Great video. I have been fishing on still water with a 15' spey rod. I have heard a lot of people say "You can't load a spey rod without moving water" It's a complete crock. Good to see another video that shows it for the pant load it is. Thanks for posting it.
GREAT VIDEO... LOVE where your head is at on SWITCH-RODS-ON-LAKES... STRUGGLE (genuinely) with an 11'-9" rod (NEARLY 12 FT) being considered a VIABLE "SWITCH" rod (I'm sure YOU struggle with that too) CAN you OCCASSIONALLY set yourself up to "switch" - and cast a 12 FOOT rod SINGLE-HANDEDLY (with a single haul as a NECESSITY)? Yup- OCCASSIONALLY you CAN... but ONLY OCCASSIONALLY ;-) I fish 10'-6" and 11' 5wt switch rods ALL-DAY-EVERY-DAY-ALL-YEAR along the Fox River in northeastern Illinois, hunting for RIVER SMALLMOUTH. At 6ft-1" myself, I'm NOT "small", but to throw the LARGE lures (eg #4 wooly buggers) that RIVER SMALLMOUTH will not hesitate to hit, you need a MASSIVE LINE (eg 600gr) or you WON'T really be "casting" - you'll be "dangling"...but to actually SINGLE-HANDED cast that line with only (say) ONE "rod-length" of line out of the tip (so you can prospect EXTREMELY CLOSE to your FEET where the FEARLESS river smallmoust bass are regularly STALKING YOU!) you need a rod that is SHORTER than 12 ft.... ENOUGH "backbone" to genuinely CAST a 600gr line anywhere from 15 ft to 105 ft and have it ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE A CAST... SHORT ENOUGH to GENUINELY let you SINGLE-HANDED SPEY (with a single haul) from 15ft to 80ft at least HALF your casts... BIG ENOUGH to STILL be easy (and logical) to TWO-HANDED SPEY (Perry Poke, Snap-T, Snap, Single Spey) from 80ft to 105 ft when you need that distance... ULTIMATELY the BEST ROD for THIS ASSIGNMENT is a 10'-6" 5wt carbon fast-action rod with a SHORT (1" to 2") fighting butt, or it's a pain in the ass to SINGLE-HANDED cast. This becomes the IDEAL "RIVER SMALLMOUTH SWITCH ROD" - something quite quite DIFFERENT from the IDEAL "TROUT SWITCH ROD" because of the MASSIVE floating line you need in order to throw LARGE lures at what end up being typically SMALL (12 inches to 18 inches) RIVER SMALLMOUTH! YOUR video OPENS THE EYES of spey fishermen everywhere to do MORE with their rods - GLAD YOU MADE THIS VIDEO ! Cheers, -Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS
A great fun way to fish and practice with the two hander.... Now someone tell George he is standing in the middle of the prime trout zone unless the water is very warm! ;) We build a LOT of trout habitat that focuses on that very productive zone.
i'm training spey casts on still water (small pond in the park). there is no problem with lack of moving water for the cast itself. the only difference that fly (and line) doesn't drift
One of the most fun things about a George Cook presentation is his creative use of the English language. Usually a gem or three in there, and often a new word to add to your vocabulary.
Great video. I have been fishing on still water with a 15' spey rod. I have heard a lot of people say "You can't load a spey rod without moving water" It's a complete crock. Good to see another video that shows it for the pant load it is. Thanks for posting it.
“BOOM! way out there....” -Legend
GREAT VIDEO...
LOVE where your head is at on SWITCH-RODS-ON-LAKES...
STRUGGLE (genuinely) with an 11'-9" rod (NEARLY 12 FT) being considered a VIABLE "SWITCH" rod (I'm sure YOU struggle with that too)
CAN you OCCASSIONALLY set yourself up to "switch" - and cast a 12 FOOT rod SINGLE-HANDEDLY (with a single haul as a NECESSITY)?
Yup- OCCASSIONALLY you CAN... but ONLY OCCASSIONALLY ;-)
I fish 10'-6" and 11' 5wt switch rods ALL-DAY-EVERY-DAY-ALL-YEAR along the Fox River in northeastern Illinois, hunting for RIVER SMALLMOUTH.
At 6ft-1" myself, I'm NOT "small", but to throw the LARGE lures (eg #4 wooly buggers) that RIVER SMALLMOUTH will not hesitate to hit, you need a MASSIVE LINE (eg 600gr) or you WON'T really be "casting" - you'll be "dangling"...but to actually SINGLE-HANDED cast that line with only (say) ONE "rod-length" of line out of the tip (so you can prospect EXTREMELY CLOSE to your FEET where the FEARLESS river smallmoust bass are regularly STALKING YOU!) you need a rod that is SHORTER than 12 ft....
ENOUGH "backbone" to genuinely CAST a 600gr line anywhere from 15 ft to 105 ft and have it ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE A CAST...
SHORT ENOUGH to GENUINELY let you SINGLE-HANDED SPEY (with a single haul) from 15ft to 80ft at least HALF your casts...
BIG ENOUGH to STILL be easy (and logical) to TWO-HANDED SPEY (Perry Poke, Snap-T, Snap, Single Spey) from 80ft to 105 ft when you need that distance...
ULTIMATELY the BEST ROD for THIS ASSIGNMENT is a 10'-6" 5wt carbon fast-action rod with a SHORT (1" to 2") fighting butt, or it's a pain in the ass to SINGLE-HANDED cast.
This becomes the IDEAL "RIVER SMALLMOUTH SWITCH ROD" - something quite quite DIFFERENT from the IDEAL "TROUT SWITCH ROD" because of the MASSIVE floating line you need in order to throw LARGE lures at what end up being typically SMALL (12 inches to 18 inches) RIVER SMALLMOUTH!
YOUR video OPENS THE EYES of spey fishermen everywhere to do MORE with their rods - GLAD YOU MADE THIS VIDEO !
Cheers,
-Mark Vogt | VOGTLAND OUTDOORS
A great fun way to fish and practice with the two hander.... Now someone tell George he is standing in the middle of the prime trout zone unless the water is very warm! ;) We build a LOT of trout habitat that focuses on that very productive zone.
i'm training spey casts on still water (small pond in the park). there is no problem with lack of moving water for the cast itself. the only difference that fly (and line) doesn't drift
Thanks George
As an aspiring Spey caster, are the TCX switch rods a bit too technical for someone coming from a single handed fly rod?
could you do this out of a float tube?
Do you still use a tip or just straight to leader
Hell yeah 100ft BOOM
I thought I could speak English. Apparently there is a secret language I've never heard before. This would make a great auto-tune.
One of the most fun things about a George Cook presentation is his creative use of the English language. Usually a gem or three in there, and often a new word to add to your vocabulary.
Or..... you can just use a float tube.... since you have waders on lol but a way to practice non the less
come on George, show me you can catch a fish, we know you can cast