Would it work better in gale force winds...?
Hi Doug,
It's Ron from the same class...
I have the same thing happening on some of my casts when trying the "snap C". The "snap" throws the entire 65' belly, (Mid Spey), straight upstream, the sink tip starts plummeting to the bottom, and the current starts moving the whole thing towards you. I mostly solved this problem with a move that might resemble a "Perry's Poke, (I've never seen one, so I can't be sure). As soon as the line hits the water after the snap, I swing back and launch a very weak cast. This only keeps the line moving and taught, keeps the tip closer to the surface and also re-anchors the line in front of me and still upstream. The belly is now more in line with 90° across the river, and I immediately swing a forward spey cast across the river.
It's not the most graceful way to do things; I'm no where near putting sink tip, graceful, and good distance in one sentence yet...
:eyecrazy:
Best of luck,
Ron
Hi Doug,
It's Ron from the same class...
I have the same thing happening on some of my casts when trying the "snap C". The "snap" throws the entire 65' belly, (Mid Spey), straight upstream, the sink tip starts plummeting to the bottom, and the current starts moving the whole thing towards you. I mostly solved this problem with a move that might resemble a "Perry's Poke, (I've never seen one, so I can't be sure). As soon as the line hits the water after the snap, I swing back and launch a very weak cast. This only keeps the line moving and taught, keeps the tip closer to the surface and also re-anchors the line in front of me and still upstream. The belly is now more in line with 90° across the river, and I immediately swing a forward spey cast across the river.
It's not the most graceful way to do things; I'm no where near putting sink tip, graceful, and good distance in one sentence yet...
:eyecrazy:
Best of luck,
Ron
