![]() ![]() ![]() Originating on the banks of the River Spey, the first spey rods were 22 feet long and made out of greenhart wood. Spey rods are two-handed rods originally designed in the 1800’s for catching Atlantic salmon in Scotland. ![]() These “micro” two-handed rods are lighter, thinner, and have softer actions than regular switch and spey rods, making them the perfect two-handed tool when nymphing or swinging for trout. Trout switch and trout spey rods are simply smaller versions of “regular” switch and spey rods. What are Trout Switch and Trout Spey Rods? If you want to your learning curve to be as steep as possible, buying this DVD is a no-brainer. Tom has been teaching anglers to spey cast for over 20 years now, and in my opinion, he is arguably the best instructor out there when it comes to explaining technique. Instead of trying to explain the basics of spey casting here, we highly recommend you begin your learning process by purchasing one of Tom Larimer’s Skagit Revolution instructional DVD’s. ![]() In our opinion, the best line to learn with is a Skagit Scout, matched with one of Airflo’s 10′ FLOtips, followed by a short, 4′ leader – all of which you can read about below. Learning to spey cast can be fun or frustrating, depending on the rod and line you start with. We feel learning to spey cast with a trout spey rod is less intimidating as they are much lighter (and shorter) than regular spey rods. It can be intimidating and almost cult-like when you hear spey jargon for the first time like: skagit lines, scandi lines, double-spey, snap t, blown anchors, perry pokes, and other unfamiliar nomenclature. You are still on the river, and the basic principles of casting still apply, but in the end, you have a lot to learn, or “re-learn” if you will. The new G.Loomis IMX Pro in use on the Yellowstone.Īfter having fly fished with a single-handed for years, learning how to cast and fish with a two-handed rod is like skiing your whole life, but then deciding to take up snow boarding. By James Anderson and the Yellowstone Angler ![]()
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