Perry Poke
Another American replacement for a single Spey cast. Overall there are two separate parts to the cast with an initial line placing stage then a separate D loop forming and final delivery stage. It is a very useful cast indeed especially for fishing in confined space where there is not much room behind or for fishing off a low wall or walkway.
The initial line placing move is similar to an traditional in swing single Spey cast, however the rod tip is brought in closer to the anglers head on the sweep upstream than normal and with less power than normal. When the end of the fly line passes the angler the cast is aborted and the rod tip is allowed to drop down weakly in the direction of the final delivery. Often no power or very little power is used during the drop down depending on how much line is out and what length of head is being used. Occasionally the angler may want to place the slack line on the water surface a little further away from himself and a little power in dropping the rod is used to do this. The idea is to form a long narrow hairpin of line dropping in slack coils on the water surface.
This line placing part is effectively an aborted in swing single Spey cast.
The angler is now in a position to form a D loop with the slack line almost as he would do on a snap T except that the anchor will usually be formed slightly further out. The slack line is formed into the D loop and anchor, the anchor forming well out in front of the angler. A continuous movement is made into the final delivery.
It is a great cast for tight places. Although it can be executed with any length of line it works really well with short to medium heads.
Another American replacement for a single Spey cast. Overall there are two separate parts to the cast with an initial line placing stage then a separate D loop forming and final delivery stage. It is a very useful cast indeed especially for fishing in confined space where there is not much room behind or for fishing off a low wall or walkway.
The initial line placing move is similar to an traditional in swing single Spey cast, however the rod tip is brought in closer to the anglers head on the sweep upstream than normal and with less power than normal. When the end of the fly line passes the angler the cast is aborted and the rod tip is allowed to drop down weakly in the direction of the final delivery. Often no power or very little power is used during the drop down depending on how much line is out and what length of head is being used. Occasionally the angler may want to place the slack line on the water surface a little further away from himself and a little power in dropping the rod is used to do this. The idea is to form a long narrow hairpin of line dropping in slack coils on the water surface.
This line placing part is effectively an aborted in swing single Spey cast.
The angler is now in a position to form a D loop with the slack line almost as he would do on a snap T except that the anchor will usually be formed slightly further out. The slack line is formed into the D loop and anchor, the anchor forming well out in front of the angler. A continuous movement is made into the final delivery.
It is a great cast for tight places. Although it can be executed with any length of line it works really well with short to medium heads.