When the rod passes your position, your shoulder, it must be rising,….Robert Gillespie
One of the Golden Rules of Spey Casting according to Robert Gillespie is this: (on the sweep) when the rod passes your position, your shoulder, it must be rising, whether in the straight line incline or the climbing curve.
Here is another Spey Casting technique that is little known but extremely important: If you would like to experience, how to use a Spey rod more effectively, eg the rod does the work, not the caster, use Robert Gillespie’s incline exercise as shown the him by James Chalmers or Galeforce.
Here is another little known Spey Casting Technique: If you would like to experience, how to use a Spey rod more effectively, try Robert Gillespie’s incline exercise
The big deal is this. The exercise is done with virtually no lift. As Robert points out in the description of the #1 incline exercise video there is a very small lift. Bruce Kruk of the Galeforce team pointed out to me that there has to be a lift, particularly with a long Spey line but the lift is “inclined. So it’s not just a standard switch cast or jump roll. I encourage you to read Robert Gillespie’s incline exercise and watch the video a few times. Then go give it a try to see what you think. If you haven’t tried it before you might be in for a revelation. I think you’ll like it.
This second video clip is one I just came across on YouTube. The audio isn’t the greatest but there is solid information including the variations of the incline exercise. Any video featuring Robert Gillespie with a Spey rod and I’m all over it.
I hope you enjoy Roberts videos and this article. I think it will heighten your sense of feeling the rod load with that creamy, soulish sensation that comes at the beginning of a perfectly executed cast where the rod does the work and the caster glides along in perfect harmony.
Grazie per la risposta esaudiente per lo scagit sicuramente apposto come da tabella da te inviatami piccola differenza per scandi versitip ma credo di essere apposo anche per questo come tu dici . Il primo giugno saro´sul GAULA e provero´tutti e due RIO prodotti essendo la prima volta che mi cimento con loro, ma in tre mesi di pesca non dovrebbe essere difficile abituarmi. prometto di inviare un mio commento in proposito.
ringrazio per la tua risposta , a risentirci
You are very welcome Alfonso. Thank you for asking and I look forward to your report. Good luck!
appena comperato RIO SCANDI VESITIP 650 grei per la mia SAGGE Zacsis 15 ” sono anche in possesso sempre di una SAGGE 152 grafite 3 ch penso di usare per RIO scagit max sciot 650 grai,
dove ho sbagliato???? grazie
Thank you Alfonso, Either of those lines may work fine as a Scandinavian type shooting head for either of these rods I think. You can check on the Rio Spey recommendations http://cdn-tp2.mozu.com/15440-m1/cms/files/fb3d1409-91e4-46e7-ab20-f93481cff46f to give you a ball park figure, but I think you are close. Have you tried casting them yet? How do they feel at this point? Let me know and I will try to help you. Thanks for Asking!
There is always a lift….impossible to cast with out a lift with a long line, but the lift is *inclined* is all
Thanks for bringing that up Bruce, that is an excellent point. I will add that to the article, thanks.