Here is the first of the series:
The snap T is a spey cast that replaces a single spey when an up stream wind is present. This is one of the first spey casts that I learned and is a go to in many situations. In the video a roll cast is made (previous to recording) to reposition the shooting head and t6 sink tip on top of the water surface, An upward, backwards C motion is started shifting the anchor point to an upstream position. I was told to try and place my anchor point a rod length away at a 135 degree or 45 degree angle upstream. A second is then given to allow the line and fly to rest/sink insure a steady anchor point. This is where most novice casters will make a mistake, ripping the anchor point by initiating the cast to early. After a brief pause the rod point in the down stream direction makes a slow sweeping motion parallel to the ground until the rod has past the anchor point. The rod then takes an incline to a loading position forming the d loop behind the caster. Again at this stage it is valuable not to rush, like golf a steady acceleration pattern will insure maximum load on your rod allowing in turn for maximum distance. To finish and follow through with the cast the rod is accelerated forward insuring to make a stop high with an eventual follow through
Gear
In this video I was casting an 11' 6wt mieser switch accompanied by airflo's skagit compact shooting head tipped with a 10' section of t6 sinktip and a hobo spey fly.
