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Old 02-24-2013, 02:29 PM
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Default Re: Snake rolls, with no space behind you
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Originally Posted by dakotakid View Post
Would be curious to know if this requires overlining the fly rod. Any thoughts?
Nope, but hard to properly 'pull off' with a short headed spey line. With a 1hander a long forward tapered line (like the 'Triangle Taper') makes this cast a 'piece of cake' with a touch of practice.

You need a touch over half your rod length (clear air) to execute same.
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