Epic DH13 Two Handed Spey Rod Review
I’m going to go straight into it, best and funnest rod I’ve ever cast! Usually spey rods these days are geared up for the ever increasing popularity of shooting heads, not a bad thing by any means,...
More Pie - tips for fly casting weight
Casting heavy bead-head nymphs and big cone-head streamers brings a unique set of casting challenges that can not only be frustrating, they can break rods, hook ears and cause plenty of tangles and...
Get a Grip. Fly casting grips part III - Finger on top grip
Christian Stixner, a good mate of mine from Germany (and expert Cane rod builder) favours this grip, not only is he one of the smoothest casters I've seen he can most certainly punch out a very l...
Get a Grip - Fly Casting Styles - Pt II the Key Grip
Imagine you are holding a set of keys and about to unlock your front door - that’s pretty much it. Knuckles facing up and out, palm down, heel of the thumb down on the grip. You'll form a nice V be...
Get a grip - Fly casting grip styles
Most fly casters are pretty well focused on improving their fly cast, but few of us give much thought to how we actually grip a fly rod. Over the next few posts we’ll take a look at the three most...
15 Tips For Better Spey casting - from April Vokey.
15 tips and common errors that I see regularly on both winter and summer-run steelhead trips. Of course some of these are not always errors — some are occasionally sound techniques — but nonetheles...