Hi everyone!
Quick introduction: I am from Australia and have just started practicing spey casting. No-one that I know of in my area knows what a spey rod is, or how to cast one. So I am doing this for myself, on my own.
The question: I can't get my line to move off the water to make a waterborne anchor near me Switch cast, cross- body, off the dangle.... It feels as if it's nailed to the sea floor!! And there is no fish on the other end of it!! Yet.
My first motions are exactly the same as per Rio's Modern Spey Casting (switch cast, step 1), but the line is just draaaaaggging slooooowly across the water, like i've got a massive lump of seaweed on the end of it.
I have a 15' 10wt Grey's XF2 "Scandi" Series, equipped with Airflo Delta Spey 10/11 mid-belly floating head with floating tip attached. I have ~25ft straight mono line as a leader and a bit of yarn tied on.
The only way I can get an anchor close to me is do a snake roll first. I am thinking I am not pivoting my body enough or should pull in some of the head in the rod, lighten it up a bit and keep trying?
Sorry about the huge message, if anyone has any advice, or can point me to the right thread, it would be much appreciated!
James.
Quick introduction: I am from Australia and have just started practicing spey casting. No-one that I know of in my area knows what a spey rod is, or how to cast one. So I am doing this for myself, on my own.
The question: I can't get my line to move off the water to make a waterborne anchor near me Switch cast, cross- body, off the dangle.... It feels as if it's nailed to the sea floor!! And there is no fish on the other end of it!! Yet.
My first motions are exactly the same as per Rio's Modern Spey Casting (switch cast, step 1), but the line is just draaaaaggging slooooowly across the water, like i've got a massive lump of seaweed on the end of it.
I have a 15' 10wt Grey's XF2 "Scandi" Series, equipped with Airflo Delta Spey 10/11 mid-belly floating head with floating tip attached. I have ~25ft straight mono line as a leader and a bit of yarn tied on.
The only way I can get an anchor close to me is do a snake roll first. I am thinking I am not pivoting my body enough or should pull in some of the head in the rod, lighten it up a bit and keep trying?
Sorry about the huge message, if anyone has any advice, or can point me to the right thread, it would be much appreciated!
James.