So i am still pretty new to the world of spey casting. I must say it is fucking awesome! I have been doing pretty well casting when the river is running from right to left, how ever I am having a huge problem when the river is runing the other direction. I am right handed. Can anyone help me out a little ( different casts) ? Thanks
Tp, by the direction I'd almost guess you're a 'lefty.' What you're facing is called 'Dominate Hand.' If you're a righty, that's the one that will be on the top cork, etc. Two, well three, choices: 1. Practice, practice, practice non-dominate hand up; 2. Practice, which a lot of folks actually do casting 'cack-handed. Awkward, but it does work; 3. Choose, here's what I do, cast's that work for you best River Right or River Left. To give you an over blown example of #3 .. the Snake Roll. (And I can cast reasonably well with either hand on top.) River right NO PROB-LEMMOOO. River Left .. furgetaboutit, brain/body just doesn't want to go there. You just adjust to a cast that works in those situations. Think the term is "Arrow's in your Quiver." Or some-such. ;>)
I am right handed. For river running left i do a circle c upstrem than cast. Ill try the snake roll. Thanks
If you're right handed, and you're on river right (running from left to right) the double Spey is about as easy as Spey casting gets. Sg
You are doing something right. You are already posting grinnin' steelhead pics. That is more than I have done in awhile. My mentor used to say three things to me when I was learning to cast. Slow down. Slow down. and Slow down.
ya like I said with the river going to the left i can shoot line and cast pretty good but to the right my brain was not working........
holy shit! I just went down the road to the river to try the double spey and my god i over thought the shit out of it. It is VERY easy. Thanks for all the help
