OK Guys,..... While I was out on my bike ride today, I stopped at the Watt Ave area and watched a few guys Spey casting. Not sure that they were actually fishing, tho. Different styles were evident and all of them casting to the opposite side of the river.... Plenty of spacing between casters.... They were set up for a long day; coolers/chairs/books, etc.
I was unable to determine what the point of what they were doing was from my observations.
One caster was casting accross at about 10:45 and making a rapid retreive thru about 9:45 (If 12:00 is straight across, 11:59 is on my left). He picked up the line at 9:45 for a new cast and obviously wasn't allowing enough time in the water for most fish to notice his fly..... Great distance caster, tho....
The second caster was alternating casts between 12:00 and 11:45, swinging thru 9:30 before picking up for a new cast. Either this guy was not an overly good mender of lines or what I've heard about advantages of Spey rods is incorrect.... His fly(s) did spend the most time in the water of the two....
All of the casters (4) were no more than knee deep in the run (below the Watt Ave Bridge)
After watching these casters for awhile, I decided that there are definitely advantages to using Spey rods. Most of the casters I've seen (here and elsewhere) were not using their equipment in a fashion that would take advantage of those uses.... I tend to think the trend is to try to cast into the next county when using Spey rods.... They're a great new toy.
I'm beginning to think that real hot rod for me would be an two-handed, overhead rod.
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