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It’s like the zombie apocalypse out there.
When you pick up a two-handed rod for the first time, it’s pretty common to experience information overload. It’s like you pick this thing up, make one cast and discover that some bloodthirsty zombie has eaten your brain. You forget everything you already know about casting a fly rod.
If you’ve picked up a switch or Spey rod, you already know there are some major differences between two-hand and single-hand rods. What takes a while to realize is that they have more in common than they are different. Switch and Spey rods are fly rods and they work on the exact same principles as their smaller cousins.
They load and unload in exactly the same way. They collapse when they are overpowered and they send the line in the direction the tip travels. This means that like a single-hand rod, casting them requires a smooth application of power, an abrupt stop to form a loop and straight line path for the tip. Sound familiar?
Of course, those fundamentals are compounded with some extra steps, and the fact that there are as many Spey casts and head styles as there are phone apps makes the learning curve seem worse than it is. It takes a while to to master these complicated casts and in the process many casters forget what they already know.
There are three parts to most Spey casts.
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