Here are a few other thoughts on the OPST Smooth … Its fully integrated. Allows stripping in all the way to the sink tip It must be air mended ….video on the way I think some el’ Slicko line dressing would add to its shooting sweetness No Coily mono no knot through the guides It…Continue reading I’m High on The OPST Commando Smooth
Category: Spey Casting
Spey casting is a fun way to catch Steelhead, Trout, Salmon, and Smallmouth Bass
Best fly fishing Combo under $100 may be the best fly rod combo under $200 update 9/15/19
Update: My new favorite Rod! Not that I go around trying every inexpensive fly fishing combo in the world in order to find the very best possible, but I do think I’ve found a winner. Watch the following video to see why I like the Cortland Fairplay fly fishing outfit. Last Summer I picked…Continue reading Best fly fishing Combo under $100 may be the best fly rod combo under $200 update 9/15/19
Big Y Fly Interviews OPST, Micro Spey, Commando and More
Since I’m an affiliate of Big Y Fly Company I thought it would be nice to post his interview of Ben Paul by Big Y Fly Company. Big Y carries a variety of OPST Skagit Heads, Shooting lines, Sink Tips, fly tying stuff and more, including a cool…Continue reading Big Y Fly Interviews OPST, Micro Spey, Commando and More
The Art of Glenn Ness
Glenn Ness is one fishy Dude. He is now offering to paint your catch! And guess what? It is not expensive!!! I took the above photo of Glenn. Chances are, he had just picked my pocket. One would think that I’d be a little miffed about that but I hold no contempt for a guy…Continue reading The Art of Glenn Ness
A Skagit and Spey Casting tips, tricks, basics, and Essentials Video featuring Mike!
My Buddy Mike and I returned to one of our favorite rivers last weekend. A few years ago at this time of year we did alright on a different stretch of river, each landing a nice Steelhead. Catching Steelhead has a nice way of taking the pain out of the frozen blocks of ice that…Continue reading A Skagit and Spey Casting tips, tricks, basics, and Essentials Video featuring Mike!
Nymphing with a Swinger
Ok, You can only take a kid swinging for Steelhead so much before he needs to catch a fish. That’s why when we go out together he chucks hardware and swings flies with his switch rod. Euro nymphing is all the rage now, a people are catching fish. So Im playing with it in hopes…Continue reading Nymphing with a Swinger
Skagit Casting Made Easy (er)
Conditions were right for a casting video on a fishing trip with Charlie to a local haunt where we are often skunked, but hey. We made a high Slow Skagit double Spey video Using my beloved Beulah Classic 12’7″ two-hander with a 500 grain Rio Skagit short, old model, 10′ of t14 which I hate on this…Continue reading Skagit Casting Made Easy (er)
Overhead Casting Drill for Better Spey Casting Results
I spent last Saturday hanging out with Gary Carlson at the Red Shed Clearwater Spey Clave. He showed me this cool overhead drill he likes to do, to promote more bottom hand use in the cast, that should translate nicely into using more bottom hand in the Spey cast. We were casting one of his…Continue reading Overhead Casting Drill for Better Spey Casting Results
The Mother of all Mending Your Spey Line Posts
My latest video with some bad casting by yours truly, with mending, line control, and random tips, followed by a couple really good videos by Ard Stetts and Patient Pete, Two really, really good fishermen. Also, I threw in a few more videos from seriously fishy fellers (SFF) Zach Williams, and Jon Hazlet, etc. to…Continue reading The Mother of all Mending Your Spey Line Posts
23 Tips to Improve your Skagit Casting Distance and Power
1) Squeeze the Rod with your bottom hand and relax your top hand. This will help you use your bottom hand throughout the cast whether you are casting midrange or Skagit Casting for Distance. 2) Sweep with your bottom hand as much as possible. This will prepare you for using the bottom hand during the…Continue reading 23 Tips to Improve your Skagit Casting Distance and Power