Underhand spey casting

[weestuff]

Is this tecnique any easier to learn, than traditional spey casting?

[alberto]

It is very similar to the single spey but using a shooting head if you are having difficulty with a SS I guess that you will have difficulties with this also.

[Hans]

The most important fact with underhandcasting is that the lower hand (underhand) does most of the work. The upperhand remains closer to it's position. The most common mistake with both Spey- and underhandcasting is that the upper hand pushes the rod too much.
It is essential to keep the rod-tip in a horizontal path.
If you push the rod with the upperhand, this will result in a more or less round movement of the tip.
As a result of this the linespeed will be much lower, at the cost of distance...
Hope this helps.
Cheers, Hans.

[guideline]

I would agree with Hans but I also think one of the most impotant factors is having a line that is suitable and adaptable. You can perfect your technique by using the correct tools for the task in hand. I recently bought a line at the British Fly Fair which is highly adaptable and have found roll casting, spey casting etc is a sinch, It could be worth you trying it. I notice they have a list of retailers on the web site and even better they are running a FREE competition starting next week for lines to be won. Great beleiver in something for free

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[Hans]

Correct, this is the case in all casting, be it 1 or 2 handed. Roughly one can rely on information on the internet, but there are other things involved; some people cast faster than others, some rods are faster or slower than others. Big advantage of the shootinghead systems is that after putting them on the reel and rod, you can start adaptting the system to your own specific style. I usually call this: finetuning the system. I keep cutting pieces of the line until the correct balance is found between my style and my setup. Sometimes even the length of the leader in combination with the size of the fly matters. A tiny #10 single hook low waterfly requires a much longer leader than a size 2 bronze tube or Waddington. An everlasting puzzle....
Hans.