Spey Class

Walter & Group...

Will Turek answers my question from yesterday :

"One question re. your comment on the switch cast getting you bogged down with the student's skill levels : Do you think your student will become competent with the single Spey if he can't perform a switch cast ?

Gordy "

 

 

Gordy,

In my email, I clearly state that I DO teach the switch cast when I teach airborne anchor casts - I teach those as an intermediate lesson before I teach the single or snake roll.

W

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rick Whorwood agrees :

Hi Gordy

As for the switch cast, I would definitely teach it if I were teaching a single, my approach is to teach a switch then add a slight (10 degree change of direction) once the student gets this, add another (10 degree's) going to about 30-40, I don't push it past that point, most have major problems with anchor placement after 40, this would be for a more advanced level. Spey fishing is the most fun you can have standing up !!

 

Rick  Whorwood

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gary Davison answers my question from yesterday's message :

"How do you decide on how much time to spend on each task ?  (I realize you weren't trying to send an actual class outline; rather  a general overview.)

 

Gordy "

 

Gordy

 

 

Here would be a general time line for each session.. Shown below.  Conditions will dictate as always!

 

 

Note that the time line for stages of the casting would be dependent on condition.  Grass & Stillwater you have plenty of time available to you for the pause.  A slow running river you will have a little less time available for the pause.  A fast running river you will have very little time for the pause.  So it is very relative to those conditions. 

 

Based on the lesson plan below it would take 5 hours to complete Intro, Roll cast, Anchor placement, Double Spey, and Snap T. 

Add the Single Spey and Snake Roll it would make a 8 hour day with a 1/2 hour for lunch and a 15 minute break in the AM and PM to rest and allow the muscles to imprint on the days activities..  

 

10 minutes Intro.

30 minutes Basics of Spey Casting.

15 minutes stage casters and review equipment

 

Session one.

5-10 minutes demo cast requirements (Roll Cast Standard to Dynamic)

20-30 minutes roll casting.  Warming up with loops. Roll cast with both right hand 15 min. And left hand 15 min.

5  minutes debrief with students on roll casting.  Get feed back. Address questions.

5  minutes demo those area of interest or concerns by the students if needed. Show demo one more time for re enforcement of the task.

 

Session two.

5-10 minutes demo cast requirements (Pulling line for anchor placement.)

20-30 minutes of anchor placement.  Add placement with both right hand 15 min. And left hands 15 min. .

5  minutes debrief with students on anchor placement.  Get feed back. Address questions.

5  minutes demo those area of interest or concerns by the students if needed. Show one more time for re enforcement of the task. 

 

So on.

Double Spey right and left hand

 

Snap T. right and left hand.

 

Single Spey right and left hand

 

Snake Roll right and left hand

 

If time permit's finish with Demo using Two handed rod with Basic Spey, then Skagit and Scandinavian style Spey Casting to show the variables.

 

All the best    

Gary Davison

 

Gulf Coast Spey

Gulf Coast School of Fly Casting