the sound of the line stripping off the water spooks some trout, though.
When something is behind me I cast side to side, perpendicular to the target, then as the rod comes back to vertical, bring it slightly back, maintaining load on the rod, and shoot it forward. To cast more toward the left, start the final cast from the right. To cast more toward the right, start the final cast from the left. Difficult to get distance but it's another option.
jeepdude...of course distance comes with practice, and it depends on the size rod you use, but I'd say with a #5 or #6 you could punch out 50 feet with this cast. No problem. But practice. And thanks for reading.
Thank you very much for answering my question. I will keep practicing.
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Excellent.
I bet it's also a good cast when there's a screaming wind directly behind you - the kind of wind that tends to pile up a backcast into the back of your head.
That's really cool... and you can see how this is better than a straight roll cast. No tangles. I really like seeing these tips on video. Please do more.
Good video. I'll give it a shot.
How long a cast will that work for with an average fly road?
I had a spot the first time I really tried fly fishing where, like in your video I had fish rising across the river(S. Platte in Eleven Mile Canyon). I needed to make a cast 50 or so feet, and the only spot where I could make close to any back cast was down stream and a tree was in the way. I tried for an hour to make the spot, but only got within 5 or so feet of the length I needed. I know the real solution was to have had a pair of waders, but I didn't
Really the whole problem came from reading F&S. I read two articles and decided I had to try the fly fishing thing for myself. If I had stuck to spin fishing I'd of saved money and been able to make the cast. LOL just kidding I really enjoy fly fishing more generally.
Nice one Deeter....Pretty good cast for a trout fisherman in Colorado....highly effective and as I always told my clients. The less line you put in the air means less tangles and wind knots...keep it on the water and learn to roll cast like west coast steelhead fisherman and you will optimize your fishing time. Meaning your fly will hang in the zone more often!!
Cheers,
Tyler
Cool. I need to learn this. Have to wonder if the sound of the line stripping off the water spooks some trout, though.
When something is behind me I cast side to side, perpendicular to the target, then as the rod comes back to vertical, bring it slightly back, maintaining load on the rod, and shoot it forward. To cast more toward the left, start the final cast from the right. To cast more toward the right, start the final cast from the left. Difficult to get distance but it's another option.
jeepdude...of course distance comes with practice, and it depends on the size rod you use, but I'd say with a #5 or #6 you could punch out 50 feet with this cast. No problem. But practice. And thanks for reading.
Thank you very much for answering my question. I will keep practicing.
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