I was on the OP this weekend chasing silvers ... ended up changing tactics and used an S4 sinking scandi line on my Winston 7133 ... initially could handle it but had to switch cast it up to the surface ... then I stuck on a 10 foot extra fast sinking poly leader inbetween the head and the leader/fly combo ... it turned into too long of a sinking line for me to try to single spey ... and a double spey worked well. With sinking lines there is less of a margin for error. Anchor placement has to be right on ... and a nice slow high lift on the start ... Using sinking lines is a bit of work but it will make you a better caster.
I will admit I gave up after a while as a skagit head was so much more enjoyable to cast ... and gave me the same results.
What he said. Slow lift then into the "Poke." Actually that was the original idea of it's use on this side of the Pond. The idea of the cast has actually been around for many, many years in the UK.
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It's all about the lift.. start with the rod tip right at or in the water and lift to get the sinktip up near the surface. I personally like the Snap T, but Kerry is right the double will work. Circle cast is good as well, but the lift is key. If you do your lift and there's too much slack to get the sinktip up and out of the water, a Perry Poke is a great cast to do and then right into your single spey.
Good luck!
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