As good and educational as usual Peter. Fun to follow your videos. Even though I trained for so many years. Many nice little tips you give in your videos.
Now you've got me thinking about "hitching". It's something I do when single-handed casting (I'm not sure why, it just feels right while pausing, and maybe allows a little more separation between the top and bottom legs) and I guess that habit carried over to my two-handed casting. I've got a lot to figure out next spring!
Ya, hitching causes a momentary disconnect between the rod tip and the line. In single hand casting that disconnect can be recovered fairly easily and quickly, but in Spey casting, it does nothing but cause problems.
Can you describe hitching a little bit more, or refer me to one of your earlier videos in which it's discussed? I'm not sure what hitching means. Thanks.
@@thatcherbeaty9884 I use the term to describe an unnecessary upward movement of the rod at the start of the forward stroke. That "hitch" is an upward thrust of the rod after the backcast has rolled out. It's an attempt to add more power to the cast, but it usually has the opposite effect. Imagine someone making any Spey or overhead cast. The backcast has rolled out. The rod is in the firing position, ready to go. Then the angler jabs the rod upward so as to add power by providing more dropping room for his hands. If the rod is in the correct firing position to begin with, then no additional movement is needed to help generate the power. Hitching usually becomes a habit as a means of overcoming a poor rod load. It gives the angler more thrashing space to compensate for a poorly loaded rod.
@@hooked4lifeca In my defense.... I thought what I use in single-handed casting is "drift", and that was a positive thing. I assumed "drift" and "hitching" are one and the same. Can you clarify please? Thanks!
Very informative as usual!! If performing an underhand scandi cast there is no water anchor as such? Where should the focus then be? Once again very appreciated-thanks.
@@hooked4lifeca Great, as I understood-Your second sentence above (1 hour ago) I understood to say that there was an anchor with the belgian cast. Thanks again
@@sambrown2150 Ya, I just re-read it and the "no" got left out from "anchor" for the Belgian cast. Typing too fast when the boss is calling me for lunch. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. ;)
As good and educational as usual Peter. Fun to follow your videos. Even though I trained for so many years. Many nice little tips you give in your videos.
Now you've got me thinking about "hitching". It's something I do when single-handed casting (I'm not sure why, it just feels right while pausing, and maybe allows a little more separation between the top and bottom legs) and I guess that habit carried over to my two-handed casting. I've got a lot to figure out next spring!
Ya, hitching causes a momentary disconnect between the rod tip and the line. In single hand casting that disconnect can be recovered fairly easily and quickly, but in Spey casting, it does nothing but cause problems.
Can you describe hitching a little bit more, or refer me to one of your earlier videos in which it's discussed? I'm not sure what hitching means. Thanks.
@@thatcherbeaty9884 I use the term to describe an unnecessary upward movement of the rod at the start of the forward stroke. That "hitch" is an upward thrust of the rod after the backcast has rolled out. It's an attempt to add more power to the cast, but it usually has the opposite effect.
Imagine someone making any Spey or overhead cast. The backcast has rolled out. The rod is in the firing position, ready to go. Then the angler jabs the rod upward so as to add power by providing more dropping room for his hands. If the rod is in the correct firing position to begin with, then no additional movement is needed to help generate the power.
Hitching usually becomes a habit as a means of overcoming a poor rod load. It gives the angler more thrashing space to compensate for a poorly loaded rod.
Good explanation, now I understand. Thanks again !
@@hooked4lifeca In my defense.... I thought what I use in single-handed casting is "drift", and that was a positive thing. I assumed "drift" and "hitching" are one and the same. Can you clarify please? Thanks!
Very informative as usual!! If performing an underhand scandi cast there is no water anchor as such? Where should the focus then be? Once again very appreciated-thanks.
Yes, there's a water anchor in Scandi Underhand casting. The Belgian (or Oval) cast looks a bit like a Scandi cast, but there's no anchor. (edited)
@@hooked4lifeca So there is an anchor in both underhand and belgian casting! I guess I didn't think there was. Thanks
@@sambrown2150 Only the Scandi cast has an anchor. The Belgian or Oval cast does not have an anchor as the entire cast is above the water.
@@hooked4lifeca Great, as I understood-Your second sentence above (1 hour ago) I understood to say that there was an anchor with the belgian cast. Thanks again
@@sambrown2150 Ya, I just re-read it and the "no" got left out from "anchor" for the Belgian cast. Typing too fast when the boss is calling me for lunch. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. ;)
Love your tutorial !