As promised: Spey goodies. This is Juergen Friesenhahn’s contribution of German efficiency to the Spey world (especially the shooting-head side of things). I like the way the cast flows so smoothly and quickly, using a variation of skills that many Spey casters already possess (Can you make a Snap-T or Snap-V? If your answer is “yep,” then you’ve likely got what it takes). It also fits well with my beloved “modular approach.” Here it is, embedded fresh from YouTube:
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hi Jason and Juergen,
super sweet and smooooth like butta’ !
i’ve seen it before but its always a treat to watch again.
cheers,
marc
Marc—Yeah, nothin’ new to the Sexyloops crowd, for sure. But for those those don’t burn up a good portion of their natural born lives lurking at SL, I figured it would be good to have it here, too… ;)
hi Jason,
actually, i’ve been burning out over here lately… http://www.planetemouche.com
anyhow, Juergen’s cast is an ingenious and oh-so elegant way to deal with getting the shooting head back out of the rod prior to the forward spey. definitely one i’d wish i’d thought of myself ;)
cheers,
marc
@Marc—I’ll check out planetemouche. And yeah, as a fan of the efficient in casting, I like this a lot. I use a single-hander (or switch) much more than a dedicated double, and like other Spey-related casts this skill translates very nicely to the single-hand world, too.
@All—Juergen forwarded me a pile of photos and in-depth info about the cast, which I don’t want to post yet since he has an article coming out on the cast shortly. Once he publishes, I’ll do another post that has some more in-depth info for those who are digging this cast. Also, Juergen may have contact info on the YouTube page from which this video streams. If so, interested casters may want to contact him directly about some of the finer points…
Look for a modular section devoted to the Snap-Slip in “Version 2″ of Nature of Fly Casting, as well.
hi Jason,
sorry for the link there. kinda looks like spam. wasn’t thinking…
please remove it if you wish.
cheers,
marc