Seems like a great technique to catch small fish
Reason for asking is that these rods were apparently designed specifically to suit this style of casting. I cannot remember the guy's name (it was only FlyLoops), UK guy - part of the Master Caster Association (or something). Will try to find his name - he was in SA for a bit a year or 2 ago.
Mario Geldenhuys
Smallstream fanatic, plus I do some other things that I can't tell you about
"All the tips or magical insights in the world can't replace devotion, dedication, commitment, and gumption - and there is not secret in that" - Glenn Brackett
Seems like a great technique to catch small fish
great technique to catch any fish.
just a specialised casting technique, to deliver a fly to an exact spot
Korrie Broos
Don't go knocking on Death's door, ring the bell and run like hell. He hates it. (anon)
Nymphing, adds depth to your fly fishing.
Nymphing, is fly fishing in another dimension
Im just kidding because of his video footage - it looks like a great way to get into tight spots and underneath branches.
His name is Philip Bailey, as far as I know Atomsix and Maxxia specifically built rods for this style of casting. They basically call it a 3 weight rod, however in normal line terms it would be a 5 weight line. They where quite interested to do a course in SA if there was enough interest.
With this style of casting they build a long leader and connect the section with small perfection loops that cause the leader to collapse when the fly hits the water
Mario Geldenhuys
Smallstream fanatic, plus I do some other things that I can't tell you about
"All the tips or magical insights in the world can't replace devotion, dedication, commitment, and gumption - and there is not secret in that" - Glenn Brackett
We tried nymphing on the Orange with a "switch" rod. Not entirely a rod designed for the Spey, but more towards a two handed rod. Found the rod to be very heavy and stiff for any bite detection to be reacted upon quick enough. Spey rods I imagine, are even harder and stiffer, baring in mind the job that they have to do. Nymphing needs to be quite a delicate process, and spey rods are sledgehammers.
Disclaimer.... none of my posts are intended to be "expert advice"..just opinions from someone who is willing to help where he can.
Korrie Broos
Don't go knocking on Death's door, ring the bell and run like hell. He hates it. (anon)
Nymphing, adds depth to your fly fishing.
Nymphing, is fly fishing in another dimension
Yes, you are quite correct about the leader setup Korrie.
Some time ago, Mark K came back after one of the Junior Worlds, and having spent some time with one of the Eurpoean teams (not sure if it was the Italians or some other team) he showed me some of these casts on our streams. We going back about 3 years, maybe more, but what I can say after watching the video, is that Mark has got these casts mastered, in fact some better than the guy in the video.
Disclaimer.... none of my posts are intended to be "expert advice"..just opinions from someone who is willing to help where he can.
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