Spey casting

[geoffvl]

I took a video out of the library on spey casting because I'm interested in getting a spey rod sometime. But the movie said you can spey cast with a single handed rod. So I practiced for quite a while and now i'm sorta getting it. It's really handy for getting your line back on the water faster. If you don't know how to spey cast with a single handed rod you should learn. It's really handy when there is limited back casting space. Anyone else use it for single handed rods?

[flyfishforfun]

I am no expert- its probably the area i'd like to improve most. I can do some basic moves, but not very effectively. What was the name of the dvd? Would you recommend it?

Thanks

[phearless]

By far the most used cast for me when it comes to fishing nymphs.
I use single hand spey casts and my own variations of them constantly.
Try it, embrace it, have fun.

[geoffvl]

I'm getting better at it. Have to learn to stop whacking myself with the fly . It gets some funny looks from the people fishing around me. They must think I'm nuts. Oh the dvd is called The Art of Spey Casting, by Jeffrey Pill.

[btree]

There are lots of good vids on youtube too. I love the single handed spey cast, especially with nymphs, but also when swinging streamers and sink tips. I really like swinging a black or olive #6 or 8 bugger in the later part of summer and into the fall when searching for fish if there is not a hatch on. It's my wet version of searching for fish with a swung stimulator (which can also benefit from the roll or spey cast delivery, but you have to dry off the fly every couple casts)

Great cast for streams wet or dry!

[scoopy]

I have been working single handed spey as well. These casts are great when you have no room for a back cast. They all seem like a variation of the roll cast.

[tbar24]

ive been slowly workin at mine and fine them great to have in my casting aresnal, the single and double spey, the snake roll cast, and ive attempted a few snap t's with limited succes, search single handed spey casts on you tube and theres a few good vids like btree said

[btree]

ive been slowly workin at mine and fine them great to have in my casting aresnal, the single and double spey, the snake roll cast, and ive attempted a few snap t's with limited succes, search single handed spey casts on you tube and theres a few good vids like btree said

Snake roll! cool!
I've been finding that one the most difficult, and the snap t a whole lot easier.

[tbar24]

its not the dificulty to the snap t i just cant remember the steps cause to me the t they make in the vids just doesnt look that much like a t where as the snake rolls a snake, thats all you need to remeber, if it looks like a snake then your probably doin it right

heres the youtube link i found really helpful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZyKjIBzEDI

[SalaR]

The Snap Z is a clearer version of that cast...there are several important issues to remember with that cast....smooth acceleration ,make sure you create a constant move with the rod tip ending at the same place it began...your pick-up is simply a constant pul on the line at lets say a 45 degree angle with the power segment being only on you reverse down stroke,paralleling your pick up...and definitely at least a foot below your pick-up angle(rod position. The down stroke will power up the line and allow it to seriously miss your rod...make sure of this! Rod tip ends up at the same place where you started..so,if you are at 8:30 on your left side when you initiate your pick-up,then the rod tip will end up there after your power stroke..if your power stroke is too short the line will sail well past you and anchor out of bounds..
Have fun
C
You will easily indetify the Z shape of the rod/line