THE LATEST NEWS and advice on fly fishing, fly fishing gear, fly fishing trips, and fly fishing books and media.Spey Casting and Centrifugal Power
Suggesting that British nobles chose spey techniques to keep their kilts from getting in a wad, a Mail Tribune writer notes that the classic method of covering large amounts of water continues to grow in popularity, especially among steelheaders in the U.S. northwest. "Single-handed rods that rely on conventional back-casting — the linear back-and-forth motion that generates line speed and casting length — can't match the centrifugal power generated by the aerial loops and snaps of a spey roll cast."
