Spey Casting with single handed rods?

[dheike]

As the title implies can this be done?
Pretty much Spey anything is foreign to me. I have seen a Spey Fisherman before on the lower Stilly fishing for Salmon (Chum and Silver)from about 40 yards away and he was backed right up to a big ol' cliff throwing line like it was nothing. It was absolutely beautiful to watch
He was hooking a fish about every 3rd cast.

Darrin ><>

[Brian Simonseth]

You bet!

I'm seeing it more and more.
Come down to Carnation from 9:00am to noon every Saturdays, Aaron (Speybum) River Run Angler one of the forum sponsor has a casting clinic.

River Run Anglers
946 Tolt Ave.
Carnation, WA. 98014

Phone # 425 333 4446
E-mail address: speybum@speyshop.com
;)

[Big K1]

Yes single handers are quite capable performing spey casts.

Homey where were you yesterday?

Kevin

[Brian Simonseth]

I was some where else.
;-)

Family first!
:thumb

[Old Man]

He's always somewhere else;) :rofl :rofl

Jim

[dheike]

That's why we are all here. Because we're not all there.
Or something like that :hmmm


Darrin><>

[dheike]

I should qualify that I live in Centralia. Does anyone live down this way that is a Spey Caster?

Darrin ><>

[Nooksack Mac]

I believe that any of the half-dozen or so different spey casts can be done with single-hand rods, although at shorter maximum distances than with a spey rod. They have the same advantages: easy on the muscles, quick return of the fly to the water, and little need for backcast room. A few days ago, I was fishing a favorite drift on the North Stilly. Rather than risk breaking off a fly on the high, rock-covered bench behind me, I switched to a double-spey cast. My 9-1/2-foot 7-weight easily cast 50-60 feet.

[Luv2Spey]

If you're ever planning to come up this way drop me a line. I've given a couple of clinics on single-handed spey casting and, if we can hook up, I'd be happy to get you started...

An even better suggestion was given previously, but I'll restate it: If you can swing it, make the effort to get to Carnation some Saturday morning around 10:00 AM. Lots of really good spey casters now and most of 'em handle the single-hander as well as the two-hander.

Cheers,

Michael

[packrat]

The principals of fly casting are the same for a single hand rod as for a double. Most spey cast are really fun with a single handed rod. It is amazing how much line you can haul and shoot into a single handed spey cast. For me learning to spey has really recharged my single handed rod fishing.

[SPEYBUM]

Here is a good link for single handed Speycasting.
http://www.virtualflycasting.com/spey.htm
Most of Speycasts are can be done with a Single Handed rod.
I have seen many good casters using the same casts we do with a double handed rod with Singles.


speybum
www.speyshop.com