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As a Spey newbie, (only 3 full days out with a spey rod so far), I'm able to make fishable casts, although they still need MUCH work, and I already have a lesson lined up this week.
One interesting thing I noticed, when on river right, my double speys are ok, but inconsistent at best. Sometimes I get a good load on the rod and it's ok, but a lot of the time the line is flopping out there without much energy.
On the flip side, when I do a snap T/Circle cast, cackhanded, surprisingly my casts are much more consistent, they go out straighter, my loop is tighter, and they feel like they go out with more energy. I often get that nice 'snap' of the line hitting the rod when all the running line is taken up from the cast.
I'm thinking the current is helping load the rod with the Circle cast during my sweep, which is partly helping the cast have more energy. However, on the double spey, I'm sweeping the rod in the same direction of the current, leading to less load and less efficient casts.
If my above assumption is correct, are there any general adjustments I should try with my casting stroke to better load the rod with the double spey? Any suggestions are appreciated.
On a sidenote, I'm curious if some type of Perry Poke might allow me to better go backward and forward in one line, to deliver a more cast that has more energy on my dominant (right) side.
(I should note that there was minimal wind, so I really could safely cast off both sides, but I know I'll need to get my double spey sorted out for the future)
In case it's relevant I'm using a skagit setup.
One interesting thing I noticed, when on river right, my double speys are ok, but inconsistent at best. Sometimes I get a good load on the rod and it's ok, but a lot of the time the line is flopping out there without much energy.
On the flip side, when I do a snap T/Circle cast, cackhanded, surprisingly my casts are much more consistent, they go out straighter, my loop is tighter, and they feel like they go out with more energy. I often get that nice 'snap' of the line hitting the rod when all the running line is taken up from the cast.
I'm thinking the current is helping load the rod with the Circle cast during my sweep, which is partly helping the cast have more energy. However, on the double spey, I'm sweeping the rod in the same direction of the current, leading to less load and less efficient casts.
If my above assumption is correct, are there any general adjustments I should try with my casting stroke to better load the rod with the double spey? Any suggestions are appreciated.
On a sidenote, I'm curious if some type of Perry Poke might allow me to better go backward and forward in one line, to deliver a more cast that has more energy on my dominant (right) side.
(I should note that there was minimal wind, so I really could safely cast off both sides, but I know I'll need to get my double spey sorted out for the future)
In case it's relevant I'm using a skagit setup.